What the result contains
What This Tool Provides
Enter a rupee amount in figures and get it in words in English and in Nepali, grouped the Nepali way in lakh and crore, with paisa and the "Only" or मात्र ending a cheque line needs. The figures are also shown with Nepali comma grouping and with Western grouping, so you can check a large amount both ways.
- The amount in English words, such as "One Lakh Rupees Only"
- The amount in Nepali words, such as "एक लाख रुपैयाँ मात्र"
- Figures grouped 12,34,567 and 1,234,567
- The figure as written in a cheque box, such as 1,00,000/-
How to Use This Tool
- Enter the amount in figuresCommas and a leading Rs. are fine; up to two decimal places are read as paisa.
- Read both languagesEnglish and Nepali words update as you type.
- Copy the line you needCopy the words with "Only" or मात्र, and the figure for the box.
How It Works
The amount is split from the largest unit down: kharab (खर्ब, 100 billion), arab (अर्ब, 1 billion), crore (करोड, 10 million), lakh (लाख, 100,000), thousand (हजार) and hundred (सय), each with a count from 1 to 99, then whatever is left below 100. Nepali has a separate word for every number from 1 to 99, so the converter looks each count up in a fixed list rather than building it from tens and ones the way English does. Paisa are the first two decimal places, and amounts that would need a third decimal place are refused rather than rounded.
Worked Examples
A cheque for twelve lakh with paisa
- Input
12,34,567.50- Output
Twelve Lakh Thirty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Rupees and Fifty Paisa Only · बाह्र लाख चौँतीस हजार पाँच सय सतसट्ठी रुपैयाँ पचास पैसा मात्र
The figure groups as 12 lakh, 34 thousand, 567, and each count reads as its own word.
One lakh, whole rupees
- Input
100000- Output
One Lakh Rupees Only · एक लाख रुपैयाँ मात्र · 1,00,000/-
A whole amount gets "/-" after the figure, the common way to show there are no paisa.
Two and a half crore
- Input
25000000- Output
Two Crore Fifty Lakh Rupees Only · दुई करोड पचास लाख रुपैयाँ मात्र
In Western grouping that is 25,000,000, or 25 million.
Lakh, Crore and Western Grouping
Nepal groups the last three digits, then every two: 1,00,000 rather than 100,000. The units below are the ones a large amount is read in.
| Unit | नेपाली | Nepali grouping | Western grouping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hundred | सय | 100 | 100 |
| Thousand | हजार | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Lakh | लाख | 1,00,000 | 100,000 |
| Ten lakh | दश लाख | 10,00,000 | 1,000,000 (1 million) |
| Crore | करोड | 1,00,00,000 | 10,000,000 (10 million) |
| Arab | अर्ब | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) |
| Kharab | खर्ब | 1,00,00,00,00,000 | 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) |
Writing the Amount on a Cheque
The amount line is the part of a cheque most worth getting exactly right. A few habits keep it unambiguous:
- Start the words at the very beginning of the line and leave no gaps, so nothing can be added in front or in between.
- End the words with "Only" in English or मात्र in Nepali, and draw a line through any space left after it.
- Write the figure in the box with its grouping commas and "/-" after a whole amount: 1,00,000/-.
- State paisa in both places: "and Fifty Paisa Only" in words, 1,00,000.50 in the box.
- Make the words and the figure agree exactly. A cheque whose two amounts differ can be returned, so if you make a mistake, write a new cheque rather than correcting it.
The Rest of the Cheque or Form
The date line deserves the same care: if you date a cheque or letter in Bikram Sambat, convert the date rather than estimating it. The payee’s name can be typed in Devanagari when a form asks for Nepali. For the numbers behind a payment, work out a loan installment or check a percentage before you write the cheque.
Nepali Number Words, 1 to 99
Every number below 100 has its own word in Nepali. Find the tens down the side and the ones across the top. Spellings follow the standard this converter uses, including chandrabindu in चौँतीस and पैँतीस.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | शून्य | एक | दुई | तीन | चार | पाँच | छ | सात | आठ | नौ |
| 10 | दश | एघार | बाह्र | तेह्र | चौध | पन्ध्र | सोह्र | सत्र | अठार | उन्नाइस |
| 20 | बीस | एक्काइस | बाइस | तेइस | चौबीस | पच्चीस | छब्बीस | सत्ताइस | अट्ठाइस | उनन्तीस |
| 30 | तीस | एकतीस | बत्तीस | तेत्तीस | चौँतीस | पैँतीस | छत्तीस | सैँतीस | अठतीस | उनन्चालीस |
| 40 | चालीस | एकचालीस | बयालीस | त्रिचालीस | चवालीस | पैँतालीस | छयालीस | सतचालीस | अठचालीस | उनन्चास |
| 50 | पचास | एकाउन्न | बाउन्न | त्रिपन्न | चउन्न | पचपन्न | छपन्न | सन्ताउन्न | अन्ठाउन्न | उनन्साठी |
| 60 | साठी | एकसट्ठी | बयसट्ठी | त्रिसट्ठी | चौसट्ठी | पैँसट्ठी | छयसट्ठी | सतसट्ठी | अठसट्ठी | उनन्सत्तरी |
| 70 | सत्तरी | एकहत्तर | बहत्तर | त्रिहत्तर | चौहत्तर | पचहत्तर | छयहत्तर | सतहत्तर | अठहत्तर | उनासी |
| 80 | असी | एकासी | बयासी | त्रियासी | चौरासी | पचासी | छयासी | सतासी | अठासी | उनान्नब्बे |
| 90 | नब्बे | एकानब्बे | बयानब्बे | त्रियानब्बे | चौरानब्बे | पन्चानब्बे | छयानब्बे | सन्तानब्बे | अन्ठानब्बे | उनान्सय |
Important Edge Cases
- Paisa on their own read as paisa only: 0.75 gives "Seventy-Five Paisa Only".
- A single decimal digit means tens of paisa: 125000.5 is 1,25,000.50.
- English words use no "and" inside the rupees, as in One Thousand One; "and" appears only before paisa.
- A leading Rs. or रु. and any commas are ignored, so you can paste an amount as written.
Limitations
- Amounts above 99,99,99,99,99,999 (99 kharab) are refused; there is no larger unit to name them with.
- Some writers say "One Hundred Crore" instead of "One Arab". The converter uses arab and kharab throughout.
- It writes the words; it does not check a bank’s own rules for its cheques.
Input handling
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Questions About This Tool
How do I write 1,00,000 in words?
One Lakh Rupees Only in English, एक लाख रुपैयाँ मात्र in Nepali.
How many zeros are in a crore?
Seven: 1,00,00,000. A crore is ten million.
Should I write "Only" at the end?
Yes. "Only" or मात्र closes the amount so nothing can be added after it.
How do I write paisa on a cheque?
Add "and Fifty Paisa" before "Only" in words, and write the figure with two decimal places, such as 1,00,000.50.
Why are some Nepali number words spelled differently elsewhere?
Nepali number words have spelling variants, such as चौँतीस and चौंतीस. This converter uses one consistent standard; if your bank or office prefers another spelling, follow theirs.