Counting: Classifiers
个, 本… the little word between the number and the noun
The classifier 个
In Chinese, you don't say "three friends" but "three-units-of-friend". 个 (gè) is the all-purpose classifier: when in doubt, use it.
Number + 个 + Noun
Some useful classifiers
本 (běn) for books, 岁 (suì) for age. Each family of objects has its own, they will come naturally.
两 or 二 ?
To count objects, "two" is said 两 (liǎng), not 二 (èr). 二 is used for numbers and mathematics.
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