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Numbers 數目

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zero lIng4
one yAt1
two
yi6
lœng5 (used when a noun follows)
three sam1
four sei3
five m5
six lUk6
seven tsAt1
eight bat3
nine gAu2
ten sAp6 ; (short form) a6
11 十一 sAp6 yAt1    Lit. ten and one
12 十二 sAp6 yi6    Lit. ten and two
20 二十
廿
yi6 sAp6    Lit. two tens
ya6 or ye6 (short form)
30 三十 sam1 sAp6 ; sa1 a6 (short form)
100 一百 yAt1 bat3
1,000 一千 yAt1 tsin1
10,000  一萬  yAt1 man6
-th dAi6 + (number)
half bun3

Numbers from 10 to 99 are formed by multiplying tens, e.g. 52 = 5 × 10 + 2.

52  五十二  m5 sAp6 yi6

Short forms

二十 (20) is commonly pronounced 廿 ya6 (or ye6) instead of yi6 sAp6, provided it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.

十 (10) sAp6 can be shortened to a6 in numbers from 31 to 99, when it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.

41  四十一  sei3 sAp6 yAt1, or
sei3 a6 yAt1

Similarly, you can say sa1 for 三 sam1, when it is followed by another number, a measure word, or a noun.

38  三十八  sam1 sAp6 bat3, or
sa1 a6 bat3

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