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== To count "how many" == | == To count "how many" == | ||
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: | 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| | ; {{tts|cidtaai [[tiexnsi]]}}, {{tts|nngxtaai [[chiaf]]}}, {{tts|svataai [[lefngkhix]]}}, ... | ||
: | : one television, two cars, three air conditioners ... | ||
For numbers greater than ten, ''{{x|id}}'' and ''{{x|ji}}'' | For numbers greater than ten, ''{{x|id}}'' and ''{{x|ji}}'' begin to be used. For example: | ||
;{{ | ; {{tts|ji-zap-taai chiaf}}, {{tts|ji-zap-id-taai chiaf}}, {{tts|ji-zap-ji-taai chiaf}}, ... | ||
: | : 20, 21, 22, ... | ||
;{{tx|nngxpaq, nngxchiefn, nngxban}} | If you have a hundreds place, count it with ''{{x|cit}}'', ''{{x|nng}}'', ''{{x|svaf}}''... and from 101, the blank tens place is {{gt|khoxng|空|[[0|zero]]}}: | ||
: | |||
; {{tx|cidpaq}}-taai, {{tx|cidpaq-khoxng-id}}-taai, {{tx|cidpaq-khoxng-ji}}, ... | |||
: 100, 101, 102, ... | |||
There are shortcuts when the ones place is blank: | |||
; {{tx|pah'id}}, {{tx|cidpaq-zab'id}}, ..., {{tx|pahji}}, {{tx|cidpaq-jixzap'id}} | |||
: 110, 111, ..., 120, 121 | |||
Now the hundreds place is counted with ''{{x|nng}}''. | |||
; {{tx|nngxpaq}}, {{tx|nngxpaq-id}}, {{tx|nngxpaq-ji}} | |||
: 200, 210, 220 | |||
Thousands: | |||
; {{tx|cidzhefng}}, {{tx|zheng'id}} / {{tx|cidzheng'id}}, {{tx|nngxchiefn}} | |||
: 1,000, 1,100, 2,000 | |||
Ten thousand: | |||
; {{tx|cidban}}, {{tx|cidban-id}}, ..., {{tx|nngxban}}, ... | |||
: 10,000, 11,000, ..., 20,000 | |||
== Other cases == | == Other cases == | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 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:
- cidtaai tiexnsi 🔊, nngxtaai chiaf 🔊, svataai lefngkhix 🔊, ...
- one television, two cars, three air conditioners ...
For numbers greater than ten, id and ji begin to be used. For example:
If you have a hundreds place, count it with cit, nng, svaf... and from 101, the blank tens place is khoxng (空† zero):
- cidpaq 🔊-taai, cidpaq-khoxng-id 🔊-taai, cidpaq-khoxng-ji 🔊, ...
- 100, 101, 102, ...
There are shortcuts when the ones place is blank:
- pah'id 🔊, cidpaq-zab'id 🔊, ..., pahji 🔊, cidpaq-jixzap'id 🔊
- 110, 111, ..., 120, 121
Now the hundreds place is counted with nng.
- nngxpaq 🔊, nngxpaq-id 🔊, nngxpaq-ji 🔊
- 200, 210, 220
Thousands:
- cidzhefng 🔊, zheng'id 🔊 / cidzheng'id 🔊, nngxchiefn 🔊
- 1,000, 1,100, 2,000
Ten thousand:
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).