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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, thanks Lucas. Yeah, I'm ready. Lucas: So last time we did 'nice to meet you' — 好高興認識你. Luna: Right, and 我都係 — me too. Lucas: Exactly. Today, we're keeping it super tiny. Just numbers one through five. Luna: Oh, that sounds perfect. Like, counting tiny things. Lucas: Totally. Let's start with number one. In Cantonese, it's 一. Luna: Wait, hold on. How do you say that? Lucas: It's pronounced 'yat1'. Yat. One. Luna: Yat. Okay, yat. Lucas: Yeah. Now number two is 二. That's 'yi6'. Yi. Luna: Yi. Like 'yeah' but with an 'ee' sound? Lucas: Close. Yi. Two. Luna: Yi. Got it. Lucas: Number three is 三. 'Saam1'. Saam. Luna: Saam. That's fun to say. Lucas: It is. Number four is 四. 'Sei3'. Sei. Luna: Sei. Four. Lucas: And number five is 五. 'Ng5'. Ng. Luna: Ng? That's just... a sound. Lucas: Yeah, it's like the 'ng' at the end of 'sing', but as its own syllable. Ng. Five. Luna: Ng. Okay, I'll try. Lucas: Let's go through them slowly. 一, yat, one. Luna: 一, yat. Lucas: 二, yi, two. Luna: 二, yi. Lucas: 三, saam, three. Luna: 三, saam. Lucas: 四, sei, four. Luna: 四, sei. Lucas: 五, ng, five. Luna: 五, ng. Lucas: Good. Now let's say them at normal speed. 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Luna: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Lucas: Oh, nice! You did it. Luna: Yeah yeah yeah. That feels good. Lucas: Let's use them. Imagine we're at a bakery, like in episode three. Luna: Oh, I remember. 早晨 and all that. Lucas: Right. So you point at some egg tarts. How many do you want? Luna: Uhh... 三. Saam egg tarts. Lucas: Exactly. 三 means three. Luna: What if I want five? 五. Lucas: 五, ng. Yes. Luna: Okay, let me try counting them. 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Lucas: Perfect. Now another tiny scene. Counting people in a room. Luna: Like, how many friends are here? Lucas: Yeah. So you say: 一, 二, 三, 四... there are four people. Luna: 四, sei people. Lucas: Right. Or maybe just two: 二, yi. Luna: 二. That's us, Lucas. Lucas: For sure. Let's practice each one again. 一. Luna: 一, yat. Lucas: 二. Luna: 二, yi. Lucas: 三. Luna: 三, saam. Lucas: 四. Luna: 四, sei. Lucas: 五. Luna: 五, ng. Lucas: Great. Now a little quiz. I'll say the number in English, you say it in Cantonese. Luna: Oh, okay. Hit me. Lucas: Number one. Luna: 一. Lucas: Yes. Number four. Luna: 四. Lucas: Number two. Luna: 二. Lucas: Number five. Luna: 五. Lucas: And number three. Luna: 三. Lucas: Absolutely. You nailed it. Luna: Aww, thanks. That was fun. Lucas: Let's count one last time together. 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Luna: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Lucas: There you go. So today we learned: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五. Numbers one through five. Luna: Yeah. I can count to five now. That's a win. Lucas: It is. Thanks for learning with us on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Practice these till we chat again. Lucas: See you next time.