Today I would like to introduce "数字 すうじ suuji = number".
Do you know how to count number in Japanese?
If you have studied Japanese about a month, I guess you've already known how to count number in Japanese.
Is this too easy? Well, just try to read till the end! You may enjoy this! ;)
For beginner people, here are basic numbers from 0 to 10.
0 = ゼロ zero ／ れい rei
1 = いち ichi
2 = に ni
3 = さん san
4 = よん yon ／ し shi
5 = ご go
6 = ろく roku
7 = なな nana ／ しち shichi
8 = はち hachi
9 = きゅう kyuu
10 = じゅう jyuu
As for "0", if it stands for number such as phone number etc., we say "ゼロ zero".
But if it stands for temperature, fraction (ex. 0.5) and so on, we say "れい rei".
As for "4", usually we say "よん yon" in any case. Only when we count numbers from 0, some people say "し shi".
Japanese people don't like number "4". Because sound of number "4 = し shi" reminds us, "death = 死 （し） shi". In Japan, we believe number 4 is bad fortune number. So sometimes we avoid using number 4. If you look at parking lot in Japan, you'll see that we skip number 4.
Worst number is "42" which means "死人 しにん dead person".
As for "7", we really don't say "なな nana" except counting numbers. In words, we use "しち shichi" often. For example, 7 o'clock is "しちじ shichiji" July is "しちがつ shichigatsu".
If you can count 0 to 10, which means you can count 0 to 99 already!
11 = 10 ・ 1 = じゅう・いち juu ・ ichi = じゅういち juuichi
23 = 2 ・ 10 ・ 3 = に・じゅう・さん ni ・ juu ・ san = にじゅうさん nijuusasn
99 = 9 ・10・ 9 = きゅう・じゅう・きゅう kyuu ・ juu ・ kyuu = きゅうじゅうきゅう kyuujyuukyuu
See it's easy!
By the way, can you count numbers backward from 10 to 0 in Japanese?
This song is from 80's kids TV show. I used to sing this song when I was child. Yeah, I was born in 80's....guess how old I am.
The title is ....
なんでもできる nandemo dekiru
(I) can do anything!
わたしは なんでもできる。 I can do anything.
わたしは なんでもできます。 I can do anything. (polite)
This song about the little boy who is lazy to get up in the morning, also lazy to help his mom cooking lunch, and hates to go to bed because he wants to watch TV more...... then he sings,
これをいえば なんでもできる koreo ieba nandemo dekiru
When I say this, I can do anything
10, 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1, 0 !!
Here's the song!!
In the song, MOM is not human but she is a pelican.....
Well, I love 80's craziness... :D
Hope you enjoy this!!
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