Numbers

Malaysia

0	sifar	6	enam
1	salah satu	7	tujuh
2	dua	8	lapan
3	tiga	9	sembilan
4	empat	10	sepuluh
5	lima	20	dua puluh
11	sebelas	21	dua puluh satu
12	dua belas	30	tiga puluh
13	tiga belas	100	(se)ratus
		1000	(se)ribu

Thailand

0	๐	soon R	ศุนย์	6	๖	hok L	หก
1	๑	neung L	หนึ่ง	7	๗	jet L	เจ็ด
2	๒	saawng R	สอง	8	๘	bpairt L	แปด
3	๓	sam R	สาม	9	๙	gao F	เก้า
4	๔	see L	สี่	10	๑๐	sip L	สิบ
5	๕	haa F	ห้า

Cambodia

0	០	soan / soun	សូនសូន្យ	6	៦	bprahm-moi	ប្រាំមួយប្រាំមួយ
1	១	moi	មួយមួយ	7	៧	bprahm-bpee/ bprahm bpeul	ប្រាំពីរ
2	២	bpee	ពីរពីរ	8	៨	bprahm-bai	ប្រាំបីប្រាំបី
3	៣	bai	បីបី	9	៩	bprahm bpoo-oun	ប្រាំបួនរាំបួន
4	៤	bpoo-oun	បួនបួន	10	១០	dop	ដប់ដប់
5	៥	bprahm	ប្រាំប្រាំ

Vietnam

0	không	6	sáu
1	một	7	bảy
2	hai	8	tám
3	ba	9	chín
4	bốn	10	mười
5	năm

China (Cantonese, Mandarin)

0	零	ling	líng	6	六	look	liù
1	一	yuht	yī	7	七	tchut	qī
2	二	yee  /loeng	èr/liăng*	8	八	bot	bā
3	三	sahm	sān	9	九	gow	jiǔ
4	四	say	sì	10	十	sup	shí
5	五	mmm	wǔ

*er is used when counting. liang is used when enumerating, e.g. “two people” liang ge ren.

Mongolia

0	teg	тэг	6	zurgaa	зургаа
1	neg	нэг	7	doloo	долоо
2	hoyor	хоёр	8	naim	найм
3	gurav	гурав	9	eus	ес
4	dorov	дөрөв	10	arav	арав
5	tav	тав	20	hori	хорь
11	arven neg		30	guch	гуч
22	horin hoyor		40	duch	дөч
33	guchin gurav		50	tayv	тавь
44	duchin dorov		60	jar	жар
55	tayvin tav		70	dal	дал
66	jaren zurgaa		80	naya	ная
77	dalen doloo		90	yer	ер
88	nayen naim		100	(neg) zuu	нэг зуу
99	yeren eus		1000	(neg) myanga	нэг мянга
			1000 000	(neg) saya	нэг сая

Russia

0	ноль	nol’	nolh’	6	шесть		shyest’	shehst’
1	один	odin	ah-deen	7	семь		syem’	syem’
2	два	dva	dvah	8	восемь		vosyem’	voh-seem’
3	три	tri	tree	9	девять		dyevyat’	dye-veet’
4	четыре	chyetyrye	chee-tih-ree	10	десять		dyesyat’	dye-seet’
5	пять	pyat’	pyat’	20		двадцать
11	одиннадцать			21		двадцать один
12	двенадцать			22		двадцать два
13	тринадцать			23		двадцать три
14	четырнадцать			30		тридцать
15	пятнадцать			40		сорок
16	шестнадцать			50		пятьдесят
17	семнадцать			60		шестьдесят
18	восемнадцать			70		семьдесят
19	девятнадцать			80		восемьдесят
100	сто			90		девяносто

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_numbers

http://wikitravel.org/en/Khmer_phrasebook

http://translate.google.com

http://mylanguages.org/

Rough Guide to China

Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget

http://www.wikihow.com/Count-from-1-to-10-in-Cantonese

http://cantonese.ca/numbers.php

http://cantonese.ca/tones.php

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mongolian_phrasebook

http://wikitravel.org/en/Russian_phrasebook

Country profiles: key facts

I've just found profile pages on the BBC website for the countries we will be visiting (each heading below is a link to the original page). Starting with Malaysia I have selected the key facts which I consider will be useful for us on our journey and for those who wish to contact us or visit us en route:

Malaysia

·         Full name: Federation of Malaysia

·         Capital: Kuala Lumpur

·         Major languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam

·         Major religions: Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism

·         Monetary unit: 1 ringgit = 100 sen

·         Internet domain: .my

·         International dialling code: +60

Thailand

·         Full name: Kingdom of Thailand

·         Capital: Bangkok

·         Major language: Thai

·         Major religion: Buddhism

·         Monetary unit: 1 baht = 100 satangs

·         Internet domain: .th

·         International dialling code: +66

Cambodia

·         Full name: Kingdom of Cambodia

·         Capital and largest city: Phnom Penh

·         Major language: Khmer

·         Major religion: Buddhism

·         Monetary unit: 1 riel = 100 sen

·         Internet domain: .kh

·         International dialling code: +855

Vietnam

·         Full name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

·         Capital: Hanoi

·         Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City

·         Major language: Vietnamese

·         Major religion: Buddhism

·         Monetary unit: 1 dong = 100 xu

·         Internet domain: .vn

·         International dialling code: +84

China

·         Full name: People's Republic of China

·         Capital: Beijing

·         Largest city: Shanghai

·         Major language: Mandarin Chinese

·         Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism

·         Monetary unit: 1 Renminbi (yuan) (Y) = 10 jiao = 100 fen;

·         Internet domain: .cn

·         International dialling code: +86

Mongolia

·         Full name: Mongolia

·         Capital: Ulan Bator

·         Major language: Mongolian

·         Major religion: Buddhism

·         Monetary unit: 1 Togrog (tugrik) = 100 mongos

·         Internet domain: .mn

·         International dialling code: +976

Russia

·         Full name: Russian Federation

·         Capital: Moscow

·         Area: 17 million sq km (6.6 million sq miles)

·         Major language: Russian

·         Major religions: Christianity, Islam

·         Monetary unit: 1 rouble = 100 kopecks

·         Internet domain: .ru

·         International dialling code: +7

Train stops between Ulan-Bator and Moscow

The information below comes from our Trailblazer guide to the Trans-Siberian Railway and I will add to it as I learn more about these cities. On consideration of the stops along the route and our schedule, we will be stopping at Krasnoyarsk and Yekaterinberg along the route between Ulan-Bator and Moscow.

Krasnoyarsk

Where	Krasnoyarsk, Siberian Russia. 4098km and 60-96 hours from Moscow, 42 hours from Ulan-Bator. Pleasantly located within hills, river and cliffs
When	November
What	historical sites cathedral, catholic church museums Museum of Regional Studies (ethnographic section a “must-see”), Natural History Museum (with interactive display), Museum of Culture and History (modern artists’ exhibits, Lenin’s diaries and effects, steamship Lenin was sent to exile in, as well as a communist guide to New York).

How long	2 nights
How much	Accommodation R3460 single room, R4500 double room.

Yekaterinberg

Where	Yekaterinberg, European Russia. 1816km and 29 hours from Moscow, 33 hours from Krasnoyarsk.
When	November
What	Historical site of murders of Russian royal family (Romanovs) during Russian Civil War and crash of American U2 observation plane piloted by Gary Powers during Cold War. Museums include: Local History Museum (with information on Romanov murders), Military Museum (with information on U2 crash/ Gary Powers’ trial), Railway History Museum, Metenkov House Museum of Photography. Theatre in form of Opera and Ballet theatre.
How long	2 nights
How much	Accommodation Meeting Point Hostel 2 dorm rooms R450 pp or Hotel Kristall R1100 for a double room.