How count in Taiwanese (臺語), a variety of Southern Min (Min Nan) Chinese spoken mainly in Taiwan.
Key to abbreviations: col. = colloquial Taiwanese, lit. = literary Taiwanese.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 空 (khòng) | |
| 1 | 一 (chit [col], it [lit]) | 第一 (tē-it) |
| 2 | 二 (nn̄g [col], jī / lī [lit]) | 第二 (tē-lī / tē-jī) |
| 3 | 三 (saⁿ [col], sam [lit]) | 第三 (tē-saⁿ) |
| 4 | 四 (sì [col], sù [lit]) | 第四 (tē-sì) |
| 5 | 五 (gō͘ [col], ngó͘ [lit]) | 第五 (tē-gō͘ / tē-gǒ͘) |
| 6 | 六 (la̍k [col], lio̍k [lit]) | 第六 (tē-la̍k) |
| 7 | 七 (chhit) | 第七 (tē-chhit) |
| 8 | 八 (peh / poeh [col], pat [lit]) | 第八 (tē-poeh / tē-peh) |
| 9 | 九 (káu [col], kiú [lit]) | 第九 (tē-káu) |
| 10 | 十 (cha̍p [col], si̍p [lit]) | 第十 (tē-cha̍p) |
| 11 | 十一 (cha̍p-it) | 第十一 (tē-cha̍p-it) |
| 12 | 十二 (cha̍p-jī) | 第十二 (tē-cha̍p-jī) |
| 13 | 十三 (cha̍p-saⁿ) | 第十三 (tē-cha̍p-saⁿ) |
| 14 | 十四 (cha̍p-sì) | 第十四 (tē-cha̍p-sì) |
| 15 | 十五 (cha̍p-gō͘) | 第十五 (tē-cha̍p-gō͘) |
| 16 | 十六 (cha̍p-la̍k) | 第十六 (tē-cha̍p-la̍k) |
| 17 | 十七 (cha̍p-chhit) | 第十七 (tē-cha̍p-chhit) |
| 18 | 十八 (cha̍p-peh) | 第十八 (tē-cha̍p-peh) |
| 19 | 十九 (cha̍p-káu) | 第十九 (tē-cha̍p-káu) |
| 20 | 二十 (jī-cha̍p) | 第二十 (tē-jī-cha̍p) |
| 21 | 二十一 (jī-cha̍p-it) | 第二十一 (tē-jī-cha̍p-it) |
| 22 | 二十二 (jī-cha̍p-jī) | 第二十二 (tē-jī-cha̍p-jī) |
| 23 | 二十三 (jī-cha̍p-saⁿ) | 第二十三 (tē-jī-cha̍p-saⁿ) |
| 24 | 二十四 (jī-cha̍p-sì) | 第二十四 (jī-cha̍p-sì) |
| 25 | 二十五 (jī-cha̍p-gō͘) | 第二十五 (tē-jī-cha̍p-gō͘) |
| 26 | 二十六 (jī-cha̍p-la̍k) | 第二十六 (tē-jī-cha̍p-la̍k) |
| 27 | 二十七 (jī-cha̍p-chhit) | 第二十七 (tē-jī-cha̍p-chhit) |
| 28 | 二十八 (jī-cha̍p-pat) | 第二十八 (tē-jī-cha̍p-pat) |
| 29 | 二十九 (jī-cha̍p-káu) | 第二十九 (tē-jī-cha̍p-káu) |
| 30 | 三十 (saⁿ-cha̍p) | 第三十 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p) |
| 31 | 三十一 (saⁿ-cha̍p-it) | 第三十一 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-it) |
| 32 | 三十二 (saⁿ-cha̍p-jī) | 第三十二 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-jī) |
| 33 | 三十三 (saⁿ-cha̍p-saⁿ) | 第三十三 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-saⁿ) |
| 34 | 三十四 (saⁿ-cha̍p-sì) | 第三十四 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-sì) |
| 35 | 三十五 (saⁿ-cha̍p-gō͘) | 第三十五 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-gō͘) |
| 36 | 三十六 (saⁿ-cha̍p-la̍k) | 第三十六 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-la̍k) |
| 37 | 三十七 (saⁿ-cha̍p-chhit) | 第三十七 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-chhit) |
| 38 | 三十八 (saⁿ-cha̍p-pat) | 第三十八 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-pat) |
| 39 | 三十九 (saⁿ-cha̍p-káu) | 第三十九 (tē-saⁿ-cha̍p-káu) |
| 40 | 四十 (sì-cha̍p) | 第四十 tē-sì-cha̍p) |
| 50 | 五十 (ngó͘-cha̍p) | 第五十 (tē-ngó͘-cha̍p) |
| 60 | 六十 (la̍k-cha̍p) | 第六十 (tē-la̍k-cha̍p) |
| 70 | 七十 (chhit-cha̍p) | 第七十 (tē-chhit-cha̍p) |
| 80 | 八十 (pat-cha̍p) | 第八十 (tē-pat-cha̍p) |
| 90 | 九十 (káu-cha̍p) | 第九十 (tē-káu-cha̍p) |
| 100 | 一百 (chit-pah) | 第一百 (tē-chit-pah) |
| 1,000 | 一千 (chit-chheng) | 第一千 (tē-chit-chheng) |
| 10,000 | 一萬 (chit-ban) | 第一萬 (tē-chit-ban) |
| 1,000,000 | 一百萬 (chit-pah-ban) | 第一百萬 (tē-chit-pah-ban) |
| 100 million | 一億 (chi-tek) | 第一億 (tē-chi-tek) |
Taiwanese recordings by 趙順文 & 鄭良偉. Corrections by David Chen
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