LESSON
TRANSCRIPT

Basic
Bootcamp
S1
#4
Numbers
1
to
100
in
Chinese

# 4
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Amber:
Hey,
everybody!
Welcome
back
to
Basic
Bootcamp.
I’m
Amber.
Victor:
⼤家好！(Dàjiā
hǎo!)
I’m
Victor.
Amber:
And
this
Basic
Bootcamp
Number
4,
and
it’s
part
4
in
a
5-part
series
that
will
help
ease
your
way
into
Chinese.
Victor:
We’ll
go
over
all
the
basics
that
will
really
help
you
understand
Chinese
more
quickly,
and
painlessly!
Amber:
Yes,
it
will
be
fun.
We
promise!
Victor:
In
this
lesson
you
will
learn
one
of
the
essentials
in
Chinese
the
numbers.
Amber:
Okay,
everybody,
you
know
what
that
means.
Pull
out
your
abacus
Victor:
Yeah.
Amber:
Victor
got
his
ready,
ready
from
China,
click-clacking
away
in
there.
Victor:
It’s
funny
that
you
mentioned
that
because
I
really,
really
have
to
learn
that
in
elementary
school,
like
in
3rd
grade.
Amber:
You
really
used
it?
Victor:
Not
really
use
it,
but
we
have
to
learn
it.
I’m
not
sure
now.
Amber:
Like
how
do
you
use
it?
Victor:
I’m
not
sure.
They
still
teach
them
now,
but
I’m
not
sure.
Amber:
That
was
back
in
the
day,
Victor.
They
have
calculators
now.
Victor:
Back
in
the
day,
yes,
3rd
grade.
Amber:
Okay.
Well,
the
truth
is,
you
won’t
need
an
abacus
because
Chinese
numbers
are
pretty
simple,
I
think.
Amber:
Yeah
and
the
thing
is,
you
don’t
even
need
an
abacus,
right?
Chinese
numbers
are
simple.
Amber:
Yes.
Victor:
Very
simple.
Amber:
And,
it’s
true,
Chinese
people
love
numbers,
right?
You
guys
are
always
good
at
math,
right?
I
know
that.
Victor:
And
markets.
Amber:
Cliche.
Victor:
We
use
it
in
the
markets
a
lot.
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Amber:
That’s
right
and
Chinese
people
love
numbers
so
much
that
they
even
have
number
sign
language!!
Victor:
Yeah,
that’s
true!
Amber:
You’ll
see
that
in
the
market.
Victor:
Are
we
gonna
teach
that?
Yeah.
Amber:
That
could
be
another
lesson,
but
it
needs
to
be
a
video
lesson,
I
think.
Victor:
Okay,
yeah.
Amber:
But
basically
for
every
number,
there’s
a
hand
signal.
Victor:
Okay,
so
in
this
lesson,
we
will
count
from
1-10.
Amber:
Yeah,
we’ll
start
with
the
basics
with
1-10
and
we’ll
count
a
little
beyond
that
too.
Victor:
1
(yī),
2
(èr),
3
(sān),
4
(sì),
5
(wǔ),
6
(liù),
7
(qī),
8
(bā),
9
(jiǔ),
10
(shí),
20
(èrshí),
30
(sānshí),
40
(sìshí),
50
(wǔshí),
60
(liùshí),
70
(qīshí),
80
(bāshí),
90
(jiǔshí),
100
(yībǎi)
Victor:
重复⼀次，慢速。(Chóngfù
yīcì,
màn
sù.)
Amber:
One
more
time,
a
little
slower.
Victor:
1
(yī),
2
(èr),
3
(sān),
4
(sì),
5
(wǔ),
6
(liù),
7
(qī),
8
(bā),
9
(jiǔ),
10
(shí),
20
(èrshí),
30
(sānshí),
40
(sìshí),
50
(wǔshí),
60
(liùshí),
70
(qīshí),
80
(bāshí),
90
(jiǔshí),
100
(yībǎi)
Victor:
重复⼀次，加英⽂翻译。
(Chóngfù
yīcì,
jiā
yīngwén
fānyì.)
Amber:
One
more
time
with
the
English.
Victor:
1
(yī)
Amber:
“one”
Victor:
2
(èr)
Amber:
“two”
Victor:
3
(sān)
Amber:
“three”
Victor:
4
(sì)
Amber:
“four”
Victor:
5
(wǔ)
Amber:
“five”
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Victor:
6
(liù)
Amber:
“six”
Victor:
7
(qī)
Amber:
“seven”
Victor:
8
(bā)
Amber:
“eight”
Victor:
9
(jiǔ)
Amber:
“nine”
Victor:
10
(shí)
Amber:
“ten”
Victor:
20
(èrshí)
Amber:
“twenty”
Victor:
30
(sānshí)
Amber:
“thirty”
Victor:
40
(sìshí)
Amber:
“forty”
Victor:
50
(wǔshí)
Amber:
“fifty”
Victor:
60
(liùshí)
Amber:
“sixty”
Victor:70
(qīshí)
Amber:
“seventy”
Victor:
80
(bāshí)
Amber:
“eighty”
Victor:
90
(jiǔshí)
Amber:
“ninety”
Victor:
100
(yībǎi)

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Amber:
One
hundred.
Amber:
Okay,
so,
like
we
said
with
a
nation
of
brainy
math
people,
we
would
expect
nothing
less
than
such
good
sounding
numbers!
Victor:
Yeah
and
easy
to
learn.
Amber:
Yeah.
I
heard
a
lot
of
things
repeating
and
that’s
a
good
thing
about
Chinese
numbers.
They’re
just
sort
of
compound
words.
Victor:
Yeah.
I
think
it’s
a
lot
easier
than
English,
sometimes.
Amber:
Yeah.
And
I
think
I’m
the
foster
child
for
Chinese
numbers
because
I
learned
them
and
I
hate
numbers,
I
hate
math,
and
it
was
pretty
easy.
Victor:
Okay,
so
you’re
gonna
tell
us
your
experience
today,
yeah?
Amber:
Yeah.
I’ll
share
the
secret.
Victor:
Your
secrets,
yes.
Amber:
Okay.
So
here,
we’re
gonna
have
you
do
is
no
matter
where
you
are
listening
right
now,
no
matter
if
you’re
at
home,
on
the
subway,
in
your
car,
we
want
you
to
talk
to
yourself.
Victor:
Hahaha.
No
one
will
think
you’re
crazy.
Amber:
Yeah.
Victor:
It’s
okay.
Amber:
It
doesn’t
matter.
Maybe
you
are
crazy,
but
that’s
not
a
bad
thing,
crazy
for
numbers
too.
Victor:
Just
talk
in
Chinese,
that’s
okay.
Amber:
That’s
right,
so
it’s
for
a
good
cause.
So
basically,
Victor
is
going
to
read
each
number
once
more
and
you
can
repeat
after
him
this
time.
Victor:
Okay,
so
here
we
go.
I’m
gonna
read
it
aloud
and
give
you
time
to
repeat
aloud
after
me.
Amber:
So
we’re
gonna
start
with
1
through
10.
Amber:
“one”
Victor:
1
(yī)
Amber:
“two”
Victor:
2
(èr)
Amber:
“three”
Victor:
3
(sān)
Amber:
“four”
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Victor:
4
(sì)
Amber:
“five”
Victor:
5
(wǔ)
Amber:
“six”
Victor:
6
(liù)
Amber:
“seven”
Victor:
7
(qī)
Amber:
“eight”
Victor:
8
(bā)
Amber:
“nine”
Victor:
9
(jiǔ)
Amber:
“ten”
Victor:
10
(shí)
Amber:
Oh,
it
reminds
me
of
Sesame
Street,
“1,
2,
3,
4...5,
6,
7.”
Can
you
do
that
in
Chinese?
Victor:
No,
I
can’t.
Amber:
Do
they
have
that
song
in
Chinese?
Victor:
No,
I
don’t
think
so.
Amber:
Is
there
Chinese
Sesame
Street,
Victor?
Victor:
No,
but
there’s
a
number
song.
Amber:
You
should
make,
you
should
be
on
Chinese
Sesame
Street.
We
should
make
it.
Okay,
so
that’s
not
too
hard.
Now
what
happened
next
when
we
listened
earlier
to
the
recording
of
the
numbers
was,
we
start
with
1
through
10,
and
then
we
read
in
multiples
of
10
from
20
to
100.
So
Victor
is
gonna,
again,
demonstrate
those
for
us
and
everyone
has
to
repeat
after
Victor.
So,
starting
with
“twenty”
Victor:
20
(èrshí)
Amber:
“thirty”
Victor:
30
(sānshí)
Amber:
“forty”
Victor:
40
(sìshí)
Amber:
“fifty”
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Victor:
50
(wǔshí)
Amber:
“sixty”
Victor:
60
(liùshí)
Amber:
“seventy”
Victor:70
(qīshí)
Amber:
“eighty”
Victor:
80
(bāshí)
Amber:
“ninety”
Victor:
90
(jiǔshí)
Amber:
And
last
but
not
the
last,
“one
hundred.”
Victor:
100
(yībǎi)
Amber:
Yes!
So,
I
think
we’ve
noticed
a
pattern
developing
which
we’re
going
to
talk
about
in
a
minute.
We’ll
look
at
how
to
construct
these
numbers...
put
them
together.
Victor:
So
1
through
10
are
pretty
easy,
and
as
we
get
past
10,
you’ll
notice
a
pattern
developing.
Amber:
Since
you
mentioned
all
the
multiples
of
10,
let’s
just
break
down
the
numbers
in
between
a
little
bit.
Let’s
look
at,
say,
“eleven.”
We’ve
learned
1
to
10,
with
next,
“eleven.”
How
do
you
say
it
in
Chinese,
Victor?
Victor:
Okay,
it
will
be
(shí
yī).
Amber:
Right.
So,
did
you
remember
that
when
learned
from
1
to
10,
the
number
for
“ten”
was
Victor:
10
(shí)
Amber:
And
the
number
for
“one”
was
Victor:
1
(yī)
Amber:
So
for
“eleven,”
it’s
so
easy.
All
you
do
Victor:
You
just
say
it
together.
Amber:
Put
it
together.
Victor:
11
(shí
yī)
Amber:
“Ten,
one”
Victor:
And
that’s
it.
Amber:
Logical,
pragmatic,
Chinese.
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Victor:
Yes.
Amber:
Okay,
what
about
“twelve”
then?
Does
it
follow
the
pattern?
Victor:
Yeah,
it
does.
So
it’s
just
(shí
èr).
Amber:
Right,
which
is
“ten,
two.”
Victor:
Yeah,
“ten,
two.”
Amber:
And
so
on.
“Thirteen”
Victor:
(shí
sān)
Amber:
Right.
Okay,
so
we
learned
the
word
for
“twenty”
just
now
in
our
list
of
numbers.
Victor:
(èr
shí)
Amber:
So
you
just
said
“two,
ten”
basically
for
“twenty.”
Victor:
Right.
Amber:
And
you
can
think
of
it
like
multiplication.
If
you
say
“2
x
10,”
you
have
“20,”
right?
Victor:
Yeah.
Amber:
What
about
“thirty”?
Victor:
(sān
shí).
Amber:
Right,
it’s
the
same,
“three,
ten.”
Victor:
It’s
just
like
all
the
other
numbers
that
are
multiple
of
“tens”
that
we
mentioned
earlier.
Amber:
Right.
And
then
just
keep
going
up,
basically,
to
ninety
as
we
learned
earlier.
Victor:
So
(sān
shí)
will
be
“thirty,”
will
be
“three,
ten”
and
“forty”
is
(sì
shí),
is
“four,
ten.”
Amber:
“Fifty”
Victor:
50
(wǔ
shí)
Amber:
“Sixty”
Victor:
60
(liù
shí)
Amber:
And
so
on.
Victor:
Yep.
Amber:
So
it’s
even
a
good
way
to
re-practice
your
1
to
10
numbers,
because
all
they’re
doing
is
repeating.
Victor:
Yes,
so
it’s
70
(qī
shí),
80
(bā
shí),
90
(jiǔ
shí)...
and
that’s
it.

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Amber:
Right.
Okay,
so
remember,
thinking
back
a
minute
here.
The
word
for
“ten”
is
(shí).
So
just
to
recap,
all
the
numbers
that
are
multiples
of
“ten,”
you
just
put
the
amount
in
front
of
the
“ten”
and
you
get
the
multiple
which
is
(èr
shí,
sān
shí).
Victor:
(èr
shí)
yeah.
So
now,
we’re
going
a
little
deeper.
Amber:
Yes,
we’re
going
to
get
a
little
bit
crazy
with
the
numbers
now.
Victor:
So,
I
guess
in
a
perfect
world,
right,
every
number
will
be
a
multiple
of
“tens,”
all
numbers.
Amber:
That
will
be
my
perfect
world.
Victor:
Haha,
yeah,
yeah,
perfect
world.
So,
I’m
going
to
venture
into
some
other
important
number
territories,
but
they’re
not
gonna
be
higher
than
100
to
start.
Amber;
Yeah,
we
won’t
overload
you.
It’s
a
bootcamp,
but
not
torture
camp.
Victor:
Yeah.
So,
I
normally
would
never
ask
a
girl
her
age.
Amber:
Yes.
Victor:
But
for
the
grand
cause
teaching
Chinese
numbers
Amber:
For
the
sake
of
learning.
Victor:
Amber
has
volunteered
to
tell
us
her
age.
So
how
old
Amber:
I
can
see
where
you’re
going
with
this.
Victor:
So
how
old
are
you,
Amber?
Amber:
Okay,
well,
you
might
have
to
torture
me
to
get
this
information,
but
okay,
okay.
I’m
in
the
double
digits.
I
admit
it.
I’m
21.
Victor:
Hahaha,
okay,
I
accept
that.
That’s
totally
fine.
You’re
21,
21
it
is.
Amber:
I
don’t
have
to
show
ID?
Okay.
Victor:
Yeah,
21
it
is.
Amber:
It’s
for
the
sake
of
the
lesson,
okay.
Victor:
So,
to
make
a
number
that
isn’t
in
the
denomination
of
10,
here
is
all
you
do.
So
“twenty”
we
remember
is
(èr
shí).
Well
now,
all
you
have
to
do
is
to
add
on
the
rest
which
is
“one”
in
this
case,
so
it’s
(èr
shí
yī)
“two,
ten,
one.”
Amber:
Right
because
(yī)
is
a
number
for
“one,”
so
all
you’re
saying
is
“twenty”
plus
a
“one”
on
the
end
because
we
remember
that
“twenty”
was
(èr
shí),
so
(èr
shí
yī).
So
next,
like
next
year,
I’ll
be
22.
All
you
do
is
say
“twenty”
plus
“two”
which
is
Victor:
(èr
shí
èr)
Amber:
Right.
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Victor:
Yeah,
so
let’s
try
with
more
numbers.
Amber:
Okay.
Well,
how
old
are
you,
Victor?
I
see
this
happening
and
he’s
gonna
tell
the
truth.
Victor:
I’m
gonna
tell
the
truth.
I’m
24.
Amber:
He’s
got
nothing
to
hide.
Victor:
I’m
24,
although
people
have
told
me,
I
look
30,
so
I’m
kinda,
I
don’t
know.
Amber:
Are
you
happy
about
that?
Victor:
No,
I
wasn’t.
I
was,
you
know,
surprised.
Amber:
Okay,
well
Victor:
But
I’m
24.
Amber:
Okay,
so
24.
So
all
we
would
say
is
“twenty”
and
then
the
“four”,
right?
Victor:
Yeah,
which
is
(èr
shí
sì).
Amber:
Good,
very
easy.
Victor:
(èr
shí
sì)
Amber:
So
that’s
like
“24,”
“two,
ten,
four,”
basically.
Okay,
okay,
let’s
actually
tell
my
real
age,
Victor.
My
real
age
is
65.
How
do
we
say
that?
I’m
just
kidding.
But
let’s
get
into
a
higher
number
now,
to
see
if
the
pattern
still
fits.
So,
let’s
just
pull
that
number,
65,
how
would
we
say
that?
Victor:
So
the
number
for
“sixty”
remember
is
(liù
shí),
so
Amber:
Which
is
“six,
ten.”
Victor:
Yep.
And
we
just
add
the
“five”
at
the
end
and
that
will
be
(liù
shí
wǔ).
Amber:
So
it’s
great,
all
the
way
up
to
99,
this
pattern
does
not
change.
Victor:
Right.
Amber:
You
just
basically
state
each
number
in
order.
Victor:
Yeah.
Amber:
And
create
a
new
number.
Victor:
So
let’s
try
a
number
that
Chinese
people
love.
Amber:
Okay.
Victor:
The
number
“eight.”
Amber:
Yes.

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Victor:
Yeah.
Amber:
The
lucky
8.
Victor:
So
why
is
8
so
popular?
Amber:
Yeah,
can
you
tell
me?
Victor:
I
think
we
should
explain
that.
Amber:
Because
I
don’t
really
know.
Victor:
Well,
see,
the
pronunciation
for
“eight”
in
Chinese
is
(bā).
Amber:
Yes.
Victor:
And
it
sounds
like
the
pronunciation
for
the
word
(fā).
(Fā)
means
“to
grow,
to
get
rich.”
Amber:
Oh,
like
in
Chinese
New
Year
when
they
say
(gōngxǐ
fācái).
Victor:
Right.
So
it
means,
you
know,
to
get
more
abundance.
You
know,
(bā)
sounds
like
(fā),
so
Chinese
people
love
it.
Cell
phone
numbers
that
end
with
“8”
will
cost
more.
Amber:
Yeah,
like
I
heard
someone
that
got
maybe
“888,
8888”
cost
like
a
million
dollars.
Victor:
Yeah.
Amber:
They
bid
on
it
or
something.
Victor:
And,
you
know,
lessons,
place,
and
things
like
that.
Amber:
Yeah!
Victor:
And
of
course,
the
opening
ceremony
for
the
Olympics
Amber:
Mm-hmm.
Victor:
Was
2008,
August
8,
at
8:00
PM.
So,
Chinese
people
love
the
8.
Amber:
Yes,
very
lucky.
Victor:
Okay.
Amber:
Okay,
so
how
about,
let’s
just
say,
we
know
“eight”
is
(bā).
How
would
you
say
“eighty-eight”
then?
Victor:
That’s
(bā
shí
bā).
Amber:
Hmm,
so
it’s
just
“8,
10,
8.”
Victor:
Yep.
Amber:
Okay.
So
now,
we’ll
just
do,
how
a
little
bit
of,
throw
out
numbers
and
you’ll
tell
us
how
to
say
them,
Victor,
for
a
little
test,
okay?
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Victor:
Sure.
Amber.
How
about
“thirty-nine”?
Victor:
(sān
shí
jiǔ)
Amber:
So
“three,
ten,
nine.”
How
about
“forty-four?”
Victor:
(sì
shí
sì)
Amber:
But
Chinese
people
don’t
like
that
number.
Victor:
And
by
the
way,
that’s
the
worst
number,
yeah.
Amber:
You’re
so
brave
to
say
that
number.
Victor:
(Sì),
so
let’s
tell
the
story
here
too.
Amber:
I
know.
I
was
throwing
it
there
just
to
throw
you
off
a
little,
Victor,
but
you
totally
missed
it.
Victor:
So
again
like,
you
know,
(bā),
you
know,
sounds
like
(fā).
(Sì)
sounds
like
(sǐ)
in
Chinese.
Amber:
Oh,
which
is
the
word
for
Victor:
Word
for
“death”
and
it’s
a
big
taboo,
usually,
to
talk
about
it
in
public
places.
Amber:
Yeah,
in
any
context,
Chinese
people
don’t
like
talking
about
death.
Victor:
Right,
so
(sì),
the
number,
(sì
shí
sì),
you
know,
is
like
“666”
here
or
the
number
13,
like
people
really
don’t
like
it.
Amber:
Mm-hmm.
Victor:
However
though,
there
are
some
people
trying
to,
like,
make
it
sound
better
because
in
“four”,
in
music
notes
is...
Amber:
Yeah.
Victor:
It
represents
the
sound
/fa/,
so
some
people
like
when
they
end
up
with
some
number
as
in
the
“four”
whatever,
they
just
say
it...
Amber:
They’re
trying
to
make
the
best
of
it.
Victor:
Right.
You
just
say,
you
know,
if
you
think
of
music
terms,
you
know,
it
still
sounds
like
/fa/,
which
is
“8.”
Amber:
That’s
like
looking
at
a
glass
half
full,
sort
of.
Victor:
Yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
right.
So,
but
usually
“4,”
you
know,
people
don’t
like
it.
So
yeah,
“forty-four”
would
be
(sì
shí
sì).
Amber:
Right,
okay.
So
that’s
just
a
basic
intro
into
how
numbers
up
to
99,
up
to
100
work
in
Chinese.
And
one
last
time,
what
was
the
word
for
“one
hundred”
when
everything
kind
of
changes,
Victor?
We
heard
that
too
in
our
earlier
recording.
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Victor:
It’s
100
(yī
bǎi).
Amber:
Right.
Now,
I
know
you’re
all
tantalized
with
the
“100”,
but
you’re
going
to
have
to
just
wait
for
Bootcamp
5
where
we
will
talk
about
the
numbers
100
to
10,000.
Victor:
Okay.
Amber:
But
until
then,
you’ll
have
to
content
yourself
to
go
back
to
1
to
10
and
20
to
100,
so
listen
one
more
time.
Victor:
Okay.
Thank
you
for
listening.
We’ll
see
you
next
time.
Amber:
Yeah.
Everyone,
get
out
your
times
tables
and
practice.
We’ll
see
you
next
time.
Victor:
(Zài
jiàn)
Amber:
(Zài
jiàn)
Victor:
1
(yī),
2
(èr),
3
(sān),
4
(sì),
5
(wǔ),
6
(liù),
7
(qī),
8
(bā),
9
(jiǔ),
10
(shí),
20
(èrshí),
30
(sānshí),
40
(sìshí),
50
(wǔshí),
60
(liùshí),
70
(qīshí),
80
(bāshí),
90
(jiǔshí),
100
(yībǎi).

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