पंद्रह (pandrah)
numeral
The number fifteen (15), used for counting, dates, ages, and quantities. Also seen spelled पन्द्रह (pandrah) with the nasal written as a half-न instead of the anusvaar; both are common.
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the number fifteen
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear पंद्रह (pandrah) constantly around 15 अगस्त (15 agast, 'August 15th'), भारत का स्वतंत्रता दिवस (bhaarat kaa svatantrtaa divas, 'India's Independence Day') -- it is one of those numbers every Indian schoolchild has emotionally memorized because of the date, much the way July 4 sticks in an American's head. It is also common in prices, ages, and phone-recharge amounts (पंद्रह रुपये, pandrah rupye, 'fifteen rupees').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to build compound forms like "pandrah-first" for dates instead of using the correct ordinal पंद्रहवाँ (pandrahvaan, 'fifteenth'); पंद्रह (pandrah) itself is only the cardinal number, used for counting and quantities, not for ranking or naming positions in a sequence.
Sample Sentences:
पंद्रह अगस्त को भारत का स्वतंत्रता दिवस है।
August 15th is India's Independence Day.
(pandrah agast ko bhaarat kaa svatantrtaa divas hai।)
इस कुर्ते की कीमत पंद्रह रुपये है।
This kurta costs fifteen rupees.
(is kurte kii kiimat pandrah rupye hai।)
मेरी बेटी अब पंद्रह साल की हो गई है।
My daughter has now turned fifteen years old.
(merii betii ab pandrah saal kii ho gaii hai।)
क्या तुम पंद्रह रुपये का रिचार्ज करवा सकते हो?
Can you get a fifteen-rupee recharge done?
(kyaa tum pandrah rupye kaa richaarj karvaa sakte ho?)
पहले हम पंद्रह अगस्त पर स्कूल में परेड देखते थे।
Earlier, we used to watch the parade at school on August 15th.
(pahle ham pandrah agast par skool men pared dekhte the।)
अगर उसकी उम्र पंद्रह होती, तो वह यह फिल्म नहीं देख सकता।
If his age were fifteen, he wouldn't be able to watch this film.
(agar uskii umr pandrah hotii, to vah yah philm nahiin dekh saktaa।)
बस पंद्रह मिनट रुक जाओ, मैं आ रहा हूँ।
Just wait fifteen minutes, I'm coming.
(bas pandrah minat ruk jaao, main aa rahaa hoon।)
पंद्रह अगस्त को लाल किले पर प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा ध्वजारोहण किया जाता है।
On August 15th, the flag hoisting is done by the Prime Minister at the Red Fort.
(pandrah agast ko laal kile par pradhaanmantrii dvaaraa dhvajaarohan kiyaa jaataa hai।)
काश मुझे पंद्रह हज़ार रुपये का बोनस मिल जाता।
I wish I could have gotten a bonus of fifteen thousand rupees.
(kaash mujhe pandrah hazaar rupye kaa bonas mil jaataa।)
अगले पंद्रह अगस्त तक यह पुल बनकर तैयार हो जाएगा।
By the next August 15th, this bridge will be built and ready.
(agle pandrah agast tak yah pul bankar taiyaar ho jaaegaa।)
टीचर ने कहा कि हमें पंद्रह सवाल हल करने चाहिए।
The teacher said that we should solve fifteen questions.
(tiichar ne kahaa ki hamen pandrah savaal hal karne chaahie।)