Latest / Learn Cantonese with Fexingo / Cantonese Numbers 41 to 50
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- Lucas: Alright, Luna, here we are again. Ready for another tiny step in Cantonese? Luna: Always ready. I've been practicing the numbers from last time — thirty-one to forty. Feeling pretty good about those. Lucas: Oh, that's great. So let's build on that. Today we're going from forty-one to fifty. Luna: Nice. So forty-one is just like before, right? Four ten one? Lucas: Exactly. In Cantonese, forty-one is 四十一. Let me say it slowly: 四十一. Luna: 四十一. Lucas: Perfect. Now forty-two: 四十二. Luna: 四十二. Lucas: You're nailing the pattern. Forty-three: 四十三. Luna: 四十三. Lucas: Forty-four: 四十四. Luna: 四十四. That's a tongue twister. Lucas: A little bit, yeah. But you said it well. Now forty-five: 四十五. Luna: 四十五. Lucas: Forty-six: 四十六. Luna: 四十六. Lucas: Forty-seven: 四十七. Luna: 四十七. Lucas: Forty-eight: 四十八. Luna: 四十八. Lucas: Forty-nine: 四十九. Luna: 四十九. Lucas: And finally, fifty: 五十. Luna: 五十. That's a new one — five ten. Lucas: Right. Fifty is a clean break. So let's run through them all once more. I'll say the English, you say the Cantonese. Luna: Okay, go for it. Lucas: Forty-one. Luna: 四十一. Lucas: Forty-two. Luna: 四十二. Lucas: Forty-three. Luna: 四十三. Lucas: Forty-four. Luna: 四十四. Lucas: Forty-five. Luna: 四十五. Lucas: Forty-six. Luna: 四十六. Lucas: Forty-seven. Luna: 四十七. Lucas: Forty-eight. Luna: 四十八. Lucas: Forty-nine. Luna: 四十九. Lucas: Fifty. Luna: 五十. Lucas: You did it. That's all ten numbers. Luna: They're kind of fun once you get the rhythm. Lucas: Yeah, the pattern is consistent. Now let's use them in a little scene. Imagine you're at a fruit stall and you see apples. You want to buy forty-five apples. Luna: Whoa, that's a lot of apples. But okay. So I'd say 我想要四十五個蘋果. Lucas: Perfect. 四十五個蘋果 — forty-five apples. And the seller might say 四十五蚊, meaning forty-five dollars. Luna: 四十五蚊. So the same number, just with 蚊 for money. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's try another: you want fifty oranges. Luna: 我想要五十個橙. Lucas: Beautiful. You're using the numbers naturally. Luna: Thanks. I feel like I could actually use this next time I go to a market. Lucas: Totally. And that's the goal. Speaking of which, 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. Luna: Yeah, it really does make a difference. Even a small contribution keeps these conversations going. Lucas: So now let's do a quick review. I'll say a number in English, you give me the Cantonese, but this time a bit faster. Luna: Okay, let's go. Lucas: Forty-one. Luna: 四十一. Lucas: Forty-seven. Luna: 四十七. Lucas: Fifty. Luna: 五十. Lucas: Forty-four. Luna: 四十四. Lucas: Forty-nine. Luna: 四十九. Lucas: Forty-two. Luna: 四十二. Lucas: Excellent. You're really comfortable with these now. Luna: Yeah, I think I've got them. Practice makes progress. Lucas: Absolutely. That's all for today. Practice these numbers — forty-one through fifty — and we'll see you next time for more. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Bye bye! Lucas: Bye bye!