छियालीस (chhiyaaliis)
numeral
The cardinal number 46 (forty-six).
Sense
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the number forty-six (46)
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like most Hindi numbers in the 40s, छियालीस (chhiyaaliis) sits in a stretch of the number line that even native speakers sometimes fumble when rattling off phone numbers or prices quickly -- it is common to hear people double-check by repeating digits individually, e.g. "चार छह" (chaar chhah, 'four six'), especially over the phone.
Common Mistakes: 1) Hindi numerals from 1 to 99 are each irregular and must be memorized individually rather than built compositionally like English "forty" + "six" -- छियालीस (chhiyaaliis) does not visibly decompose into छह (chhah, six) plus चालीस (chaaliis, forty), so learners should not try to derive it on the fly.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी मौसी की उम्र छियालीस साल है।
My aunt's age is forty-six.
(merii mausii kii umr chhiyaaliis saal hai।)
इस बस में छियालीस सीटें हैं।
This bus has forty-six seats.
(is bas men chhiyaaliis siiten hain।)
पिछले साल हमारी टीम ने छियालीस मैच जीते थे।
Last year our team had won forty-six matches.
(pichhle saal hamaarii tiim ne chhiyaaliis maich jiite the।)
अगले महीने तक यहाँ छियालीस नए मकान बन जाएँगे।
By next month, forty-six new houses will have been built here.
(agle mahiine tak yahaan chhiyaaliis nae makaan ban jaaenge।)
फ़ोन नंबर बताते हुए उसने कहा, "चार छह, यानी छियालीस।"
While telling the phone number, he said, "Four six, that is, forty-six."
(fon nambar bataate hue usne kahaa, "chaar chhah, yaanii chhiyaaliis।")
अगर वह छियालीस अंक ले आता, तो उसका दाखिला हो जाता।
If he had scored forty-six marks, he would have gotten admission.
(agar vah chhiyaaliis ank le aataa, to uskaa daakhilaa ho jaataa।)
दुकानदार, कृपया इस सामान की कीमत छियालीस रुपये ही रखिए।
Shopkeeper, please keep the price of this item at just forty-six rupees.
(dukaandaar, kripyaa is saamaan kii kiimat chhiyaaliis rupye hii rakhie।)
शायद कुल छियालीस लोग ही समारोह में आए हों।
Perhaps only forty-six people in total came to the ceremony.
(shaayad kul chhiyaaliis log hii samaaroh men aae hon।)
गिनती करते समय पता चला कि पैकेट में छियालीस चॉकलेट रखी हैं।
While counting, it turned out that forty-six chocolates were kept in the packet.
(gintii karte samay pataa chalaa ki paiket men chhiyaaliis choklet rakhii hain।)