How to Count Numbers in Chinese - TalktoChinese

http://www.talktochinese.com ► Ever wonder how to count numbers or say your telephone number in Chinese? In this video, I will teach you to count from 0 to 10 in Chinese. If you can count from 0 to 9 in Chinese, you will be able to say your phone number in Chinese. All you need to do is to pronounce each single digit when saying a phone number.

FROM THE VIDEO: From 1 to 10, Chinese people use different gestures to mean each of them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,  9, and 10. Now let me explain how to say these numbers in Chinese and go through these gestures again. One is yī; it sounds exactly the same as the first syllable in the word “evening”, which is /i/.  So remember, only pronounce the first syllable in the word “E-vening” to make number one in Chinese...

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00:23 0 líng
01:17 1 yī
01:46 2 èr
02:23 3 sān
02:41 4 sì
03:07 5 wŭ
03:25 6 liù
03:37 7 qī
04:02 8 bā
04:19 9 jiŭ
04:30 10 shí

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