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'''{{w|Ordinal number (linguistics)}}''' in Taiwanese are written in [[Harnji]]: {{wt|第一}}, {{wt|第二}}, {{wt|第三}}, etc.
'''{{w|Ordinal number (linguistics)}}''' ({{x|suxsox}}) in Taiwanese may begin with ''{{x|te}}'' or ''{{x|thaau}}'':
; te-1, te-2, te-3, ... ({{x|tex'id}}, {{x|texji}}, {{x|texsvaf}}, ...)
: first, second, third, ...
: {{wt|第一}}, {{wt|第二}}, {{wt|第三}}


==How do I say these?==
; {{x|thaau-cidee}}, {{x|thaau-nngxee}}, {{x|thaau-sva'ee}}
;{{tts|anzoaan texid}} {{wt|安全第一}} :safety first
;{{tts2|texji jinzhefng|texji jiin-zhefng}} {{wt|第二人稱}} :second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)
;{{tts|texsvaf kokzex}} {{wt|第三國際}} :third world


Only the first two use literary [[sorji]], the rest use colloquial.
== Examples ==
; {{x|anzoaan tex'id}}
: safety first
: {{wt|安全第一}}
; {{x|texji jinzhefng}}
: second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)
: {{wt|第二人稱}}
; {{x|texsvaf kokzex}}
: third world
: {{wt|第三國際}}


==Style note==
== See also ==
*''te'' is shortened from ''tøe''
* [[Hokkien numerals]]
**Example: tøexid -> texid, also tøe-1, te-1, etc


==See also==
[[Category:sorji]]
*[[sorji]]

Latest revision as of 16:51, 8 January 2024

Ordinal number (linguistics) (suxsox) in Taiwanese may begin with te or thaau:

te-1, te-2, te-3, ... (tex'id, texji, texsvaf, ...)
first, second, third, ...
第一, 第二, 第三
thaau-cidee, thaau-nngxee, thaau-sva'ee

Examples

anzoaan tex'id
safety first
安全第一
texji jinzhefng
second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)
第二人稱
texsvaf kokzex
third world
第三國際

See also