Numbers & Time

Basic interactions and tips

Numbers

0 — zero

líng

ling4

1 — one

jat1

2 — two

èr

ji6

two (of something)

liǎng

loeng5

3 — three

sān

saam1

4 — four

sei3

5 — five

ng5

6 — six

liù

luk6

7 — seven

cat1

8 — eight

baat3

9 — nine

jiǔ

gau2

10 — ten

shí

sap6

100 — one hundred

一百

一百

yì bǎi

lit. “one hundred”

一百

jat1 baak3

lit. “one hundred”

1000 — one thousand

一千

一千

yì qiān

lit. “one thousand”

一千

jat1 cin1

lit. “one thousand”

Time

now

现在

現在

xiàn zài

而家

ji4 gaa1

today

今天

今天

jīn tiān

今日

gam1 jat6

tomorrow

明天

明天

míng tiān

聽日

ting1 jat6

yesterday

昨天

昨天

zuó tiān

尋日

cam4 jat6

o'clock (hour)

diǎn

dim2