ठो / ठे

Counting with ठो

Level 6Sounds Like ṭhō ā ṭhē

Banaras and nearby areas count with ठो or ठे where Ara says गो.

How It Works

Bhojpuri counts things with a small word between the number and the noun. In Ara it is गो. In Banaras and nearby areas it is ठो or ठे.

Ara	Banaras	Meaning
एगो	एक ठो	one
दू गो	दू ठो	two
कई गो	कई ठो	several
केतना गो	केतना ठो	how many

ठे is the same word in a few areas. The noun after it is unchanged.

Do not mix गो and ठो in one sentence. Learn गो first, and recognise ठो.

Examples (5)

दू ठो रोटी दऽ।
Give me two rotis.
ठो is the Banarasi counting word.
हमरा चार ठो केला चाहीं।
I need four bananas.
ठो after चार.
दू ठे गाड़ी खड़ा बा।
Two cars are parked.
ठे is another form.
तीन ठो लइका खेलत बाड़न सन।
Three kids are playing.
ठो counts people.
कई ठो किताब मेज पर बा।
Several books are on the table.
कई ठो for several.

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ठो / ठेLevel 6Counting with ठो

Learn This First

ठो does the job of गो, so learn दू गो first.

दू गो / तीन गोCounting with गो
ठो replaces गो: दू गो रोटी in Ara, दू ठो रोटी in Banaras.
Level 1

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ठो

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