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Counting "how many" in Chinese

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Chinese words for counting "how many"

Example conversations in Chinese

Counting books

你有多少本书?
How many books do you have?
让我数一数。大约十五本。
Let me count. About fifteen.
十五本?那很多。
Fifteen? That's a lot.
是的,但只有五本书是上课用的。
Yes, but only five books are for class.
你每个月读多少本书?
How many do you read each month?
可能两三本。我想多读一些。
Maybe two or three. I want to read more.
我只有十本书。
I have only ten books.
那还是个不错的数量。
That's still a good number.
你需要更多的书吗?
Do you need more books?
不用了,我有够多了。
No, I have enough.
我可以给你几本我的书。
I can give you a few of mine.
谢谢,但我不需要更多了。
Thanks, but I don't need more.

Page numbers in class

我们现在在第几页?
What page are we on?
第二十三页。
Page twenty-three.
谢谢。我翻错页了。
Thanks. I had the wrong page.
没问题。
No problem.
这一章有多少页?
How many pages does the chapter have?
大约三十页。
About thirty pages.
那有多少道题?
And how many questions?
只有六个问题。
Just six questions.
三十页才六个问题?这不算多。
Six questions on thirty pages? That's not many.
对。让我再数一遍题目。
Right. Let me count the questions again.
下一章在第几页?
What page is the next chapter on?
第五十二页。
Page fifty-two.

Counting people for a party

有多少人要来参加聚会?
How many people are coming to the party?
大约二十个人。
About twenty people.
二十个人?那可是不少人。
Twenty? That's a lot of people.
是的,朋友和家人会来。
Yes, friends and family are coming.
你有足够的椅子吗?
Do you have enough chairs?
我觉得够了。我有二十五把椅子。
I think so. I have twenty-five chairs.
你需要多少饮料?
How many drinks do you need?
大约四十杯饮料。
About forty drinks.
那食物呢?
What about food?
我们有足够的食物,够大家吃。
We have enough food for everyone.
很好。你把所有东西都数过了。
Good. You counted everything.
是的,我觉得我们准备好了。
Yes, I think we're ready.

Counting at home

我们有几个鸡蛋?
How many eggs do we have?
让我数一下。六个鸡蛋。
Let me count. Six eggs.
只有六个?我们还需要更多。
Only six? We need more.
我明天买一打。
I'll buy a dozen tomorrow.
那苹果有多少个?
And how many apples?
碗里大约有四个苹果。
About four apples in the bowl.
我想做派。我们需要十个苹果。
I want to make pie. We need ten apples.
我会再买些苹果。
I'll get more apples.
我们有足够的面粉吗?
Do we have enough flour?
有,我们有足够的面粉。
Yes, we have enough flour.
太好了。谢谢你把所有东西都数了一遍。
Great. Thanks for counting everything.
没问题。我经常数东西。
No problem. I count things all the time.

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