文秘

[wontonsoup]

there was a list of studies including 商业, 农业...etc...

and i came accross one called 文秘.

what type of study is 'wen mi' ?

Also, how do you say cents? as in ten dollars and twenty five cents

十元, 二十五...?

十块钱, 二十五...?

and do you say 和 between them? eg, 十块钱和二十五...

i'm not sure about this, i only know these in cantonese

thanks for any help!

[skylee]

文秘 is most probably an abbreviation for 文書及秘書 (clerical and secretarial skills / studies / whatever).

Also, how do you say cents? as in ten dollars and twenty five cents

I would say, similar in Cantonese, 十元(or 塊)兩(or 二)毛五. Formally, it is 十元二角五分.

[wontonsoup]

oh ok, so you don't use 和 or any other connecting word, makes sense.

can u explain the use of 毛(hair) though, i don't quite get it and have never heard of it.

thanks skylee

[wontonsoup]

actually, no need, i jus looked it up in a dictionary and apparently it means 10 cents, thanks anyway

[trien27]

$10.25, $10,25, 10 dollars 25 cents:

In Chinese would be:

Mandarin: shi yuan, liang jiao, wu fen = 10 dollars, 2 dimes, 5 cents (formal/written)

Mandarin: shi kuai, liang mao, wu fen = 10 dollars, 2 dimes, 5 cents (informal/colloquial/spoken)

Cantonese: Sup yuen, leung kok, ng fun = 10 dollars, 2 dimes, 5 cents (formal/written)

Cantonese: Sup mun, yi ho bun = 10 dollars, 2 dimes half [half = half a dime = 5 cents] (informal/colloquial/spoken)

"Cent(s)" in Cantonese sounds like the English words "seen" or "scene".

Use liang instead of er for 2 when counting. but use liang bai(200), liang qian(2000), liang wan(20000) in Mandarin.

Use Yi Bak(200), Yi Chien(2000), Yi Man(20000) in Cantonese, instead of leung. Yi(Cantonese) = Er (Mandarin), Leung(Cantonese) = Liang(Mandarin).

When written use formal, when spoken use colloquial. In colloquial Cantonese, you say half a dime instead of 5 cents.

Some people would argue and say you could use both leung & yi interchangeably in Cantonese.

[skylee]

Cantonese: Sup mun, yi ho bun = 10 dollars, 2 dimes half [half = half a dime = 5 cents] (informal/colloquial/spoken)

I would say 十個二毫半. For $10, it is 十蚊. But for $10.2, it is 十個二 or 十蚊零兩毫.