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| zero | 零 | lIng |
| one | 一 | y t |
| two | 二 兩 |
yi lœng  (used when a noun follows) |
| three | 三 | sam |
| four | 四 | sei |
| five | 五 | m |
| six | 六 | lUk |
| seven | 七 | tst |
| eight | 八 | bat |
| nine | 九 | gu |
| ten | 十 | sp ; (short form) a |
| 11 | 十一 | sp yt Lit. ten and one |
| 12 | 十二 | sp yi Lit. ten and two |
| 20 | 二十 廿 |
yi sp Lit. two tens ya or ye (short form) |
| 30 | 三十 | sam sp ;
sa1 a6
(short form) |
| 100 | 一百 | yt bat |
| 1,000 | 一千 | yt tsin |
| 10,000 | 一萬 | yt man |
| -th | 第 | di + (number) |
| half | 半 | bun |
Numbers from 10 to 99 are formed by multiplying tens, e.g. 52 = 5 × 10 + 2.
| 52 | 五十二 | m sp yi |
二十 (20) is commonly pronounced 廿
ya (or ye) instead of yi sp, provided it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.
十 (10) sp can be shortened to a in numbers from 31 to 99, when it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.
| 41 | 四十一 | sei sp yt, or sei a yt |
Similarly, you can say sa for 三 sam, when it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.
| 38 | 三十八 | sam sp bat, or sa a bat |
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