Learn how to count in Japanese
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| Welcome to Fun and Easy Japanese by JapanesePod101.com! |
| Do you know how to count to 1 trillion in Japanese? You will in just a few minutes. |
| こんにちは、りさです。 |
| Hi everyone! I’m Risa. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to count in Japanese. |
| You will go from 0 all the way up to millions, billions and trillions. And you’ll see how easy Japanese numbers are… because they all follow simple patterns. |
| So, in this video you'll learn... |
| Japanese Numbers 0 to 10 |
| 10 to 99 |
| 100 to 1000 |
| 10,000 to 1 Trillion |
| Decimals &Fractions |
| Useful Phrases with Numbers |
| First, let’s do 1) Japanese Numbers from 0 to 10 |
| 0 is ゼロ Zero or Rei |
| 1 is Ichi |
| 2 is Ni |
| 3 is San |
| 4 is Shi/Yon |
| 5 is Go |
| 6 is Roku |
| 7 is Shichi/Nana |
| 8 is Hachi |
| 9 is Ku/Kyū |
| And 10 is Jū |
| 0 can be ぜろ(Zero) or れい (Rei) but nowadays, “Zero” is more common. 4 can either be し(Shi) or よん (Yon). 7 can either be しち(Shichi) or なな (Nana). 9 can be either く(Ku) or きゅう (Kyū). |
| In most circumstances, both are acceptable, but generally speaking, よん (Yon), なな (Nana), and きゅう(Kyū) sound more casual and are used most. |
| Now, remember: You will need the numbers 0 to 10 to build bigger numbers in the next part. |
| Now, let’s go from 10 to 99. |
| You can count from 1 to 99 just by knowing the numbers 0-10. Here’s how. |
| Risa: Let’s look at 11 to 19. |
| 11 is jū-ichi |
| 12 is jū-ni |
| 13 is jū-san |
| 14 is jū-shi/yon |
| 15 is jū-go |
| 16 is jū-roku |
| 17 is jū-shichi/nana |
| 18 is jū-hachi |
| 19 is jū kyū/ku |
| So, for numbers 11-19, in Japanese, you’re literally saying “10” or “jū” and then the numbers “1” to “9.” |
| For example. 11 is Juu (the word for 10) and ichi (the word for 1). Same for 12. Juu ni. And all the way up to 19 which is juukyuu. |
| Now, let’s move on to the 20s, 30s, 40s and so on. |
| 20 is ni-jū The literal reading is 2 10. Ni and ju. |
| 30 is san-jū. Same pattern. |
| 40 is yon-jū |
| 50 is go-jū |
| 60 is roku-jū |
| 70 is nana-jū |
| 80 is hachi-jū |
| 90 is kyū-jū |
| For all of these, in Japanese you’re literally saying “any of the numbers from 2 to 9” plus “ten.” |
| So, for example, 30 is san and jū, or san-jū, and 90 is kyū-jū. |
| And what about the in-between numbers? What’s 21 in Japanese? 20 is ni-jū and 1 is ichi so 21 is ni-jū ichi. How about 99? It would be kyū-jū-kyū. |
| English: The literal Japanese reading is 9 10 9. See? To count from 11 to 99, you just know to know numbers from 1 to 10. |
| Now, let’s do 100 to 1000. |
| Risa: 100 is hyaku |
| 200 is ni-hyaku |
| 300 is san-byaku |
| 400 is yon-hyaku |
| 500 is go-hyaku |
| 600 is roppyaku |
| 700 is nana-hyaku |
| 800 is happyaku |
| 900 is kyū-hyaku |
| 1000 is sen |
| 1100 is sen hyaku |
| And 110 is hyaku jū |
| And 111 is hyaku jū-ichi |
| As you can see, you simply take the numbers 2 to 9 and add 100 to express 200 to 900 in Japanese. But there are 3 exceptions. |
| 300 is san (3) Byaku (100), NOT sanhyakyu, |
| 600 is roppyaku, NOT “roku hyaku |
| 800 is happyaku ,NOT hachi hyaku. |
| The same goes for thousands. Just use the numbers 2 to 9 and add 1000 to express 1000 to 9000 in Japanese. |
| Here, there are only 2 exceptions: |
| 3000 is san (3) zen (100), not sansen. |
| 8000 is hassen instead of hachi sen |
| Now, let’s go from 10,000 to 1 trillion |
| Risa: 10,000 is ichiman |
| 100,000 is jū-man |
| 1,000,000 is hyaku-man |
| 10,000,000 is sen-man |
| 10^8 is oku |
| 10^12 is chō |
| Note that you don’t need to put a 1 for (hyaku), meaning 100, or 千 (sen), meaning 1000. But, for units past 1000, you need to put a 1 in front. For example: |
| 万 ichi-man, or ten thousand |
| 億 ichi-oku or 1 billion |
| 兆 ichhō or 1 trillion |
| English: Now, let’s do Decimals &Fractions in Japanese |
| First, for decimals, the 0 before the decimal point is called rei. The 0 after the decimal point can be either rei or zero. The decimal point itself is called ten which literally means “point.” |
| So, for example: |
| 0.1 is rei ten ichi |
| 0.03 rei ten rei san |
| For fractions, the number after the “slash” is read first. And the “slash” is expressed as 分の (bun no). |
| So yes, you’re pretty much reading it backwards. Instead of saying “one over two,” you’re literally saying “of 2, 1.” |
| Here are some examples: |
| ½ is ni bun no ichi |
| 4/7 is nana bun no yon |
| 3/10 is jū bun no san |
| And finally, let’s cover some useful Japanese phrases with numbers. |
| Let’s do prices first. |
| The Japanese currency is Yen and it’s read en. So, for prices, just use the number and “en.” For example... |
| 1 Yen is ichi-en |
| 5 Yen is go-en |
| 10 Yen is jū-en |
| 100 Yen is hyaku-en |
| 1000 Yen is sen-en |
| 5000 Yen is go-sen-en |
| 10000 Yen is ichi-man-en |
| Risa: You should also know the phrase いくら (ikura) which means “How much” and the word “Price”, which is 値段 ねだん (nedan) in Japanese. So, for example: |
| A: これはいくらですか。 |
| A: How much is this? |
| B: それは259円です。 |
| B: It is 259 en. |
| Now, let’s say you want to give out your phone number. |
| In Japanese, “telephone” is denwa and “number” is bangō. |
| The only thing you should keep in mind is that the “ dash“ between numbers is read as “no.” Or, you can simply pause before giving the following numbers. |
| Saying telephone numbers is simple, you can just say the words one by one, like in English. So for example: |
| A: あなたの携帯電話番号は何ですか。 |
| A: What is your mobile telephone number? |
| B:私の番号は090-1234-5678です。 |
| B: My number is 090-1234-5678. |
| In this lesson you learned how to count in Japanese as well as how to say fractions and decimals! |
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| That’s it for today! |
| See you next time! |
| またね! |
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