Ordinal Numbers (Ho Tau)

January 31st, 2009 in Learn Hokkien by 0 Comments

First(1st) Tay it   Eleventh(11th) Tay chap it
Second(2nd) Tay ji   Twelth(12th) Tay chap ji
Third(3rd) Tay sa   Thirteenth(13th) Tay chap sa
Fourth(4th) Tay see   Fourteenth(14th) Tay chap see
Fifth(5th) Tay goh   Fifteenth(15th) Tay chap goh
Sixth(6th) Tay luck   Sixteenth(16th) Tay chap luck
Seventh(7th) Tay cheat   Seventeenth(17th) ji chap cheat
Eight(8th) Tay phaik   Eighteenth(18th) Tay chap cheat
Ninth(9th) Tay kau   Nineteenth(19th) Tay chap kau
Tenth(10th) Tay chap   Twentieth(20th) Tay ji chap

*Basically you just add Tay in front of the number and you’ve got your ordinal numbers.

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