1. Counting in Japanese from 1 - 99
Numbers
Counting in Japanese from

2. 1 一
It sounds like this:
ichi

3. 2 二
It sounds like this: ni

4. 3 三
It sounds like this:
san

5. It sounds like this: 4 四
shi
yon

6. 5 五
It sounds like this: go

7. 6 六
It sounds like this:
roku

8. 7 七
Or like this:
It sounds like this:
shichi
nana

9. 8 八
It sounds like this:
hachi

10. 9 九
It sounds like this:
kyuu

11. 10 十
It sounds like this:
juu

12. Counting over 10 in Japanese is done like this:

13. How do you say these numbers in Japanese?

14. 79 nana juu kyuu 88 hachi juu hachi 28 ni juu hachi 99 kyuu juu kyuu
How do you say these numbers in Japanese?
30 san juu 15 juu go
40 yon juu 18 juu hachi
50 go juu 25 ni juu go
60 roku juu 32 san juu ni
70 nana juu 46 yon juu roku
80 hachi juu 53 go juu san
90 kyuu juu 67 roku juu nana
79 nana juu kyuu 88 hachi juu hachi
28 ni juu hachi 99 kyuu juu kyuu

15. Can you say the numbers on this elevator?
Can you notice what is different about this elevator? Why do you think this is so?
What numbers are bad luck in Australia?

16. Saying your age in Japanese
Ages
Saying your age in Japanese

17. 1. Can you see the difference in pronunciation?
English
Romaji
1 year old
issai
2 years old
nisai
3 years old
sansai
4 years old
yonsai
5 years old
gosai
6 years old
rokusai
7 years old
nanasai
8 years old
hassai
9 years old
kyuusai
10 years old
jussai
11 years old
juuissai
12 years old
juunisai
13 years old
juusansai
14 years old
juuyonsai
20 years old
hatachi
To say your age (or someone else's) say the number in Japanese and add ‘sai’.
NUMBER + sai
1. Can you see the difference in pronunciation?
2. How do you pronounce the double ss sound?
3. How do you say your age?
Grammar note:
Be careful of ages 1, 8, 10 and 20 as they are pronounced differently! Also when saying 9 years old be careful to say Kyuusai not Kusai (this means you are smelly!)

18. How old are you? Remember! Nan sai desu ka? NUMBER sai desu.
Watashi wa NUMBER sai desu.
Boku wa NUMBER sai desu.
I am NUMBER years old.
Remember!
English
Romaji
9 years old
kyuusai
10 years old
jussai
11 years old
juuissai
12 years old
juunisai
13 years old
juusansai
How old are you? Practise saying asking and saying your age in Japanese with your classmates.

19. How old are they? Nan sai desu ka? NUMBER sai desu.
How old are you? B
NUMBER sai desu.
Watashi wa NUMBER sai desu.
Boku wa NUMBER sai desu.
PERSON-san wa NUMBER sai desu.
I am NUMBER years old.
Baato - 10
Pikachuu - 6
Supaidaaman - 29
Suupaaman - 35
Tetsuwan Atomu - 7
Redii Gaga - 27
Harii Sutairuzu - 20
Pinku - 34
Teiraa Suwifuto - 23
Harii Pottaa - 11