Abstract : Whether it be dealing with money, asking for the time or talking about days or months, “Numbers” plays an important part in the daily life of any one living in China! The beauty of Chinese, the number system has a physical “hand gesture” support, meaning you can express numbers purely by using one hand and without saying a single word!
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Good day everyone, welcome to AskBennychinese.com Experience. Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Benny. Today, we will learn something very important, that is, numbers from 1-10. Have you ever bargained with local Chinese with the calculator or either by using your fingers? Just because you don't know how to say numbers in Chinese, doesn’t mean you can't communicate! Next time it happens, let’s be ready!
Let’s learn the first 5 numbers:
|
yī |
一 |
one |
|
èr |
二 |
two |
|
sān |
三 |
three |
|
sì |
四 |
four |
|
wǔ |
五 |
five |
They are easy to learn and easy to remember. Let’s keep moving. From 6-10:
|
liù |
六 |
six |
|
qī |
七 |
seven |
|
bā |
八 |
eight |
|
jiǔ |
九 |
nine |
|
shí |
十 |
ten |
With these 10 numbers you can actually say from 1- 99, here are the rules. From 11-19: shi + numbers
FOR EXAMPLE:
|
shíyī |
十一 |
eleven |
|
shíwǔ |
十五 |
fifteen |
From 20- 90: numbers + shí
|
sānshí |
三十 |
thirty |
|
liùshí |
六十 |
sixty |
let's see more examples:
|
sānshíjiǔ |
三十九 |
thirty-nine |
|
liùshíliù |
六十六 |
sixty-six |
|
jiǔshíbā |
九十八 |
ninety-eight |
This is the end of the experience, don't forget to review all the words, 10 minutes is absolutely enough. OK, I’ll see you next time, zàijiàn!
It's easy as ABC!
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