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Numerical Classifiers (2)

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兩個人 loeng5 go3 jan4 two people
五條金魚 ng5 tiu4 gam1 jyu4 five goldfish
一條頭髮 jat1 tiu4 tau4 faat3 one strand of hair (from the head)
一隻燒鴨 jat1 zek3 siu1 ngaap3 a whole roasted duck
一枝筆 jat1 zi1 bat1 a pen
一張枱 jat1 zoeng1 toi4 a table
十張紙 sap6 zoeng1 zi2 ten sheets of paper
一包紙巾 jat1 baau1 zi2 gan1 a packet of tissues
一部手提電話 jat1 bou6 sau2 tai4 din6 waa6 a mobile phone
我部車係紅色 ngo5 bou6 ce1 hai6 hung4 sik1 my car is red
一間中國餐館 jat1 gaan1 zung1 gwok3 caan1 gun2 one Chinese restaurant
一盒雪糕 jat1 hap6 syut3 gou1 a box of ice cream
我今日買三本書 ngo5 gam1 jat6 maai5 saam1 bun2 syu1 Today I bought three books
我有兩件白色衫 ngo5 jau5 loeng5 gin6 baak6 sik1 saam1 I have two white shirts
上星期佢賣左十架車! soeng5 sing1 kei4 keoi5 maai6 zo2 sap6 gaa3 ce1 Last week he sold ten cars!

  

 

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