Learn to Count to Ten in Japanese Before Your Food Arrives
To say one to ten in Japanese, say いち、に、さん…じゅう (ichi, ni, san... ju).
You can learn to count to ten in Japanese in about fifteen seconds. Ready? Count with me.
いち、に、さん…じゅう
ichi, ni, san... ju
one to ten
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- いち、に、さん、し、ご、ろく、しち、はち、きゅう、じゅう。 ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyu, ju. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- いち、に、さん ichi, ni, san That's the whole set. 「いち、に、さん」 for one, two, three, all the way up to 「じゅう」, ten.
- もう一回。いち、に、さん、し、ご、ろく、しち、はち、きゅう、じゅう。 mo ikkai. ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyu, ju. One more time: 1 to 10
- よん yon Quick tip: when you count things or read a number, 4 and 7 often become 「よん」 and 「なな」.
- じゅう ju You just counted to ten in Japanese. Follow for one bite-size Japan phrase a day.
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