Count to Five in Mandarin

Count from one to five in Mandarin Chinese, and see how each number is written.

Proposed lesson: awaiting review by a competent Mandarin speaker and the owner’s approval before launch.

1 Welcome

Let’s count! Numbers are everywhere: on clocks, in shops and in games. In this lesson you will learn the numbers one to five in Mandarin Chinese.

2 What You’ll Learn

In this lesson you will:

Count from one to five in Mandarin Chinese.

3 Watch and Listen

A video for this lesson is on its way. For now, look at the new words in the next step.

4 New Words

  • 一 yī one
  • 二 èr two
  • 三 sān three
  • 四 sì four
  • 五 wǔ five

These words are being checked by a native speaker.

5 Listen and Repeat

Hold up one finger and say “yī”. Hold up two fingers and say “èr”. Keep going all the way to five! Can you count your toys in Mandarin?

6 Practise with Flashcards

Card of 5

of 5 known

  1. 一
    one Say it: yī
  2. 二
    two Say it: èr
  3. 三
    three Say it: sān
  4. 四
    four Say it: sì
  5. 五
    five Say it: wǔ

These words are being checked by a native speaker.

7 Quiz Time

Question of 3

  1. What does this mean?

    一
  2. “二” means “two”.

  3. Match each word to its meaning.

This quiz is being checked by a native speaker.

8 Well Done!

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