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How to say “Forty” in Cantonese — 四十 (sei3 sap6)

The Cantonese for “forty” is 四十 (sei3 sap6) — forty [Syn.] 卌.

sei˗₃四sapˍ₆十

nounforty [Syn.] 卌

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Other ways to say “forty”

卌sei3

四十

卌呀sei3 aa6

forty (start of contraction for 41-49) [Note]: 40 is 四十, in Cantonese, only for the numbers 41-49 inclusive that we use 卌呀 (as well as 卌呀幾, etc.)

Example sentences with 四十

四十除八等於五

Forty divided by eight equals five.

daiˍ₆第sei˗₃四sapˍ₆十jipˍ₆頁taiˊ²睇mˎ₄唔tai2?睇?

Page forty, do you want to look?

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係daiˍ₆第sei˗₃四sapˍ₆十jatˉ¹一go3.個。

He/She is the forty-first one.

daiˍ₆第sei˗₃四sapˍ₆十manˉ¹蚊gau˗₃夠mˎ₄唔gau3?夠?

Is forty dollars enough?

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (sei3 sap6) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.