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Originally Posted by xpsal
My first lesson is cardinal and ordinal numbers, it seems soooo easy so far, thanks Pluipoco,
so if I want to say I was born in the year 一千九百七十九 is it the correct order for 1979? and I have 二十六 years for 26 ?
I'm just trying to test myself  |
Your first 1979 is mathematically correct, but when we remember the YEAR, we usually just speak literally each and every numbers singly, like一九七九, anyway your counting is accurate! Great!
I Will Try out Your Way:
我（出）生于一九七九年，今年二十六岁。Ex1
or我一九七九年生，今年二十六岁。Ex2
Meaning "I was born in (the year of ) 1979, and now I'm 26 (years old)".
EX1 literally reads word by word in English as: I Birth(Born) In 1979 Year, Now 26 Years.
EX2: I 1979 Born, Now 26 Years.
我I, me
出生birth, born
于 in, of
一九七九年year of 1979
今年this year, current year while 今is today literally, and 年is year.
二十六岁age of 26, aged 26 while 岁equals to year, which is often used to one's age.