How to count in Shanghainese (上海闲话), a variety of Wu Chinese spoken mainly in Shanghai in China.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 〇 [零] (ling²) | |
| 1 | 一 (yet¹) | 第一 (di-yet¹) |
| 2 | 二 (ni²), 两 (liang³) | 第二 (di-ni²) |
| 3 | 三 (sei⁴) | 第三 (di-sei⁴) |
| 4 | 四 (si⁵) | 第四 (di-si⁵) |
| 5 | 五 (ng³) | 第五 (di-ng³) |
| 6 | 六 (lok³) | 第六 (di-lok³) |
| 7 | 七 (chet³) | 第七 (di-chet³) |
| 8 | 八 (bat¹) | 第八 (di-bat¹) |
| 9 | 九 (jiu³) | 第九 (di-jiu³) |
| 10 | 十 (sat³) | 第十 (di-sat³) |
| 11 | 十一 (sat³-yet¹) | 第十一 (di-sat³-yet¹) |
| 12 | 十二 (sat³-ni²) | 第十二 (di-sat³-ni²) |
| 13 | 十三 (sat³-sei⁴) | 第十三 (di-sat³-sei⁴) |
| 14 | 十四 (sat³-si⁵) | 第十四 (di-sat³-si⁵) |
| 15 | 十五 (sat³-ng³) | 第十五 (di-sat³-ng³) |
| 16 | 十六 (sat³-lok³) | 第十六 (di-sat³-lok³) |
| 17 | 十七 (sat³-chet³) | 第十七 (di-sat³-chet³) |
| 18 | 十八 (sat³-bat¹) | 第十八 (di-sat³-bat¹) |
| 19 | 十九 (sat³-jiu³) | 第十九 (di-sat³-jiu³) |
| 20 | 廿 (nei²) | 第廿 (di-nei²-) |
| 21 | 廿一 (nei²-yet¹) | 第廿一 (di-nei²-yet¹) |
| 22 | 廿二 (nei²-ni²) | 第廿二 (di-nei²-ni²) |
| 23 | 廿三 (nei²-sei⁴) | 第廿三 (di-nei²-sei⁴) |
| 24 | 廿四 (nei²-si⁵) | 第廿四 (di-nei²-si⁵) |
| 25 | 廿五 (nei²-ng³) | 第廿五 (di-nei²-ng³) |
| 26 | 廿六 (nei²-lok³) | 第廿六 (di-nei²-lok³) |
| 27 | 廿七 (nei²-chet³) | 第廿七 (di-nei²-chet³) |
| 28 | 廿八 (nei²-bat¹) | 第廿八 (di-nei²-bat¹) |
| 29 | 廿九 (nei²-jiu³) | 第廿九 (di-nei²-jiu³) |
| 30 | 三十 (sei⁴-sat³) | 第三十 (di-sei⁴-sat³-) |
| 31 | 三十一 (sei⁴-sat³-yet¹) | 第三十一 (di-sei⁴-sat³-yet¹) |
| 32 | 三十二 (sei⁴-sat³-ni²) | 第三十二 (di-sei⁴-sat³-ni²) |
| 33 | 三十三 (sei⁴-sat³-sei⁴) | 第三十三 (di-sei⁴-sat³-sei⁴) |
| 34 | 三十四 (sei⁴-sat³-si⁵) | 第三十四 (di-sei⁴-sat³-si⁵) |
| 35 | 三十五 (sei⁴-sat³-ng³) | 第三十五 (di-sei⁴-sat³-ng³) |
| 36 | 三十六 (sei⁴-sat³-lok³) | 第三十六 (di-sei⁴-sat³-lok³) |
| 37 | 三十七 (sei⁴-sat³-chet³) | 第三十七 (di-sei⁴-sat³-chet³) |
| 38 | 三十八 (sei⁴-sat³-bat¹) | 第三十八 (di-sei⁴-sat³-bat¹) |
| 39 | 三十九 (sei⁴-sat³-jiu³) | 第三十九 (di-sei⁴-sat³-jiu³) |
| 40 | 四十 (si⁵-sat³) | 第四十 (di-si⁵-sat³-) |
| 50 | 五十 (ng³-sat³) | 第五十 (di-ng³-sat³-) |
| 60 | 六十 (lok³-sat³) | 第六十 (di-lok³-sat³-) |
| 70 | 七十 (chet³-sat³) | 第七十 (di-chet³-sat³-) |
| 80 | 八十 (bat¹-sat³) | 第八十 (di-bat¹-sat³-) |
| 90 | 九十 (jiu³-sat³) | 第九十 (di-jiu³-sat³-) |
| 100 | 一百 (yet¹-bat¹) | 第一百 (di-yet¹-bat¹) |
| 1,000 | 一千 (yet¹-qi¹) | 第一千 (di-yet¹-qi¹) |
| 10,000 | 一万 (yet¹-vei) | 第一万 (di-yet¹-vei) |
| 1 million | 一百万 (yet¹-bat¹-vei) | 第一百万 (di-yet¹-bat¹-vei) |
| 100 million | 一亿 (yet¹-yi¹) | 第一亿 (di-yet¹-yi¹) |
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Numbers in Shanghainese
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