तेईस (teiis)
numeral
The number 23 (twenty-three), used for counting and quantities.
Sense
1
:
the number twenty-three
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Like most two-digit Hindi numbers, तेईस (teiis) does not break down neatly for a learner the way English 'twenty-three' does -- native speakers just know it as a single memorized unit, so drilling the 21-99 block by rote (often via a printed numeral chart on a schoolroom wall) is still the standard approach in Indian classrooms.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to build तेईस (teiis) compositionally from तीन (tiin, 'three') and बीस (biis, 'twenty') the way English says 'twenty-three' -- but Hindi numerals from 21 to 99 are mostly historically fused and irregular, so each one (including तेईस (teiis)) is best learned as its own memorized word rather than derived on the fly.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी बहन की उम्र तेईस साल है।
My sister is twenty-three years old.
(merii bahan kii umr teiis saal hai।)
कक्षा में तेईस बच्चे हैं।
There are twenty-three children in the class.
(kakshaa men teiis bachche hain।)
उसने तेईस रुपये कमाए थे।
He had earned twenty-three rupees.
(usne teiis rupye kamaae the।)
अगले महीने की तेईस तारीख को मेरी शादी की सालगिरह है।
My wedding anniversary is on the twenty-third of next month.
(agle mahiine kii teiis taariikh ko merii shaadii kii saalgirah hai।)
अगर हम तेईस लोगों को बुलाएँ, तो हॉल छोटा पड़ जाएगा।
If we invite twenty-three people, the hall will turn out too small.
(agar ham teiis logon ko bulaaen, to hol chhotaa pad jaaegaa।)
काश हमारी टीम में तेईस खिलाड़ी होते।
If only our team had twenty-three players.
(kaash hamaarii tiim men teiis khilaadii hote।)
इस किताब में तेईस अध्याय हैं।
This book has twenty-three chapters.
(is kitaab men teiis adhyaay hain।)
दीवार पर लगे तालिका में तेईस के आगे चौबीस लिखा है।
In the chart hung on the wall, twenty-four is written after twenty-three.
(diivaar par lage taalikaa men teiis ke aage chaubiis likhaa hai।)
कृपया तेईस नंबर की सीट खाली रखिए।
Please keep seat number twenty-three empty.
(kripyaa teiis nambar kii siit khaalii rakhie।)
पिछले साल इस स्कूल से तेईस छात्र पास हुए थे।
Twenty-three students had passed from this school last year.
(pichhle saal is skool se teiis chhaatr paas hue the।)
गिनती करते समय बच्चा तेईस पर अटक गया।
While counting, the child got stuck at twenty-three.
(gintii karte samay bachchaa teiis par atak gayaa।)