@numbers = ('1','1','1','2','2','3','3','4','4','5','6'); @strings = ('hello','you','tree','people','fun','sun','grass','love','food','car','rabbit'); for (0..$#numbers){ $hash{$numbers[$_]}.=$strings[$_] }; print "$hash{$_}\n" for sort {$a<=>$b} keys (%hash) ;