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zero | 零 | lIng![]() |
one | 一 | y![]() ![]() |
two | 二 兩 |
yi![]() lœng ![]() |
three | 三 | sam![]() |
four | 四 | sei![]() |
five | 五 | m![]() |
six | 六 | lUk![]() |
seven | 七 | ts![]() ![]() |
eight | 八 | bat![]() |
nine | 九 | g![]() ![]() |
ten | 十 | s![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 | 十一 | s![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 | 十二 | s![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 | 二十 廿 |
yi![]() ![]() ![]() ya ![]() ![]() |
30 | 三十 | sam![]() ![]() ![]() |
100 | 一百 | y![]() ![]() ![]() |
1,000 | 一千 | y![]() ![]() ![]() |
10,000 | 一萬 | y![]() ![]() ![]() |
-th | 第 | d![]() ![]() |
half | 半 | bun![]() |
Numbers from 10 to 99 are formed by multiplying tens, e.g. 52 = 5 × 10 + 2.
52 | 五十二 | m![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
二十 (20) is commonly pronounced 廿
ya (or ye
) instead of yi
s
p
, 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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() sei ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() sa ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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