Difference between 二 èr, 两 liǎng and 俩 liǎ - HSK grammar

How to say two in Chinese? What is the difference between er and liang? And what is the difference between liang and lia? (二 èr, 两 liǎng and 俩 liǎ) These three words are very common on beginner levels of HSK tests and you will definitely come across them in some form on your exam. #LearnChinese #Difference二两 #Difference两俩 Use of 二 èr: - in numbers 二十七 , 五十二 - in counting 一二三四 - in enumerating 第一, 第二, 第三 - in phone numbers 我的电话号码是二九三七 - in calculations 二加二等于四 - when you mean “the second“ 二楼, 二月 Use of 两 liǎng You use liang when you mean two as quantity of something, two of something 两个人, 两个月 With days, years and age you need no measure words 两天 两年 两岁 Both er and liang are grammatically ok in big numbers like 200 (erbai and liangbai) 2000 20000 and in time 2 o’clock (erdian and liangdian) 俩 liǎ is a combination of liang plus measure word ge So you can say 两个 or 俩人. It can also be used after pronouns and nouns meaning the two of them 我们俩 the two of us。