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.
1 | jēk | 一 | |
2 | nó | 二 | |
3 | sa: | 三 | |
4 | sĭ | 四 | |
5 | ngóu | 五 | |
6 | lāk | 六 | |
7 | chik | 七 | |
8 | boit | 八 | |
9 | gào | 九 | |
10 | jāp | 十 |
And here are the numbers 11-19:
11 | jap ik | 十一 | |
12 | jap yí | 十二 | |
13 | jap sa: | 十三 | |
14 | jap sĭ | 十四 | |
15 | jap ngóu | 十五 | |
16 | jap lāk | 十六 | |
17 | jap chik | 十七 | |
18 | jap boit | 十八 | |
19 | jap gào | 十九 |
You should notice a pattern here. For the most part, the numbers 11-19 can be formed by combining jāp 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. Except for the actual numbers 1 and 2,
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:
20 | yị jāp | 二十 | |
30 | sa: jāp | 三十 | |
40 | sì jāp | 四十 | |
50 | ngọu jāp | 五十 | |
60 | lak jāp | 六十 | |
70 | chīk jāp | 七十 | |
80 | bōit jāp | 八十 | |
90 | gáo jāp | 九十 | |
100 | jek bet | 一百 |
This also follows a very simple formula. You just place the number in the tens digit before jāp 十. A "2" in the tens digit is always pronounced yí.
For all the other numbers below 100, you can use this formula: (tens digit) jap (ones digit). Here are some examples:
25 | yị jap ngóu | 二十五 | |
42 | sì jap yí | 四十二 | |
68 | lak jap boit | 六十八 | |
71 | chīk jap ik | 七十一 | |
99 | gáo jap gào | 九十九 |
You can view a list of all of the numbers up to 100 here.