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Count to 10 in Cantonese

Numbers unlock prices, phone numbers, and ordering food. Cantonese numbers one to ten are short, single-syllable words — master these with the audio below and you can already haggle at a market. Each entry includes Jyutping romanization and tone colors.

jatˉ¹一
one; a; an; the
jiˍ₆二
second; twice
saamˉ¹三
three; third; thrice
sei˗₃四
all around
ngˏ₅五
five; fifth
lukˍ₆六
six
catˉ¹七
seven; seven times
baat˗₃八
eight
gauˊ²九
nine
sapˍ₆十
KangXi radical 24

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