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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready to dive into some more Cantonese numbers today? Lucas: Absolutely. We've covered numbers 1 to 30 in previous episodes, so today we're going to learn 31 to 40. Luna: Oh good, because I keep mixing up the tens. Thirty and forty sound similar to me. Lucas: They do, but we'll get them sorted. Let's start with 31: 三十一. Luna: 三十一. Lucas: Perfect. That's 'thirty-one'. Now 32: 三十二. Luna: 三十二. Lucas: Great. 33: 三十三. Luna: 三十三. Lucas: You're noticing the pattern, right? It's just 'thirty' plus the number. Luna: Yeah, so 34 would be 三十四. Lucas: Exactly. And 35: 三十五. Luna: 三十五. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. I'll say the number, you tell me the Cantonese. 31? Luna: 三十一. Lucas: 32? Luna: 三十二. Lucas: 33? Luna: 三十三. Lucas: 34? Luna: 三十四. Lucas: 35? Luna: 三十五. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's continue to 36: 三十六. Luna: 三十六. Lucas: 37: 三十七. Luna: 三十七. Lucas: 38: 三十八. Luna: 三十八. Lucas: 39: 三十九. Luna: 三十九. Lucas: And 40: 四十. Luna: 四十. So 40 is just 四 and 十, no extra word. Lucas: Right. 四十 is forty. Let's practice from 36 to 40 again. 36? Luna: 三十六. Lucas: 37? Luna: 三十七. Lucas: 38? Luna: 三十八. Lucas: 39? Luna: 三十九. Lucas: 40? Luna: 四十. Lucas: You've got it. Now let's use them in a shopping scenario. Say you want to buy 33 apples. How would you say that? Luna: Um, 三十三個蘋果? Wait, 蘋果 is apple, right? Lucas: Exactly. 三十三個蘋果. Or if you want 37 oranges? Luna: 三十七個橙. Lucas: Perfect. Or if you're telling time, like 34 minutes past the hour: 三十四分. Luna: 三十四分. That's useful. Lucas: Hey, before we go further, just a quick note. This show exists because listeners like you support it. If today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo helps. Just a small way to keep these conversations going. Luna: Yeah, it really does make a difference. Even a couple of dollars a month means we can keep producing these. No pressure, but if it's worth a coffee to you, that's the spot. Lucas: Alright, back to numbers. So we've got 31 to 40 down. Let's do a quick fire quiz. I'll say the English, you say Cantonese. Thirty-three? Luna: 三十三. Lucas: Thirty-eight? Luna: 三十八. Lucas: Forty? Luna: 四十. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's put it all together. Let's count from 31 to 40 together slowly. Luna: Okay. Lucas: 三十一, 三十二, 三十三, 三十四, 三十五, 三十六, 三十七, 三十八, 三十九, 四十. Luna: 三十一, 三十二, 三十三, 三十四, 三十五, 三十六, 三十七, 三十八, 三十九, 四十. Lucas: Beautiful. That's it for today. Practice these numbers when you're at the market or watching the clock. I'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye everyone! Keep practicing.