पहिला / दूसर / तीसर

First, Second and Third

Level 2Sounds Like pahilā, dūsara a'ura tīsara

Order words come before the noun: first, second, third.

How It Works

Number	Order word
1	पहिला (masculine noun), पहिली (feminine noun)
2	दूसर
3	तीसर

पहिला ends in -आ, so it agrees: पहिला दिन, पहिली बात. दूसर and तीसर stay the same: दूसर घर, दूसर बात, तीसर बार.

They go before the noun, with the helper at the end: ई हमार पहिला दिन अहै (this is my first day).

Use them for days, houses, floors, turns and times: पहिला दिन, दूसर घर, तीसर बार. In a list of steps, say पहिली बात, दूसर बात, तीसर बात.

Hindi says पहला; Awadhi says पहिला.

ई हमार पहिला दिन अहै।
This is my first day.
पहिला comes before दिन.
दूसर घर नेहा कै अहै।
The second house is Neha's.
दूसर does not change.
तीसर दिन बरखा भई।
It rained on the third day.
तीसर comes before दिन.
पहिली बात ई अहै कि चुप रहौ।
The first thing is to stay quiet.
पहिली agrees with a feminine noun.
ऊ तीसर बार आवा।
He came for the third time.
तीसर बार means the third time.

Using the Hindi form पहला.
ई हमार पहला दिन अहै।
ई हमार पहिला दिन अहै।
Awadhi uses पहिला.

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पहिला / दूसर / तीसरLevel 2First, Second and Third

Order words are learned next to the numbers.

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