50[✐1] count the number, counter suffixes

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

[✐1. Adagio] ひとり、ひとつ、ほん、まい、だい
“(It’s/I’m) one person (I’m alone/Just me.)”

[00:07]

Hello everyone.

[00:08]

You count things up to ten as follows.

Repeat after me

[00:13]

1. one

2. two

3. three

4. four

5. five

6. six

7. seven

8. eight

9. nine

10. ten

[00:54]

Now, answer as follows.

How many apples are there? / 6

→ There are 6.

Ready?

[01:05]

1. How many chairs are there? / 8

→ There are 8.

2. How many batteries do you buy? / 9

→ I buy 2.

3. How many rice balls do you eat? / 2

→ I eat 9.

4. How many glasses do you buy? / 7

→ I buy 7.

5. How many tennis balls are there? / 12

→ There are 12.

[02:10]

12 is ichi-daasu = a dozen.

You can say 1 ko(ikko)、2 ko(niko)、3ko(sanko)、4ko(yonko)… for small things.

You choose right counter, which are about 500 counters, depending on what you are referring. Today we learn the most basic.

[02:17]

When it comes to people, “nin” is attached after the number, except for one and two.

Repeat after me

[02:26]

1. one person

2. two persons

3. three persons

4. four persons

5. five persons

[02:51]

Please answer as follows.

[02:53]

For example,

How many people are coming tomorrow? / 2

→ Two people are coming.

Ready?
=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
「ひとりです」

[00: 07]

みなさん、こんにちは。.

[00:08]

You count things up to ten as follows.

Repeat after me

[00:13]

1. ひとつ

2. ふたつ

3. みっつ

4. よっつ

5. いつつ

6. むっつ

7. ななつ

8. やっつ

9. ここのつ

10. とお

[00:54]

では、つぎのようにこたえます。

りんごが いくつ ありますか / ６

[= いくつ りんごが ありますか。]

→ むっつ あります。

いいですか。

[01:05]

1. いすが いくつ ありますか / 8

→ やっつあります。

2. でんちを いくつかいますか。/ 9

→ ここのつ かいます。

3. おにぎりをいくつたべますか。/ 2

→ ふたつ たべます。

4. いくつ コップをかいますか / 7

→ななつ かいます。

5. いくつ テニスボールがありますか / 12

→ 12 (こ)あります。

[02:10]

12こ(じゅうにこ)は１ダース(いちダース)ですね。

You can say 1こ(いっこ)、2こ(にこ)、3こ(さんこ)、4こ(よんこ)… for small things.

You choose right counter, which are about 500 counters, depending on what you are referring. Today we learn the most basic.

[02:17]

When it comes to people, にん is attached after the number, except for one and two.

Repeat after me

[02:26]

1. ひとり

2. ふたり

3. さんにん

4. よにん (よんにん)

5. ごにん

[02:51]

では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。

[02:53]

たとえば、

あした ともだちが なんにん きますか / ２

→ふたり、きます。

いいですか。

Support the Show.

=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon
Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.