🔤 Trilingual: English | 中文 (Mandarim) | Português
📘 Level: Beginner
🧠 Vocabulary Focus: Numbers 1–100, Asking and Saying Age
🎯 Objective / Objetivo / 目标
By the end of this lesson, you will:
✔️ Know how to count from 1 to 100 in English, Mandarin, and Portuguese
✔️ Ask and say your age and someone else’s
✔️ Understand number patterns in Mandarin using Pinyin
✔️ Practice common questions about age and numbers
📖 1. English Explanation (Main Focus)
Learning numbers is one of the most essential parts of mastering any language. It helps you with time, age, money, phone numbers, and daily communication.
👉 Grammar Note:
To ask someone’s age in English, we often say:
“How old are you?”
To answer:
“I am 25 years old.”
🔢 2. Numbers Chart (1–20, 30, 40…100)
| English | Chinese | Pinyin | Português |
|---|---|---|---|
| One | 一 | yī | Um |
| Two | 二 | èr | Dois |
| Three | 三 | sān | Três |
| Four | 四 | sì | Quatro |
| Five | 五 | wǔ | Cinco |
| Six | 六 | liù | Seis |
| Seven | 七 | qī | Sete |
| Eight | 八 | bā | Oito |
| Nine | 九 | jiǔ | Nove |
| Ten | 十 | shí | Dez |
| Eleven | 十一 | shí yī | Onze |
| Twelve | 十二 | shí èr | Doze |
| Thirteen | 十三 | shí sān | Treze |
| Fourteen | 十四 | shí sì | Catorze |
| Fifteen | 十五 | shí wǔ | Quinze |
| Twenty | 二十 | èr shí | Vinte |
| Thirty | 三十 | sān shí | Trinta |
| Forty | 四十 | sì shí | Quarenta |
| Fifty | 五十 | wǔ shí | Cinquenta |
| One hundred | 一百 | yī bǎi | Cem |
👄 3. Common Questions About Age
👨🏫 In English:
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Q: How old are you?
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A: I am 28 years old.
👨🏫 In Mandarin (中文):
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Q: 你几岁？(Nǐ jǐ suì?) → For children
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Q: 你多大？(Nǐ duō dà?) → For teenagers and adults
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A: 我二十八岁。Wǒ èr shí bā suì. → I am 28 years old.
👨🏫 Em Português:
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Q: Quantos anos você tem?
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A: Eu tenho 28 anos.
🎭 4. Dialogue / Diálogo / 对话
🔹 A: Hi! How old are you?
🔹 B: I’m 25 years old. How about you?
🔹 A: I’m 30.
🔹 A: 你好！你多大？(Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ duō dà?)
🔹 B: 我二十五岁。你呢？(Wǒ èr shí wǔ suì. Nǐ ne?)
🔹 A: 我三十岁。(Wǒ sān shí suì.)
🔹 A: Olá! Quantos anos você tem?
🔹 B: Tenho 25 anos. E você?
🔹 A: Tenho 30 anos.
🧠 Section 5: Cultural Note
In Chinese culture, asking someone’s age is common in friendly conversations, but it’s more sensitive with older people.
In Portuguese and English cultures, it may be considered a bit rude to ask adults, especially women, their age unless you’re close.
📘 Section 6: Practice Exercise
📝 Translate and write the following:
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I am 18 years old.
→ 🇨🇳 我十八岁。Wǒ shí bā suì.
→ 🇵🇹 Tenho 18 anos. -
How old is your sister?
→ 🇨🇳 你姐姐多大？Nǐ jiějie duō dà?
→ 🇵🇹 Quantos anos tem a sua irmã?
📊 Section 7: Vocabulary Boost
| English | Chinese (中文) | Pinyin | Português |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 年龄 | niánlíng | Idade |
| Years old | 岁 | suì | Anos |
| Young | 年轻 | niánqīng | Jovem |
| Old | 老 | lǎo | Velho/Idoso |
| Birthday | 生日 | shēngrì | Aniversário |
| Number | 数字 | shùzì | Número |
🖼️ Section 8: Suggested Image for This Lesson
Title: “Learn Numbers 1-100 in 3 Languages!”
Type: A colorful image showing the number chart in English, Chinese characters, Pinyin, and Portuguese.
👉 You can get such an image from Canva, Freepik, or I can create a custom one for you.
✅ Section 9: Summary
You learned how to:
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Count from 1 to 100 in three languages
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Ask and say your age
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Use proper structures in Mandarin with “岁 (suì)”
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Recognize cultural context when talking about age