पाँच (paanch)
numeral
The number five (paanch) -- a basic cardinal numeral used for counting and quantities.
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the number five
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: पाँच (paanch) shows up constantly in everyday idiom-adjacent phrases -- पाँच रुपये (paanch rupye, 'five rupees') at the sabzi mandi, or पाँचों उँगलियाँ घी में (paanchon ungliyaan ghii men, 'all five fingers in the ghee') as an image of being in clover. You'll also hear पंच (panch) as the related Sanskritic root showing up in words like पंचायत (panchaayat, village council of five) -- a nice thread to notice as your vocabulary grows.
Common Mistakes: 1) The nasalization (chandrabindu) matters -- पाँच (paanch) is not the same written word as पाच (paach), though the latter is sometimes seen as a careless spelling; keep the chandrabindu when writing. 2) Like other numerals, पाँच (paanch) itself doesn't change form before a noun -- learners sometimes try to inflect it as if it were an adjective agreeing in gender.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे पाँच केले चाहिए।
I need five bananas.
(mujhe paanch kele chaahie।)
ये आम पाँच रुपये के हैं।
These mangoes are five rupees each.
(ye aam paanch rupye ke hain।)
वह इतना खुशनसीब है कि उसकी पाँचों उँगलियाँ घी में हैं।
He's so lucky that all five of his fingers are in the ghee.
(vah itnaa khushansiib hai ki uskii paanchon ungliyaan ghii men hain।)
बैठक में पाँच लोग आए थे।
Five people had come to the meeting.
(baithak men paanch log aae the।)
कृपया पाँच मिनट रुकिए।
Please wait five minutes.
(kripyaa paanch minat rukie।)
अगर मेरे पास पाँच हज़ार रुपये होते, तो मैं वह साइकिल खरीद लेता।
If I had five thousand rupees, I would have bought that bicycle.
(agar mere paas paanch hazaar rupye hote, to main vah saaikil khariid letaa।)
गाँव की पंचायत में पाँच सदस्य होते हैं।
There are five members in the village panchayat.
(gaanv kii panchaayat men paanch sadasy hote hain।)
टीम को कल तक पाँच खिलाड़ी चुनने होंगे।
The team will have to select five players by tomorrow.
(tiim ko kal tak paanch khilaadii chunne honge।)
क्या तुमने पाँच रोटियाँ बना ली हैं?
Have you made five rotis?
(kyaa tumne paanch rotiyaan banaa lii hain?)
उस दुर्घटना में पाँच लोग मारे गए।
Five people were killed in that accident.
(us durghatnaa men paanch log maare gae।)
शायद पाँच दिन और लग जाएँ इस काम को पूरा होने में।
It might take five more days for this work to be completed.
(shaayad paanch din aur lag jaaen is kaam ko pooraa hone men।)