Listening A1
Hearing Numbers Clearly (0-100)
Lesson Goals
- Identify basic numbers 0-10 correctly.
- Hear the hard difference between "13" and "30".
- Understand prices and phone numbers.
Numbers are used everywhere: prices at the market, phone numbers, and time. The hardest part is hearing the difference between "Teens" (13-19) and "Tens" (20-90).
1. The Tricky Teens vs. Tens
Many students confuse 13 with 30, or 15 with 50. The secret is the stress (the strong sound).
13, 14, 15... (The Teens)
The stress is at the END. It sounds long.
- thir-TEEN ↗
- four-TEEN ↗
- fif-TEEN ↗
30, 40, 50... (The Tens)
The stress is at the START. It sounds short and fast.
- THIR-ty ↘
- FOR-ty ↘
- FIF-ty ↘
Tip: The "T" Sound
In American English, the "T" in numbers like 30, 40, 80 often sounds like a soft "D".
- 30 sounds like "Thir-dee"
- 40 sounds like "For-dee"
But in "13" or "14", the "T" is usually clear and strong.
Practice Activity: Which one is it?
Listen to the audio. Choose the number you hear.
- 13 vs 30
- 15 vs 50
- 18 vs 80
- 19 vs 90
Vocabulary List
- Zero (noun) /ˈzɪəroʊ/ [សូន្យ] - The number 0. Sometimes said as "oh" in phone numbers.
- Hundred (noun) /ˈhʌndrəd/ [មួយរយ] - The number 100.
- Price (noun) /praɪs/ [តម្លៃ] - How much something costs (money).
Your Mission 🎙️
Look at the items around you. Guess their price in dollars and record yourself saying it.
- Example: "This pen is one dollar and fifty cents." ($1.50)
- "This phone is two hundred dollars." ($200)