How to Say ‘One’ in Traditional Chinese
一個
yī gè
[ee guh]
💬 Usage Tip: 一 changes tone here. Before 個 it's read (yí), so you say (yí ge), not (yī ge).
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many everyday objects and items.
我想要一個這個。
I would like one of this.
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