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Basics of the
Japanese Language

 Lunch-time sessions at PCC
      By Peter Missen
          Session 3

       Numbers
Recap of previous session
Any questions about the previous session?

Formal greeting
hajimemashite - How do you do? (first time)

blah blah blah – information about yourself

douzo yoroshiku - Nice to meet you.

Share these?
Objectives for this session
Basic numbers

Numbers up to to 99

Bigger numbers, 100 onwards…

Useful sentences with numbers
   – Age
   – Prices
   – Telephone numbers

Grammar – Counters

More sounds
Basic Numbers
rei/zero – Zero       零 / ゼロ
ichi – One             一
ni – Two               二
san – Three            三
shi/yon – Four         四
go – Five              五
roku – Six             六
shichi/nana – Seven    七
hachi – Eight          八
kyuu/ku – Nine         九
juu – Ten              十
Numbers up to 99
In Japanese number use is very straightforward
(unlike French!)

Pattern is: Number of tens  TEN  number of units

For example
19 = 10 9     juu kyuu
21 = 2 10 1   ni juu ichi
37 = 3 10 7   san juu nana
88 = 8 10 8   hachi juu hachi
95 = 9 10 5   kyuu juu go
Bigger Number basics

hyaku – hundred  百
sen – thousand 千

man – ten thousand 万

The ten thousand unit means numbers are not
 conveniently grouped in 3s.
  – For example: 1 million is 100 ten thousands.
Bigger Numbers example
57,248
go man nana sen ni hyaku yon juu hachi
  – 5 ten thousands
  – 7 thousands
  – 2 hundreds
  – 4 tens
  – and eight…



五万七千二百四十八
Useful sentences - Age
To say your own age.

watashi wa “number” sai desu.

sai = counter for age

e.g. watashi wa nijuunana sai desu.
I am 27 years old.


私は二十七才です。
Useful sentences - Age
Question: nan sai desu ka. (How old?)


何歳ですか。                               sai = counter for age

Reply: Number sai desu.
e.g. gojuusan sai desu. (53 years)


五十三才です。
( 才 is generally used as a substitute for 歳 .
But 才 is not a simplified kanji of 歳 .)
Useful sentences - prices
en – Yen   円    (symbol ¥)

Question: ikura desu ka (How much?)


いくらですか。
Example reply: 2,500 en desu. (2,500 yen)
ni sen go hyaku en desu.


二千五百円です。
Useful sentences – telephone number
Question: denwa bangou wa nan ban desu ka.
What is your telephone number?



電話番号は何番ですか。
    – denwa = telephone (2 kanji: electricity + talk)
    – bangou = number (2 kanji: number + order)
    – ban = number

Example reply: 023-92841443
zero ni san no kyuu ni hachi yon ichi yon yon san desu.


ゼロ二三の九二八四一四四三です
 。
Grammar - Counters
A grammar concept that is a bit more tricky than in
  English

Format is: number/counter/thing
For example,
  12/slender things/rose (12 roses)
  Juuni hon bara.




  十二本バラ。
Sample Counters
hon - slender things    本
mae - flat things   前
wa – birds  羽
nin – people 人
hiki - small animals   匹
paku - overnight stays     泊
kuchi – mouthfuls      口
hai – cups   杯
Making more hiragana sounds
g sounds - modify the k sounds

z sounds - modify the s sounds

d sounds - modify the t sounds

b sounds - modify the h sounds

p sounds - modify the h sounds
Making more hiragana sounds
ka + dashes = ga

sa + dashes = za

ta + dashes = da

ha + dashes = ba

ha + a circle = pa
Making more hiragana sounds
ga gi gu ge go   が ぎ ぐ げ ご

za ji zu ze zo   ざ じ ず ぜ ぞ

da ji zu de do   だ ぢ づ で ど

ba bi bu be bo   ば び ぶ べ ぼ

pa pi pu pe po   ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ
Homework
Nothing compulsory

Suggestions
  – Work out some numbers that mean something
    to you.

  – If the Yen:Pound exchange rate is 130:1 work
    out the Japanese price for a few items.
Any questions



????

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Basics of the japanese language session 3 v5

  • 1. Basics of the Japanese Language Lunch-time sessions at PCC By Peter Missen Session 3 Numbers
  • 2. Recap of previous session Any questions about the previous session? Formal greeting hajimemashite - How do you do? (first time) blah blah blah – information about yourself douzo yoroshiku - Nice to meet you. Share these?
  • 3. Objectives for this session Basic numbers Numbers up to to 99 Bigger numbers, 100 onwards… Useful sentences with numbers – Age – Prices – Telephone numbers Grammar – Counters More sounds
  • 4. Basic Numbers rei/zero – Zero 零 / ゼロ ichi – One 一 ni – Two 二 san – Three 三 shi/yon – Four 四 go – Five 五 roku – Six 六 shichi/nana – Seven 七 hachi – Eight 八 kyuu/ku – Nine 九 juu – Ten 十
  • 5. Numbers up to 99 In Japanese number use is very straightforward (unlike French!) Pattern is: Number of tens TEN number of units For example 19 = 10 9 juu kyuu 21 = 2 10 1 ni juu ichi 37 = 3 10 7 san juu nana 88 = 8 10 8 hachi juu hachi 95 = 9 10 5 kyuu juu go
  • 6. Bigger Number basics hyaku – hundred 百 sen – thousand 千 man – ten thousand 万 The ten thousand unit means numbers are not conveniently grouped in 3s. – For example: 1 million is 100 ten thousands.
  • 7. Bigger Numbers example 57,248 go man nana sen ni hyaku yon juu hachi – 5 ten thousands – 7 thousands – 2 hundreds – 4 tens – and eight… 五万七千二百四十八
  • 8. Useful sentences - Age To say your own age. watashi wa “number” sai desu. sai = counter for age e.g. watashi wa nijuunana sai desu. I am 27 years old. 私は二十七才です。
  • 9. Useful sentences - Age Question: nan sai desu ka. (How old?) 何歳ですか。 sai = counter for age Reply: Number sai desu. e.g. gojuusan sai desu. (53 years) 五十三才です。 ( 才 is generally used as a substitute for 歳 . But 才 is not a simplified kanji of 歳 .)
  • 10. Useful sentences - prices en – Yen 円 (symbol ¥) Question: ikura desu ka (How much?) いくらですか。 Example reply: 2,500 en desu. (2,500 yen) ni sen go hyaku en desu. 二千五百円です。
  • 11. Useful sentences – telephone number Question: denwa bangou wa nan ban desu ka. What is your telephone number? 電話番号は何番ですか。 – denwa = telephone (2 kanji: electricity + talk) – bangou = number (2 kanji: number + order) – ban = number Example reply: 023-92841443 zero ni san no kyuu ni hachi yon ichi yon yon san desu. ゼロ二三の九二八四一四四三です 。
  • 12. Grammar - Counters A grammar concept that is a bit more tricky than in English Format is: number/counter/thing For example, 12/slender things/rose (12 roses) Juuni hon bara. 十二本バラ。
  • 13. Sample Counters hon - slender things 本 mae - flat things 前 wa – birds 羽 nin – people 人 hiki - small animals 匹 paku - overnight stays 泊 kuchi – mouthfuls 口 hai – cups 杯
  • 14. Making more hiragana sounds g sounds - modify the k sounds z sounds - modify the s sounds d sounds - modify the t sounds b sounds - modify the h sounds p sounds - modify the h sounds
  • 15. Making more hiragana sounds ka + dashes = ga sa + dashes = za ta + dashes = da ha + dashes = ba ha + a circle = pa
  • 16. Making more hiragana sounds ga gi gu ge go が ぎ ぐ げ ご za ji zu ze zo ざ じ ず ぜ ぞ da ji zu de do だ ぢ づ で ど ba bi bu be bo ば び ぶ べ ぼ pa pi pu pe po ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ
  • 17. Homework Nothing compulsory Suggestions – Work out some numbers that mean something to you. – If the Yen:Pound exchange rate is 130:1 work out the Japanese price for a few items.