दू गो / तीन गो

Counting with गो

Level 1Sounds Like dū gō ā tīna gō

After a number, add गो before the noun.

How It Works

For counting things and people, add गो after the number.

PhraseMeaning
दू गो रोटीtwo rotis
तीन गो लइकाthree children
चार गो आमfour mangoes
कई गो किताबseveral books

The noun after गो stays in its plain form, so say दू गो लइका, not दू गो लइकन.

For one, the word is the single word एगो.

In Banaras and nearby, you may hear ठो instead of गो: दू ठो रोटी. They mean the same.

Examples (5)

  1. दू गो रोटी दऽ।

    Give me two rotis.

    गो follows दू.

  2. तीन गो लइका खेलत बाड़ें।

    Three children are playing.

    The noun लइका stays singular.

  3. हमरा चार गो आम चाहीं।

    I need four mangoes.

    गो follows चार.

  4. कई गो किताब बा।

    There are several books.

    कई गो for several.

  5. केतना गो रोटी चाहीं?

    How many rotis do you want?

    केतना गो asks how many.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting a plural ending on the noun.

    दू गो लइकन खेलत बाड़ें।
    दू गो लइका खेलत बाड़ें।

    The noun stays in its plain form after a number.

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दू गो / तीन गोLevel 1Counting with गो

Learn This First

दू गो joins a number to the गो you met in एगो.

Learn Next

Patterns that build on this one.