Lesson 9

 


 

       

 

Numbers (1-99)

 

Numbers:

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

0

Ling2

1

Yi1

2

Er4

3

San1

4

Si4

5

Wu3

6

Liu4

7

Qi1

8

Ba1

9

Jiu3

10

Shi2

 

Once you know the unit numbers you can count up to 99 following an easy rule.

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

11

Shi2yi1

十一

19

Shi2jiu3

十九

20

Er4shi2

二十

29

Er4shi2jiu3

二十九

30

San1shi2

三十

34

San1shi2si4

三十四

40

Si4shi2

四十

44

Si4shi2si4

四十四

50

Wu3shi2

五十

57

Wu3shi2qi1

五十七

60

Liu4shi2

六十

70

Qi1shi2

七十

80

Ba1shi2

八十

86

Ba1shi2liu4

八十六

90

Jiu3shi2

九十

92

Jiu3shi2er4

九十二

99

Jiu3shi2jiu3

九十九

 

Chinese Character of the day

li4 (Strength): The symbol looks like a plough in the field.