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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo! Episode 14 already — can you believe it? Luna: I know, right? I've been practicing my numbers from last time: yat, yee, saam, sei, ng... one to five. Lucas: Nice! You've got those down. So today, let's keep going — numbers six through ten. Ready? Luna: Yep! Hit me. Lucas: Okay, number six is 'luk'. L-u-k. Say it with me: luk. Luna: Luk. Lucas: Perfect. Now seven: 'chat'. Ch-a-t. Like chatting, but with a crisp ending. Try it: chat. Luna: Chat. Lucas: Yeah! Eight is 'baat'. B-a-a-t. Stretch it a bit: baaaat. Ready? Luna: Baat. Lucas: Yes. Nine is 'gau'. G-a-u. Like 'cow' but with a G. Gau. Luna: Gau. Lucas: And ten is 'sap'. S-a-p. Sap. Luna: Sap. Lucas: Excellent! Let's run through them all: luk, chat, baat, gau, sap. Luna: Luk, chat, baat, gau, sap. Lucas: Oh, that's so good. Now let's use them. Imagine you're at a fruit stall. You want six apples. Luna: So I'd say... 'ng go ping gwo'? Wait, that's five apples. Lucas: Right! So for six, it's 'luk go ping gwo'. Luna: Luk go ping gwo. Lucas: There you go. Now try seven oranges. Orange is 'chaang'. Luna: Chat go chaang. Lucas: Beautiful. What about eight bananas? Banana is 'heung siu' — actually, more common is 'heung jiu'. Luna: Baat go heung jiu. Lucas: Yep. Nine grapes? Grape is 'pou tou'. Luna: Gau go pou tou. Lucas: And ten strawberries? Strawberry is 'siu mui'. Luna: Sap go siu mui. Lucas: You did it! Let's go back to just the numbers one more time. Listen and repeat after me: luk. Luna: Luk. Lucas: Chat. Luna: Chat. Lucas: Baat. Luna: Baat. Lucas: Gau. Luna: Gau. Lucas: Sap. Luna: Sap. Lucas: Hmm, let me think of a quick challenge. Can you count from six to ten backwards? Luna: Uhh... sap, gau, baat, chat, luk. Lucas: Ooh, almost. That's ten to six, but you started at ten. Actually yes — that's backwards from ten to six. Sorry, I meant from six to ten backwards? Luna: Oh! So... luk, chat, baat, gau, sap? That's forward. Lucas: Exactly. Backwards from six would be... just six?, I confused myself. Let's just do a quick review: luk chat baat gau sap. Luna: Luk chat baat gau sap. Lucas: Perfect. And remember, earlier we learned one to five: yat, yee, saam, sei, ng. So now you can count from one to ten! Let's do it together: yat, yee, saam, sei, ng, luk, chat, baat, gau, sap. Luna: Yat, yee, saam, sei, ng, luk, chat, baat, gau, sap. Lucas: Ahh, yes! You've got it. That's a huge step. Practice these while you're walking, cooking, whatever. Repetition is key. Luna: For sure. I'll count everything — steps, sips of coffee, cats I see. Lucas: That's the spirit. Alright, that's all for today's tiny lesson. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and I'll see you next time! Luna: 拜拜! I mean, bye bye!