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Japanese Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Japanese lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Japanese to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal	Japanese	Pronunciation	Ordinal	Japanese	Pronunciation
one	一	[ichi]	first	最初の	[saisho no]
two	ニ	[ni]	second	2番目の	[ni banme no]
three	三	[san]	third	3番目の	[san banme no]
four	四	[yon]	fourth	4番目の	[yon banme no]
five	五	[go]	fifth	5番目の	[go banme no]
six	六	[roku]	sixth	6番目の	[roku banme no]
seven	七	[nana]	seventh	7番目の	[nana banme no]
eight	八	[hachi]	eighth	8番目の	[hati banme no]
nine	九	[kyuu]	ninth	9番目の	[kyuu banme no]
ten	十	[juu]	tenth	10番目の	[juu banme no]
eleven	十一	[juu ichi]	eleventh	11番目の	[juu ichi banme no]
twelve	十二	[juu ni]	twelfth	12番目の	[juu ni banme no]
thirteen	十三	[juu san]	thirteenth	13番目の	[juu san banme no]
fourteen	十四	[juu yon]	once	1回	[ik kai]
fifteen	十五	[juu go]	twice	2回	[ni kai]
sixteen	十六	[juu roku]	Monday	月曜日	[getsuyoubi]
seventeen	十七	[juu nana]	Tuesday	火曜日	[kayoubi]
eighteen	十八	[juu hachi]	Wednesday	水曜日	[suiyoubi]
nineteen	十九	[juu kyuu]	Thursday	木曜日	[mokuyoubi]
twenty	二十	[ni juu]	Friday	金曜日	[kinyoubi]
seventy one	七十一	[nana juu ichi]	Saturday	土曜日	[doyoubi]
one hundred	百	[hyaku]	Sunday	日曜日	[nichiyoubi]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Japanese cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Japanese. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules	Japanese + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun]	私は犬を3匹飼っています。 [watashi wa inu o san biki kat te i masu]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun]	私の娘は猫を2匹飼っています。 [watashi no musume wa neko o ni hiki kat te i masu]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number]	彼女は7つの言語を話せます。 [kanojo wa nana tsu no gengo o hanase masu]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun]	私の兄弟には息子が一人います。 [watashi no kyoudai ni wa musuko ga hitori i masu]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun]	これは私の2回目のレッスンです。 [kore wa watashi no ni kai me no ressun desu]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun]	あなたは3冊目の本を読みましたか？ [anata wa san satsu me no hon o yomi mashi ta ka?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow 牛 [ushi]	goat ヤギ [yagi]	donkey ロバ [roba]	horse 馬 [uma]
dog 犬 [inu]	cat 猫 [neko]	mouse ネズミ [nezumi]	bird 鳥 [tori]

Conversation in Japanese

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English	Japanese	Pronunciation
Where are you from?	どこの出身ですか？	[doko no shusshin desu ka?]
I'm from the U.S	米国から来ました。	[beikoku kara ki mashi ta]
I'm American	私はアメリカ人です。	[watashi wa amerika jin desu]
Where do you live?	お住まいはどちらですか？	[o sumai wa dochira desu ka?]
I live in the U.S	米国に住んでいます。	[beikoku ni sun de i masu]
What do you do for a living?	お仕事は何ですか？	[o shigoto wa nan desu ka?]
I'm a student	私は学生です。	[watashi wa gakusei desu]

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Japanese? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have here. You can now check the next lesson below.

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