🇨🇳 Chinese Numbers 1–10
Prices, quantities, phone numbers and times all run on the first ten numbers — the fastest vocabulary win in any language. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Chinese | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| One | 一 | yī |
| Two | 二 | èr |
| Three | 三 | sān |
| Four | 四 | sì |
| Five | 五 | wǔ |
| Six | 六 | liù |
| Seven | 七 | qī |
| Eight | 八 | bā |
| Nine | 九 | jiǔ |
| Ten | 十 | shí |
| How much? | 多少钱？ | duōshǎo qián? |
| Two, please | 请给我两个 | qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng ge |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Chinese phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsShopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthSmall Talk & IntroductionsDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-inRomance & Compliments