What are the Chinese numbers 1 to 10?

Lesson 3: Numbers (1-10)

一 yī one.
二 èr. two.
三 sān. three.
四 sì four.
五 wǔ five.
六 liù six.
七 qī seven.
八 bā eight.

How do you count to 10 in Cantonese?

11: 十一 (sap6 jat1)
22: 二十二 (ji6 sap6 ji6)
33: 三十三 (saam1 sap6 saam1)
44: 四十四 (sei3 sap6 sei3)
55: 五十五 (ng5 sap6 ng5)
66: 六十六 (luk6 sap6 luk6)
77: 七十七 (cat1 sap6 cat1)
88: 八十八 (baat3 sap6 baat3)

What is 2 Cantonese?

In Cantonese, 2 (二 or 兩, Cantonese Yale: yih or léuhng) is homophonous with the characters for “easy” (易, Cantonese Yale: yih) and “bright” (亮, Cantonese Yale: leuhng), respectively.

How do you count to 10 in Mandarin?

One (1) is 一 yī. Two (2) is 二 èr. Three (3) is 三 sān. Four (4) is 四 sì….Continue counting from 6 to 10.

Six (6) is 六 liù.
Seven (7) is 七 qī.
Eight (8) is 八 bā.
Nine (9) is 九 jiŭ.
Ten (10) is 十 shí.

How do you read numbers in Mandarin?

“Fourteen” is expressed as 十四 (shísì) or “ten-four.” That means apart from zero to ten, the only words you need to know to be able to use the whole number system are large numbers, starting with hundred 百 (yībǎi), thousand, 千 (yīqiān)….Chinese Numbers Are Easier Than English Numbers.

0	零	líng
5	五	wǔ
6	六	liù
7	七	qī
8	八	bā

How do you count to 10 in Mandarin Chinese?

What does 9 mean in Cantonese?

鳩
This is 9 = This is 鳩 (in Cantonese).

How do you count to 20 in Mandarin?

Practice these and get them down, and when you’re ready for more numbers, check out Chinese Numbers 1 – 100….Mandarin Numbers 1 – 20 Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 19, 2012 in Uncategorized, Vocabulary.