What is Paise?

Paise are tiny coins that help us count small amounts of money, just like how we use blocks to count in playtime.

Imagine you have a piggy bank full of coins, some big, some small. The big ones are rupees, and the small ones are paise. One rupee is equal to 100 paise, which means if you have 100 paise, it's like having one whole rupee!

When you buy a candy from the store, sometimes you give more money than needed. The shopkeeper gives you back the extra amount, that’s often in paise. For example, if your candy costs 50 paise and you give one rupee (which is 100 paise), the shopkeeper will return 50 paise to you.

Just like how you use small blocks to build a tower, paise help us count money in little pieces. If you save up 25 paise every day for four days, you’ll have one rupee, just like stacking four small blocks to make a bigger block!