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Learn how to use the counter 足 (Soku)
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Do you know how to count chairs? |
I'll tell you the answer at the end of this lesson! |
Hi everybody! I'm Alisha. |
こんにちは、 Yamamori です。 |
Welcome to Japanese Counters for Beginners, where you'll learn how to count all sorts of different objects in Japanese! |
Yamamori-sensei, what counter will we learn in this lesson? |
足 |
First, let's take a look at what sorts of objects can be counted with the counter. |
When you count pairs of shoes, you can use the counter… |
足 |
You can use this counter to count pairs of shoes and pairs of socks. |
The kanji for this counter means "foot" and "leg", so that's why you can use this counter for your feet and legs! |
Okay, let's count numbers 1 to 10 with this counter. |
一足 |
二足 |
三足 |
四足 |
五足 |
六足 |
七足 |
八足 |
九足 |
十足 |
Did you notice that there were some numbers that sounded different to how they usually sound? |
When you say the numbers 1, 8 and 10, you should be careful. |
For number 1, it's 'i-ssoku', not 'ichi-soku' |
For number 8, it's 'ha-ssoku', not 'hachi-soku' |
For number 10, it's 'ju-ssoku', not 'juu-soku.' |
For number 3, it's 'san-zoku', not 'san-soku'. |
Only this number three takes 'zoku'. |
Okay. Now let's take a look at some sample sentences that use this counter. |
くつが五足あります。 |
“There are 5 pairs of shoes.” |
靴下を三足買いました。 |
“I bought 3 pairs of socks.” |
サンダルを二足持っています。 |
“I have 2 pairs of sandals.” |
Now it's time for a quiz. I'm going to ask you a question in English. Answer it in Japanese. Are you ready? Make sure you use the right counter. |
How many pairs of socks are there? |
靴下が八足あります。 |
How many pairs of shoes did you buy? |
靴を六足買いました。 |
Do you know how to count chairs? The answer is... |
一脚 |
The Kanji for this counter also means "legs", but it doesn't mean "feet". Chairs and desks |
have four "legs", so you can use this counter to count those items, like... |
椅子が一脚壊れました。 |
And that means "one chair is broken". |
Okay, everyone. That's it for this lesson. |
I'll see you next time! |
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