In Mandarin, numbers are straightforward to learn. Here's a guide to the basics and some related vocabulary:
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Numbers in Mandarin:
1. 0 (零) – líng
2. 1 (一) – yī
3. 2 (二) – èr (used in counting) / 两 (liǎng) (used before measure words)
4. 3 (三) – sān
5. 4 (四) – sì
6. 5 (五) – wǔ
7. 6 (六) – liù
8. 7 (七) – qī
9. 8 (八) – bā
10. 9 (九) – jiǔ
11. 10 (十) – shí
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Larger Numbers:
1. 11 (十一) – shí yī (10 + 1)
2. 20 (二十) – èr shí (2 × 10)
3. 100 (一百) – yī bǎi (100)
4. 1,000 (一千) – yī qiān
5. 10,000 (一万) – yī wàn
6. 100,000 (十万) – shí wàn
7. 1,000,000 (一百万) – yī bǎi wàn
8. 1,000,000,000 (十亿) – shí yì
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Key Vocabulary:
1. 数字 (shù zì) – Number
2. 号码 (hào mǎ) – Number (e.g., for phone or identification)
3. 计数 (jì shù) – To count
4. 几 (jǐ) – How many
5. 多少 (duō shǎo) – How much / How many
6. 加 (jiā) – Add
7. 减 (jiǎn) – Subtract
8. 乘 (chéng) – Multiply
9. 除 (chú) – Divide
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Common Phrases:
1. 你会数数吗？(nǐ huì shǔ shù ma?)
– Can you count numbers?
2. 这个数字是多少？(zhè gè shù zì shì duō shǎo?)
– What is this number?
3. 我的电话号码是 1234567890 (wǒ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì 1234567890).
– My phone number is 1234567890.
4. 请告诉我你的号码 (qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de hào mǎ).
– Please tell me your number.
5. 这里有多少人？(zhè lǐ yǒu duō shǎo rén?)
– How many people are here?
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Practice Numbers:
Try saying the following:
1. 35 = 三十五 (sān shí wǔ)
2. 128 = 一百二十八 (yī bǎi èr shí bā)
3. 2,503 = 两千五百零三 (liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi líng sān)
Would you like to practise larger numbers or learn how to use them in specific contexts?
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