Language/Yue-chinese/Vocabulary/Numbers-1-100
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Welcome to the lesson "Numbers 1-100" in our "Complete 0 to A1 Yue Chinese Course"! In this lesson, we will focus on learning how to count from 1 to 100 in Yue Chinese. Numbers are an essential part of any language, and mastering them will allow you to express quantities, tell time, and understand prices. As we progress through the lesson, we will cover the pronunciation and writing of each number, ensuring that you have a comprehensive understanding of this important topic.
Let's get started!
Numbers 1-10[edit | edit source]
Let's begin by learning the numbers 1 to 10 in Yue Chinese. These numbers are the building blocks for counting further, so it's crucial to familiarize yourself with them.
Here is a table that shows the Yue Chinese numbers 1 to 10, along with their pronunciation and English translation:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
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一 | yāt | One |
二 | yih | Two |
三 | sāam | Three |
四 | sei | Four |
五 | ngh | Five |
六 | luhk | Six |
七 | chāt | Seven |
八 | baat | Eight |
九 | gáu | Nine |
十 | sāp | Ten |
Now let's practice pronouncing these numbers together:
- 一 (yāt) - One
- 二 (yih) - Two
- 三 (sāam) - Three
- 四 (sei) - Four
- 五 (ngh) - Five
- 六 (luhk) - Six
- 七 (chāt) - Seven
- 八 (baat) - Eight
- 九 (gáu) - Nine
- 十 (sāp) - Ten
Great job! Now that we have learned the numbers 1 to 10, let's move on to the next set of numbers.
Numbers 11-20[edit | edit source]
In Yue Chinese, the numbers 11 to 20 have a specific pattern. From 11 to 19, the word for ten (十, sāp) is combined with the individual numbers to form the complete number. Let's take a look at the table below to see how it works:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
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十一 | sāp yāt | Eleven |
十二 | sāp yih | Twelve |
十三 | sāp sāam | Thirteen |
十四 | sāp sei | Fourteen |
十五 | sāp ngh | Fifteen |
十六 | sāp luhk | Sixteen |
十七 | sāp chāt | Seventeen |
十八 | sāp baat | Eighteen |
十九 | sāp gáu | Nineteen |
二十 | yih sāp | Twenty |
Take your time to practice pronouncing these numbers:
- 十一 (sāp yāt) - Eleven
- 十二 (sāp yih) - Twelve
- 十三 (sāp sāam) - Thirteen
- 十四 (sāp sei) - Fourteen
- 十五 (sāp ngh) - Fifteen
- 十六 (sāp luhk) - Sixteen
- 十七 (sāp chāt) - Seventeen
- 十八 (sāp baat) - Eighteen
- 十九 (sāp gáu) - Nineteen
- 二十 (yih sāp) - Twenty
Well done! You are making great progress. Let's continue with the numbers 21 to 30.
Numbers 21-30[edit | edit source]
Similar to the pattern we saw in the numbers 11 to 20, the numbers 21 to 29 in Yue Chinese are formed by combining the word for ten (十, sāp) with the individual numbers. Let's take a look at the table:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
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二十一 | yih sāp yāt | Twenty-one |
二十二 | yih sāp yih | Twenty-two |
二十三 | yih sāp sāam | Twenty-three |
二十四 | yih sāp sei | Twenty-four |
二十五 | yih sāp ngh | Twenty-five |
二十六 | yih sāp luhk | Twenty-six |
二十七 | yih sāp chāt | Twenty-seven |
二十八 | yih sāp baat | Twenty-eight |
二十九 | yih sāp gáu | Twenty-nine |
三十 | sāam sāp | Thirty |
Take a moment to practice pronouncing these numbers:
- 二十一 (yih sāp yāt) - Twenty-one
- 二十二 (yih sāp yih) - Twenty-two
- 二十三 (yih sāp sāam) - Twenty-three
- 二十四 (yih sāp sei) - Twenty-four
- 二十五 (yih sāp ngh) - Twenty-five
- 二十六 (yih sāp luhk) - Twenty-six
- 二十七 (yih sāp chāt) - Twenty-seven
- 二十八 (yih sāp baat) - Twenty-eight
- 二十九 (yih sāp gáu) - Twenty-nine
- 三十 (sāam sāp) - Thirty
Excellent work! You are doing great. Let's move on to the next set of numbers.
Numbers 31-100[edit | edit source]
The numbers from 31 to 100 in Yue Chinese follow a similar pattern as the ones we have learned so far. They are formed by combining the individual numbers with the word for ten (十, sāp) and the word for hundred (百, baak). Let's take a look at the table below:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
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三十一 | sāam sāp yāt | Thirty-one |
三十二 | sāam sāp yih | Thirty-two |
三十三 | sāam sāp sāam | Thirty-three |
三十四 | sāam sāp sei | Thirty-four |
三十五 | sāam sāp ngh | Thirty-five |
三十六 | sāam sāp luhk | Thirty-six |
三十七 | sāam sāp chāt | Thirty-seven |
三十八 | sāam sāp baat | Thirty-eight |
三十九 | sāam sāp gáu | Thirty-nine |
四十 | sei sāp | Forty |
四十一 | sei sāp yāt | Forty-one |
四十二 | sei sāp yih | Forty-two |
四十三 | sei sāp sāam | Forty-three |
四十四 | sei sāp sei | Forty-four |
四十五 | sei sāp ngh | Forty-five |
四十六 | sei sāp luhk | Forty-six |
四十七 | sei sāp chāt | Forty-seven |
四十八 | sei sāp baat | Forty-eight |
四十九 | sei sāp gáu | Forty-nine |
五十 | ngh sāp | Fifty |
五十一 | ngh sāp yāt | Fifty-one |
五十二 | ngh sāp yih | Fifty-two |
五十三 | ngh sāp sāam | Fifty-three |
五十四 | ngh sāp sei | Fifty-four |
五十五 | ngh sāp ngh | Fifty-five |
五十六 | ngh sāp luhk | Fifty-six |
五十七 | ngh sāp chāt | Fifty-seven |
五十八 | ngh sāp baat | Fifty-eight |
五十九 | ngh sāp gáu | Fifty-nine |
六十 | luhk sāp | Sixty |
六十一 | luhk sāp yāt | Sixty-one |
六十二 | luhk sāp yih | Sixty-two |
六十三 | luhk sāp sāam | Sixty-three |
六十四 | luhk sāp sei | Sixty-four |
六十五 | luhk sāp ngh | Sixty-five |
六十六 | luhk sāp luhk | Sixty-six |
六十七 | luhk sāp chāt | Sixty-seven |
六十八 | luhk sāp baat | Sixty-eight |
六十九 | luhk sāp gáu | Sixty-nine |
七十 | chāt sāp | Seventy |
七十一 | chāt sāp yāt | Seventy-one |
七十二 | chāt sāp yih | Seventy-two |
七十三 | chāt sāp sāam | Seventy-three |
七十四 | chāt sāp sei | Seventy-four |
七十五 | chāt sāp ngh | Seventy-five |
七十六 | chāt sāp luhk | Seventy-six |
七十七 | chāt sāp chāt | Seventy-seven |
七十八 | chāt sāp baat | Seventy-eight |
七十九 | chāt sāp gáu | Seventy-nine |
八十 | baat sāp | Eighty |
八十一 | baat sāp yāt | Eighty-one |
八十二 | baat sāp yih | Eighty-two |
八十三 | baat sāp sāam | Eighty-three |
八十四 | baat sāp sei | Eighty-four |
八十五 | baat sāp ngh | Eighty-five |
八十六 | baat sāp luhk | Eighty-six |
八十七 | baat sāp chāt | Eighty-seven |
八十八 | baat sāp baat | Eighty-eight |
八十九 | baat sāp gáu | Eighty-nine |
九十 | gáu sāp | Ninety |
九十一 | gáu sāp yāt | Ninety-one |
九十二 | gáu sāp yih | Ninety-two |
九十三 | gáu sāp sāam | Ninety-three |
九十四 | gáu sāp sei | Ninety-four |
九十五 | gáu sāp ngh | Ninety-five |
九十六 | gáu sāp luhk | Ninety-six |
九十七 | gáu sāp chāt | Ninety-seven |
九十八 | gáu sāp baat | Ninety-eight |
九十九 | gáu sāp gáu | Ninety-nine |
一百 | yāt baak | One hundred |
Take your time to practice pronouncing these numbers:
- 三十一 (sāam sāp yāt) - Thirty-one
- 三十二 (sāam sāp yih) - Thirty-two
- 三十三 (sāam sāp sāam) - Thirty-three
- 三十四 (sāam sāp sei) - Thirty-four
- 三十五 (sāam sāp ngh) - Thirty-five
- 三十六 (sāam sāp luhk) - Thirty-six
- 三十七 (sāam sāp chāt) - Thirty-seven
- 三十八 (sāam sāp baat) - Thirty-eight
- 三十九 (sāam sāp gáu) - Thirty-nine
- 四十 (sei sāp) - Forty
- 四十一 (sei sāp yāt) - Forty-one
- 四十二 (sei sāp yih) - Forty-two
- 四十三 (sei sāp sāam) - Forty-three
- 四十四 (sei sāp sei) - Forty-four
- 四十五 (sei sāp ngh) - Forty-five
- 四十六 (sei sāp luhk) - Forty-six
- 四十七 (sei sāp chāt) - Forty-seven
- 四十八 (sei sāp baat) - Forty-eight
- 四十九 (sei sāp gáu) - Forty-nine
- 五十 (ngh sāp) - Fifty
- 五十一 (ngh sāp yāt) - Fifty-one
- 五十二 (ngh sāp yih) - Fifty-two
- 五十三 (ngh sāp sāam) - Fifty-three
- 五十四 (ngh sāp sei) - Fifty-four
- 五十五 (ngh sāp ngh) - Fifty-five
- 五十六 (ngh sāp luhk) - Fifty-six
- 五十七 (ngh sāp chāt) - Fifty-seven
- 五十八 (ngh sāp baat) - Fifty-eight
- 五十九 (ngh sāp gáu) - Fifty-nine
- 六十 (luhk sāp) - Sixty
- 六十一 (luhk sāp yāt) - Sixty-one
- 六十二 (luhk sāp yih) - Sixty-two
- 六十三 (luhk sāp sāam) - Sixty-three
- 六十四 (luhk sāp sei) - Sixty-four
- 六十五 (luhk sāp ngh) - Sixty-five
- 六十六 (luhk sāp luhk) - Sixty-six
- 六十七 (luhk sāp chāt) - Sixty-seven
- 六十八 (luhk sāp baat) - Sixty-eight
- 六十九 (luhk sāp gáu) - Sixty-nine
- 七十 (chāt sāp) - Seventy
- 七十一 (chāt sāp yāt) - Seventy-one
- 七十二 (chāt sāp yih) - Seventy-two
- 七十三 (chāt sāp sāam) - Seventy-three
- 七十四 (chāt sāp sei) - Seventy-four
- 七十五 (chāt sāp ngh) - Seventy-five
- 七十六 (chāt sāp luhk) - Seventy-six
- 七十七 (chāt sāp chāt) - Seventy-seven
- 七十八 (chāt sāp baat) - Seventy-eight
- 七十九 (chāt sāp gáu) - Seventy-nine
- 八十 (baat sāp) - Eighty
- 八十一 (baat sāp yāt) - Eighty-one
- 八十二 (baat sāp yih) - Eighty-two
- 八十三 (baat sāp sāam) - Eighty-three
- 八十四 (baat sāp sei) - Eighty-four
- 八十五 (baat sāp ngh) - Eighty-five
- 八十六 (baat sāp luhk) - Eighty-six
- 八十七 (baat sāp chāt) - Eighty-seven
- 八十八 (baat sāp baat) - Eighty-eight
- 八十九 (baat sāp gáu) - Eighty-nine
- 九十 (gáu sāp) - Ninety
- 九十一 (gáu sāp yāt) - Ninety-one
- 九十二 (gáu sāp yih) - Ninety-two
- 九十三 (gáu sāp sāam) - Ninety-three
- 九十四 (gáu sāp sei) - Ninety-four
- 九十五 (gáu sāp ngh) - Ninety-five
- 九十六 (gáu sāp luhk) - Ninety-six
- 九十七 (gáu sāp chāt) - Ninety-seven
- 九十八 (gáu sāp baat) - Ninety-eight
- 九十九 (gáu sāp gáu) - Ninety-nine
- 一百 (yāt baak) - One hundred
Congratulations! You have successfully learned how to count from 1 to 100 in Yue Chinese. Practice pronouncing these numbers regularly to reinforce your learning.
Cultural Insight[edit | edit source]
In Yue Chinese-speaking regions, numbers hold cultural significance beyond their numerical value. For example, the number 8 (八, baat) is considered lucky because it sounds similar to the word for wealth (發, faat). As a result, many people in Yue Chinese culture consider the number 8 to bring good fortune and often seek out phone numbers or license plates with multiple 8s. On the other hand, the number 4 (四, sei) is associated with bad luck because it sounds similar to the word for death (死, sei). Therefore, it is common for buildings to skip the 4th floor or use alternative pronunciations to avoid the number's negative connotation.
These cultural associations with numbers reflect the importance of numerology and symbolism in Yue Chinese culture. Understanding these cultural nuances will enhance your language learning journey and allow you to appreciate the rich heritage of the Yue Chinese-speaking community.
Practice Exercises[edit | edit source]
Now it's time to put your knowledge into practice with some exercises. Translate the following numbers from English to Yue Chinese:
1. Twenty-seven 2. Forty-five 3. Sixty-three 4. Eighty-one 5. Ninety-nine
Check your answers below:
1. 二十七 (yih sāp chāt) 2. 四十五 (sei sāp ngh) 3. 六十三 (luhk sāp sāam) 4. 八十一 (baat sāp yāt) 5. 九十九 (gáu sāp gáu)
Well done! You are on your way to becoming proficient in counting in Yue Chinese.
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
In this lesson, you have learned how to count from 1 to 100 in Yue Chinese. Mastering these numbers will enable you to express quantities, tell time, and understand prices. Remember to practice pronouncing these numbers regularly to reinforce your learning. Keep up the great work, and soon you will be ready to move on to the next lesson in our "Complete 0 to A1 Yue Chinese Course." Happy learning!
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