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How Many?

Learn to ask about quantities

5words
15XP
6–10min

Now let's learn to ask “how many?” in Cantonese. The key word is 幾, which can mean “how many” or “several”.

  • gei2幾how many / several
gei2幾

how many / several

nei5你jiu3要gei2幾bui1杯caa4茶？

How many cups of tea do you want?

gei2幾do1多

how many / how much

ni1呢go3個gei2幾do1多cin2錢？

How much does this cost?

幾多 is used to ask “how many” or “how much” in general. Add a classifier after 幾 to ask about specific things.

  • gei2 do1幾多how many / how much
gei2幾go3個

how many (things)

nei5你uk1屋kei2企jau5有gei2幾go3個jan4人？

How many people are in your family?

jau5有gei2幾do1多

how many are there

nei1呢dou6度jau5有gei2幾do1多zek3隻maau1貓？

How many cats are there here?

gei2幾seoi3歲

how old (age)

nei5你gam1今nin4年gei2幾seoi3歲？

How old are you this year?

Useful phrase: 你幾歲? means “How old are you?”, a common question, especially for children!

  • nei5 gei2 seoi3你幾歲How old are you?