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{{ | {{lead|Sorji|數字|Hokkien numerals|numbers in Taiwanese}} come in [[Bungieen kab peqoe|two different sets]]: | ||
* colloquial (''{{x|peh}}'') is used the most | |||
* literary (''{{x|buun}}'') is mostly for [[tiexn'oe|telephone]] numbers | |||
{{HokkienLiteraryColloquial-Num}} | {{HokkienLiteraryColloquial-Num}} | ||
[[File: sorji (peh).mp3|thumb|none|{{p}} {{x|cit}}, {{x|nng}}, {{x|svaf}}, {{x|six}}, {{x|go}}, {{x|lak}}, {{x|chid}}, {{x|peq}}, {{x|kao}}, {{x|zap}}]] | |||
[[File:sorji (buun).mp3|thumb|none|{{b}} {{x|id}}, {{x|ji}}, {{x|safm}}, {{x|sux}}, {{x|gvor}}, {{x|liok}}, {{x|chid}}, {{x|pad}}, {{x|kiuo}}, {{x|sip}}]] | |||
== To count "how many" == | |||
;{{tts| | To count "how many", "{{w|cardinal numbers}}" are used. Use the colloquial system together with a [[lioxngsuu|classifier]] (the classifier will [[tone sandhi|change tone]] when spoken). For example: | ||
; {{tts|cidtaai [[tiexnsi]]}}, nngxtaai tiexnsi, svataai tiexnsi, ... | |||
: one television, two televisions, ... | |||
; {{tts|ji-zap-taai [[chiaf]]}}, {{tts|ji-zap-id-taai chiaf}}, {{tx|ji-zap-ji-taai chiaf}} | |||
: 20 cars, 21 cars, 22 cars, ... | |||
For numbers greater than ten, ''{{x|id}}'' and ''{{x|ji}}'' are used in the lower positions. For example: | |||
;120 is ''{{x|pahji}}'', 220 is ''nngxpahji'' and 1,100 is ''cidzheng'id''. {{gt|Khoxng|空}} is used similar to ''o'' for [[0|zero]]: | |||
;{{x|svapaq}} khoxng go | |||
:three hundred and five (305) | |||
;{{tx|nngxpaq, nngxchiefn, nngxban}} | |||
:200, 2000, 20,000 | |||
== Other cases == | |||
=== Ordinal numbers === | === Ordinal numbers === | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 17 March 2018
Sorji (數字 Hokkien numerals; numbers in Taiwanese) come in two different sets:
| 1 | 2 | 3 / 三 | 4 / 四 | 5 / 五 | 6 / 六 | 7 / 七 | 8 / 八 | 9 / 九 | 10 / 十 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peh | cit (蜀) | nng (兩) | svaf | six | go | lak | chid | pøeq | kao | zap |
| Buun | id (一) | ji (二) | safm | sux | gvor | liok | pad | kiuo | sip |
To count "how many"
To count "how many", "cardinal numbers" are used. Use the colloquial system together with a classifier (the classifier will change tone when spoken). For example:
- ji-zap-taai chiaf 🔊, ji-zap-id-taai chiaf 🔊, ji-zap-ji-taai chiaf 🔊
- 20 cars, 21 cars, 22 cars, ...
For numbers greater than ten, id and ji are used in the lower positions. For example:
- svapaq khoxng go
- three hundred and five (305)
- nngxpaq, nngxchiefn, nngxban 🔊
- 200, 2000, 20,000
Other cases
Ordinal numbers
For ordinal numbers, when the numerals are preceded by the prefix te (第), only "1st" and "2nd" use literary, the rest use colloquial: texid, texji, texsvaf, texsix, texgo, etc.
Telephone digits
Telephone digits are read using the literary system. The digits are grouped according to certain rules and tone sandhi is applied. For example, 3945068 🔊 is read: safm-kiuo-sux, gvor-khoxng, liok-pad (see Khax Tiexn'oe).