CLO_006: Numbers I
In this lesson you will learn:
Numbers
Numbers:
ling2
yi1
er4
san1
si4
wu3
liu4
qi1
ba1
jiu3
shi2
shi2 yi1
shi2 èr
er4 shi2
san1 shi2 er4
qi1 shi2 liu4
shi2 san1
wu3 shi2
si4 shi2 si4
Months:
yi1 yue4
er4 yue4
san1 yue4
si4 yue4
wu3 yue4
liu4 yue4
qi1 yue4
ba1 yue4
jiu3 yue4
shi2 yue4
shi2 yi1 yue4
shi2 er4 yue4
Dates:
ba1 yue4 shi2 hao4 / ri4
san1 yue4 shi2 liu4 hao4 / ri4
shi2 er4 yue4 er4 hao4 / ri4
qi1 yue4 san1 shi2 hao4 / ri4
jiu3 yue4 shi2 si4 hao4 / ri4
Other Times:
er4 ling2 ling2 liu4 nian2
jin1tian1
jin1nian2
ming2tian1
ming2nian2
zuo2tian1
qun4ián
Dates and Birthdays:
Jin1 tian1 shi4 er4 ling2 ling2 liu4 nian2 ba1 yue4 shi2 hao4 / ri4
sheng1ri4
Wo3de sheng1ri4 shi4 yi1 jiu3 ba1 ling2 nian2 er4 yue4 shi2 wu3 hao4 / ri4
Tones
Numbers:
líng
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
liù
qī
bā
jiǔ
shí
shí yī
shí èr
èr shí
sān shí èr
qī shí liù
shí sān
wǔ shí
sì shí sì
Months:
yī yuè
èr yuè
sān yuè
sì yuè
wǔ yuè
liù yuè
qī yuè
bā yuè
jiǔ yuè
shí yuè
shí yī yuè
shí èr yuè
Dates:
bā yuè shí hào / rì
sān yuè shí liù hào / rì
shí èr yuè èr hào / rì
qī yuè sān shí hào / rì
jiǔ yuè shí sì hào / rì
Other Times:
èr líng líng liù nián
jīntiān
jīnnián
míngtiān
míngnián
zuótiān
qùnián
Dates and Birthdays:
Jīn tiān shì èr líng líng liù nián bā yuè shí hào / rì
shēngrì
Wǒde shēngrì shì yī jiǔ bā líng nián èr yuè shí wǔ hào / rì
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January 13th, 2007 at 2:08 am
Hello! I will be in China, in Yángshuò, on my birthday this year. Can you please tell me the correct way to say “It’s my birthday today” or “Today is my birthday”. Is it “Wǒde shēngrì shì jīntiān” or “Jīntiān shì wǒde shēngrì”… or would both be acceptable? Thanks!
January 13th, 2007 at 2:13 am
Hey, you’re good! I like the second one better though.
January 14th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Xièxie nǐ! I have been practicing so hard - your lessons are fantastic
January 17th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Hey Naz .. . maybe I will meet you in Yangshuo! I will be in Guilin, Yangshuo and Liuzhou area during the last week of January!
BTW . . how did you get your keyboard to type pinyin characters with proper tones? Please share!
January 17th, 2007 at 1:02 am
I use external programs to generate the Pinyin then copy and paste them into the site. There are many good commercial programs to help with this, as well as numerous free websites that I can recommend if you would like.
January 18th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Yes, certain fonts and editing programs have pinyin glyphs, if you know the right shortcut keys… but I find it easier to copy and paste from the text on the website. Sorry, but I won’t be in Yángshuò until May. Wǒde shēngrì shì wǔ yuè yī hào.
October 14th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
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October 31st, 2007 at 12:10 pm
BTW: In the pinyin other examples qīshíliù is wrongly translated as 36.
October 31st, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Thanks Frank, I have fixed it now.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:40 am
I wonder if there’s a mistake here: at the column “Dates” when Adam spoke September 14th. Would it be “jiu yue shi si hao” rather than “jiu yue si shi hao”?
February 29th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Thanks Phoebe - I’ve since changed it. I’ll set you up with a free week of premium access for your trouble. Send me an email using the Contact Us form if you’re interested.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Ni Hao Adam.
There is a mistake at the New Characters area of this lesson.
You changed the places of the word HÁO. Simplified mode is in Tradicional mode.
Xiéxie ni.
March 20th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Thanks Fernando - it’s fixed now.