Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Numbers

Numbers Number names 一 yī 1 二/两 èr/liăng 2 三 sān 3 四 sì 4 五 wŭ 5 六 liù 6 七 qī 7 八 bā 8 九 jiŭ 9 十 shí 10十一 shí yī 11 二十 èr shí 20二十一 èr shí yī 21 一百 yī băi 100 一千 yī qiān 1,000 两千 liăng qiān 2,000 Measure words (classifiers) 个 gè general classifier persons, hours, flights, etc. 杯 bēi glass, cup beverages such as water, tea, beer etc. 顿 dùn meal meals 家 jiā house businesses, families, etc. 块 kuài unit currencies such as renmingbi, dollar, etc. 条 tiáo long thin things ribbons, rivers, roads, trousers, etc. Time 一点钟 yī diăn zhōng 1 o'clock 两点钟 liăng diăn zhōng 2 o'clock 三点钟 sān diăn zhōng 3 o'clock Money Currencies: 港币 găngbì Hong Kong dollar 美金 měi jīn U. S. dollar 人民币 rénmínbì Chinese currency (Renminbi, RMB) Examples: 一块人民币 yī kuài rénmíngbì 1 (unit) RMB 两块美金 liăng kuài měi jīn 2 (units) U. S. dollars 你有多少人民币 ? nĭ yŏu duōshăo rénmíngbì? How many RMB do you have? 我有一点儿人民币 ◦ wŏ yŏu yìdiăn'r rénmíngbì. I have some RMB. Math 加 jiā plus Examples: 三加三是多少 ? sān jiā sān shì duōshăo? How much is 3 plus 3?