你能借我十元吗?

Nǐ néng jiè wǒ shí yuán ma?

Can you lend me ten dollars?

你可以再等我十分钟吗?

Nǐ kěyǐ zài děng wǒ shí fēnzhōng ma?

Can you wait for me for ten more minutes?

他不是八岁，也不是九岁，他十岁。

Tā bú shì bā suì, yě bú shì jiǔ suì, tā shí suì.

He is not 8 years old, neither 9. He is ten.