छियासठ (chhiyaasath)
numeral
The cardinal number 66 (sixty-six). A single-sense numeral used for counting and quantities.
Sense
1
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the number 66 (sixty-six)
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like most Hindi numerals above twenty, छियासठ (chhiyaasath) is one of those irregular forms that native speakers just absorbed as children through counting rhymes, prices, and phone numbers -- there is no shortcut except repetition. You will meet it most often quoting ages, exam scores, or amounts of money.
Common Mistakes: 1) Hindi numerals from 21 to 99 are not built compositionally the way English ones are, so छियासठ (chhiyaasath) simply has to be memorized as its own word rather than assembled from छह (chhah, 'six') and साठ (saath, 'sixty') on the fly. 2) Learners sometimes confuse it with similar-sounding neighbors like छप्पन (chhappan, 'fifty-six') or सड़सठ (sadsath, 'sixty-seven') -- the middle numerals in each decade block share a rhythm that takes practice to tell apart by ear.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे दादा जी की उम्र छियासठ साल है।
My grandfather's age is sixty-six years.
(mere daadaa jii kii umr chhiyaasath saal hai।)
उसे गणित में छियासठ नंबर मिले थे।
He had gotten sixty-six marks in math.
(use ganit men chhiyaasath nambar mile the।)
यह किताब छियासठ रुपये की है।
This book costs sixty-six rupees.
(yah kitaab chhiyaasath rupye kii hai।)
अगर उसके छियासठ अंक होते, तो वह पास हो जाता।
If he had had sixty-six marks, he would have passed.
(agar uske chhiyaasath ank hote, to vah paas ho jaataa।)
क्या इस डिब्बे में छियासठ पेंसिलें हैं?
Are there sixty-six pencils in this box?
(kyaa is dibbe men chhiyaasath pensilen hain?)
कृपया छियासठ नंबर वाली सीट पर बैठिए।
Please sit on seat number sixty-six.
(kripyaa chhiyaasath nambar vaalii siit par baithie।)
अगले साल तक उसकी उम्र छियासठ हो जाएगी।
By next year, his age will become sixty-six.
(agle saal tak uskii umr chhiyaasath ho jaaegii।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि इस बार छियासठ प्रतिशत लोग वोट डालेंगे।
I hope that this time sixty-six percent of people will vote.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki is baar chhiyaasath pratishat log vot daalenge।)
उस फोन नंबर के आखिरी दो अंक छियासठ हैं।
The last two digits of that phone number are sixty-six.
(us phon nambar ke aakhirii do ank chhiyaasath hain।)
पिछले सर्वे में छियासठ फीसदी लोगों ने हामी भरी थी।
In the previous survey, sixty-six percent of people had agreed.
(pichhle sarve men chhiyaasath phiisdii logon ne haamii bharii thii।)