Numbers in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about numbers in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你的电话号码是多少?What's your phone number?
  2. 你的生日是几月几号?When is your birthday?
  3. 你家有几口人?How many people are there in your family?
  4. 你住几楼?Which floor do you live on?
  5. 你每天睡几个小时?How many hours do you sleep a night?
  6. 你家离学校或公司有多少公里?How many kilometres is it from your home to work or school?
  7. 你住的城市有多少人?How many people live in your city?
  8. 你最喜欢哪个数字?为什么?What's your favourite number, and why?

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The Numbers word list has the 20 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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