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Pronunciation

十

sap6

ten

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

十 means ten on its own; numbers from eleven to nineteen put an additional digit after 十.

Examples

要等十分鐘

jiu3 dang2 sap6 fan1 zung1

You need to wait ten minutes

我要十個

ngo5 jiu3 sap6 go3

I want ten.

You need to wait ten minutesjiu3 dang2 sap6 fan1 zung1要等十分鐘Roughly seven to ten working daysdaai6 koi3 cat1 zi3 sap6 go3 gung1 zok3 jat6大概七至十個工作日I am moving in the afternoon. Would yum cha at ten work?ngo5 haa6 zau3 jiu3 bun1 uk1 sap6 dim2 heoi3 jam2 caa4 dak1 m4 dak1我下晝要搬屋，十點去飲茶得唔得？There is a dim sum place in Sham Shui Po. Would ten work?sam1 seoi2 bou2 jau5 gaan1 dim2 sam1 pou3 sap6 dim2 heoi3 dak1 m4 dak1深水埗有間點心舖，十點去得唔得？