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Numbers and days in Mandarin

MFL, Mandarin grammar. Usually met in years 7 to 11.

Read and write numbers from 0 to 99 and the days of the week in Mandarin characters.

What you practise

Starts with single digits and builds to two-digit numbers and the days of the week. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.

Sample questions

Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.

Sample question, level 2 of 5

How do you write 14 in characters?

  1. 十六
  2. 十五
  3. 十二
  4. 十三
  5. 十四
Show the answer and method

Answer: E, 十四

The method: 14 is 十四: tens, then 十, then the units.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, 十六: 十六 is 16, not 14.
  • B, 十五: 十五 is 15, not 14.
  • C, 十二: 十二 is 12, not 14.
  • D, 十三: 十三 is 13, not 14.

Sample question, level 4 of 5

How do you write 49 in characters?

  1. 九十四
  2. 四十九
  3. 四十八
  4. 五十
  5. 五十一
Show the answer and method

Answer: B, 四十九

The method: 49 is 四十九: tens, then 十, then the units.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, 九十四: That is 94: the tens come first, then 十, then the units.
  • C, 四十八: 四十八 is 48, not 49.
  • D, 五十: 五十 is 50, not 49.
  • E, 五十一: 五十一 is 51, not 49.

See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.

Related topics: Pinyin and tones, Measure words, Particles and negatives, Word order.