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A1 · Lesson 3

Numbers 1–100

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What you will learn

Master Cantonese numbers from one to a hundred. Count, tell prices, give your phone number, and talk about age.

Dialogue

Conversation

A
老闆，呢啲蘋果幾錢呀？
Boss, how much are these apples?
B
十蚊三個。
Ten dollars for three.
A
橙呢？幾多錢一個？
And oranges? How much for one?
B
五蚊一個，買四個十八蚊。
Five dollars each, four for eighteen dollars.
A
好，我要六個橙同三個蘋果。
OK, I want six oranges and three apples.
B
六個橙二十七蚊，三個蘋果十蚊。一共三十七蚊。
Six oranges twenty-seven dollars, three apples ten dollars. Total thirty-seven dollars.
A
呢度五十蚊。
Here is fifty dollars.
B
找你十三蚊。多謝！
Thirteen dollars change. Thank you!
Vocabulary

Key Words & Phrases

一
one
二
two
三
three
四
four
五
five
六
six
七
seven
八
eight
九
nine
十
ten
蚊
dollar (HKD)
幾多
how many / how much
Grammar

Language Patterns

Teens: 十 + digit

Numbers 11-19 follow the pattern 十 (sap6) + single digit. For example, 十一 (sap6 jat1) = 11, 十五 (sap6 ng5) = 15.
十二
sap6 ji6
twelve
十九
sap6 gau2
nineteen

Tens: digit + 十

Multiples of ten use digit + 十. For example, 二十 (ji6 sap6) = 20, 五十 (ng5 sap6) = 50.
三十
saam1 sap6
thirty
七十
cat1 sap6
seventy

Asking prices: 幾錢 / 幾多錢

Use 幾錢 (gei2 cin2) or 幾多錢 (gei2 do1 cin2) to ask how much something costs. Prices use 蚊 (man1) for dollars.
呢個幾錢呀？
ni1 go3 gei2 cin2 aa3?
How much is this?
一共幾多錢？
jat1 gung6 gei2 do1 cin2?
How much in total?

Measure word 個 (go3) with numbers

When counting objects, Cantonese requires a measure word between the number and noun. 個 is the most common general measure word.
三個蘋果
saam1 go3 ping4 gwo2
three apples
兩個人
loeng5 go3 jan4
two people
Practice

Test Your Knowledge

Translate · Question 1
How do you say "25" in Cantonese?
Answer
二十五 (ji6 sap6 ng5)
Translate · Question 2
Say "How much is this?" in Cantonese.
Answer
呢個幾錢呀？(ni1 go3 gei2 cin2 aa3?)
Fill_blank · Question 3
六個橙 ___ 蚊。(Six oranges ... dollars) — fill in "thirty"
Answer
三十 (saam1 sap6)
Choose · Question 4
What is 四十八 as a number?
  • 38
  • 48
  • 58
  • 84
Answer
48
Translate · Question 5
Translate: 找你十三蚊。
Answer
Thirteen dollars change for you.

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