HEYGOW ASMR

Counting things

10 phrases
HD
nǐ yào jǐ ge?
你要几个?
ENhow many do you want?
HD
wǒ yào sān ge.
我要三个。
ENI'd like three
HD
yígòng jǐ ge?
一共几个?
ENhow many altogether?
HD
èrshíwǔ.
二十五。
ENtwenty-five
HD
yìbǎi kuài.
一百块。
ENa hundred yuan
HD
liǎngqiān rén.
两千人。
ENtwo thousand people
HD
yíwàn kuài qián.
一万块钱。
ENten thousand yuan
HD
dìsān ge.
第三个。
ENthe third one
HD
yíbàn.
一半。
ENhalf
HD
chàbuduō shí ge.
差不多十个。
ENabout ten

Chinese counts with a measure word between the number and the noun: 三个 not 三. 个 is the general-purpose one and will carry you through most conversations, which is why every phrase here uses it. The trap is two: 二 is the digit you read aloud, but 两 is the one you use before a measure word - 两千人, never 二千人.