Numbers (1-100)

Here are the numbers 1-10. If you're familiar with Mandarin, you'll notice that the Chinese characters are exactly the same in Teochew.

And here are the numbers 11-19:

You should notice a pattern here. For the most part, the numbers 11-19 can be formed by combining jap8(4) 十 and the ones digit. However, the "1" in 11 and the "2" in 12 use a different translation than what's in the first table. The numbers 1 and 2 are special and each have two different ways of saying them.

• When you are referring to one of something, you use jek8, otherwise you use ek4
• When you are referring to two of something, you use no6, otherwise you use yi6

Note that if a number has multiple syllables, every syllable except the last undergoes tone change.

We'll continue with the multiples of ten up to 100:

This also follows a very simple formula. You just place the number in the tens digit before jap8(4) 十. A "2" in the tens digit is always pronounced yi6(7).

For all the other numbers below 100, you can use this formula: tens digit + jap(4) + ones digit. Here are some examples:

You can view a list of all of the numbers up to 100 here.

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