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CHAPTER 3: NUMBERS: LET’S COUNT

In this another chapter, you will know how to count numbers in Japanese. To
memorize the numbers easily, all you need to do is to master numbers one (1) to ten
(10).
LESSON 3. A: LET’S COUNT FROM ONE (1) TO TEN (10)
1 - ichi 6 - roku
2 - ni 7 - nana/shichi
3 - san 8 -hachi
4 - yon/shi 9 - kyuu/ku
5 - go 10 - juu
If you have mastered the numbers in Japanese from 1 to 10, it is easy to count
from 11 to 99. Just follow these steps.
Step 1: For number 11, juu (10) + ichi (1) = juu ichi (11)
For number 17, juu (10) + shichi (7) = juu shichi (17)
LESSON 3. B: COUNTING BY TEN!
10 - juu 60 - rokujuu
20 - nijuu 70 - nanajuu/shichijuu
30 - sanjuu 80 - hachijuu
40 - yonjuu 90 - kyuujuu
50 - gojuu 100 - hyaku
Step 2: For number 56, go (5) x juu (10) + roku (6) = gojuuroku (56)
For number 78, nana/shichi (7) x juu (10) + hachi (8) = nanajuuhachi (78)
For number 92, kyuu (9) x juu (10) + ni (2) = kyuujuuni (92)
For number 44, yon (4) x juu (10) + yon (4) = yonjuuyon (44)
LESSON 3.C: COUNTING BY HUNDRED!
100 - hyaku 600 - roppyaku/rokuhyaku
200 - nihyaku 700 - nanahyaku/shichikyahu
300 - sanhyaku 800 - happyaku/hachihyaku
400 - yonhyaku/shihyaku 900 - kyuuhyaku/kuhyaku
500 - gohyaku 1000 - sen/issen
Step 3: For number 236
nihyaku (200) + sanjuu (30) + roku (6) = nihyaku-sanjuu-roku (236)

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For number 689
roppyaku (600) + hachijuu-kyuu (89)= roppyaku-hachijuu-kyuu (689)
For number 808
happyaku (800) + hachi (8) = happyaku-hachi (808)
For number 975
kyuuhyaku (900) + nanajuu (70) + go (5) = kyuuhyaku-nanajuu-go (975)
LESSON 3. D: COUNTING BY THOUSAND
1000 - sen/issen 6000 - rokusen
2000 - nisen 7000 - nanasenshichisen
3000 - sansen 8000 - hassen/hachisen
4000 - yonsen 9000 - kyuusen/kusen
5000 - gosen 10,000 - ichi man
Step 4: For number 3,875
sansen (3000) + happyaku (800) + nanajuugo (75)
= sansen-happyaku-nanajuu-go (3,875)
For number 8,913
hassen (8000) + kyuuyaku (900) + juusan (13)
= hassen-kyuuyaku- juusan (8,913)
For number 1,564
issen (1000) + gohyaku (500) + rokujuuyon (64)
= issen-gohyaku-rokujuuyon (1,564)
For number 6,621
rokusen (6000) + roppyaku (600) + nijuuichi (21)
= rokusen-roppyaku-nijuuichi (6,621)
LESSON 3. E: COUNTING BY TEN THOUSAND
10000 - ichiman 60000 - rokuman
20000 - niman 70000 - nanaman/shichiman
30000 - sanman 80000 - hachiman
40000 - yonman/shiman 90000 - kyuuman/kuman
50000 - goman 100,000 - juuman 200000-nijuuman

Step 5: For number 12,456

ichiman (10000) + nisen (2000) + yonhyaku-gojuu-roku (456)
= ichiman-nisen- yonhyaku-gojuu-roku (12,456)

For number 796,520

kyuuman (90000) + rokusen (6000) + gohyaku (500) + nijuu (20)
=nanajuman/shichijuuman kyuuman- rokusen- gohyaku- nijuu (96,520)

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1,530,630 hyakuman gojuuman

san man
roppyaku sanjuu

2000x10000= 20,000,000 nisenman

100 X 10,000 = 1,000,000

1000X10,000 = 10,000,000

10,000 X 10,000 = 10 Million

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CHAPTER 4: DATE & TIME: WHEN IS OUR MEETING? WHAT TIME?
How to tell the time in Japanese? --- In this chapter, you will learn about how to
give the particular dates and time in Japanese. The mastery of the previous chapter is
needed for the smooth flow of learning this new focus.

LESSON 4.A: MONTHS (-gatsu) AND DATE (-nichi)

MONTHS IN JAPANESE

January - ichigatsu July - shichigatsu

February - nigatsu August - hachigatsu
March - sangatsu September - kugatsu
April -shigatsu October - juugatsu
May - gogatsu November - juuichigatsu
June - rokugatsu December - juunigatsu
RELATIVE TIME
The month before last - *sensengetsu
Last month - *sengetsu
This month - kongetsu
Next month - raigetsu
The month after next - saraigetsu
Every month - maitsuki
*past tense of desu = deshita
DAYS OF THE MONTH IN JAPANESE
1st day - tsuitachi 17th day - juushichinichi
2nd day - futsuka 18th day - juuhachinichi
3rd day - mikka 19th day - juukunichi
4th day - yokka 20th day - hatsuka
5th day - itsuka 21st day - nijuuichinichi
6th day - muika 22nd day - nijuuninichi
7th day - nanoka 23rd day - nijuusannichi
8th day - youka 24th day - nijuuyokka
9th day - kokonoka 25th day - nijuugonichi
10th day - touka 26th day - nijuurokunichi
11th day - juuichinichi 27th day - nijuushichinichi
12th day - juuninichi 28th day - nijuuhachinichi
13th day - juusannichi 29th day - nijuukunichi
14th day - juuyokka 30th day - sanjuunichi
15th day - juugonichi 31st day - sanjuuichinichi
16th day - juurokunichi

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RELATIVE TIME
The day before yesterday - * ototoi
Yesterday - * kinou
Today - kyou
Tomorrow - ashita
The day after tomorrow - asatte
Everyday - mainichi
*past tense of desu = deshita
Application/Samples
• Kaigi wa itsu desu ka? (When is the meeting?)
(a) Raigetsu no touka desu. (it’s on the 10th day the next month)
(b) Kaigi wa ashita desu. (the meeting is tomorrow)
(c) Hachigatsu tsuitachi desu. (it’s on the 1st day of August)

• Tanjoubi wa itsu desu ka? (When is your birthday?)

(a) Saraigetsu desu. (it’s on the month after next)
(b) Tanjoubi wa kinou deshita. (it was yesterday)
(c) Juunigatsu nijuukunichi desu. (it’s on the 19th day of December)
Note: “itsu” means “when”
LET’S TRY!
Question: Araw ng Davao wa itsu desu ka?
(When is the Araw ng Davao?)
Answer: Sangatsu juurokunichi desu.
(It’s on the 16th day of March)
Question: Davao ni ikunara, itsu ga ii desu ka?
(If I want to go to Davao, when would be nice?)
Answer: Davao ni ikunara, hachigatsu ga ii desu.
(If you want to go to Davao, August is good.)
Question: Asatte wa nani ga arimasu ka?
(What is on the day after tomorrow?)
Answer: Kyuuryoubi desu. Kaimono shimashou ne.
(It’s a payday. Let us go shopping!)
Question: Chekkuauto wa itsu desu ka?
(When is your check-out?)
Answer: Ashita desu. Juuchigatsu youka desu.
(It’s tomorrow, November 8th)

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LESSON 4.B: DAYS OF THE WEEK (-youbi)
DAYS
Monday Getsuyoubi
Tuesday Kayoubi
Wednesday Suiyoubi
Thursday Mokuyoubi
Friday Kinyoubi
Saturday Doyoubi
Sunday Nichiyoubi
RELATIVE TIME
The day before yesterday -*ototoi
Yesterday -*kinou
Today - kyou
Tomorrow - ashita
The day after tomorrow - asatte
Applications/Samples
• Kaigi wa nyanyoubi desu ka? (What is the day of meeting?)
(a) Kyou desu. (It’s today)
(b) Kaigi wa kinyoubi desu. (The meeting is on Friday)
(c) Raishuu no getsuyoubi desu. (It’s on Monday next week.)
Note: “raishuu” means “next week”.
LET US TRY!
Question 1: Ashita wa nangatsu nannichi nanyoubi desu ka?
(What month, date and day is tomorrow?)
Answer: Nigatsu yokka nichiyoubi desu.
(It’s February 4, Sunday)
Question 2: Kinou wa nanyoubi deshita ka?
(What day was yesterday?)
Answer: Kinou wa moyoubi deshita.
(Yesterday was Thursday.)
Question 3: Kyuuryoubi wa nanyousi desu ka?
(What day is the payday?)
Answer: Kinyoubi desu.
(It’s on Friday)

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LESSON 4.C: TELLING THE TIME
TIME (-JI)
1 o’clock - ichiji 7 o’clock - shichiji
2 o’clock - niji 8 o’clcok - hachiji
3 o’clock - sanji 9 o’clock - kuji
4 o’clock - yoji 10 o’clock - juuji
5 o’clock - goji 11 o’clock - juuichiji
6 o’clock - rokuji 12 o’clock - juuniji
MINUTES (-FUN/-PUN)
1 minute - ippun 10 minutes - juppun
2 minutes - nifun 11 minutes - juuippun
3 minutes - sanpun 15 minutes - juugofun
4 minutes - yonfun/yonpun 20 minutes - nijuppun
5 minutes - gofun 21 minutes - nijuuippun
6 minutes - roppun 30 minutes - sanjuppun/han
7 minutes - nanafun 40 minutes - yonjuppun
8 minutes - happun 50 minutes - gojuppun
9 minutes - kyuufun 55 minutes - gojuugofun
PATTERN
8:35 a.m
8 (hour) - second - hachiji
35 (mins) - third - sanjuugofun
am (time of the day) - first - gozen
8:35 am = gozen hachiji sanjuugofun
10:28 pm = gogo juuji nijuuhappun
5:30 am = gozen goji han
12:00 pm = choudo gogo juuniji
Applications/Samples
Chekkuin wa nanji desu ka? (What time is the check-in?)
(a) Ima desu. (It’s now)
(b) Chekkuin wa gogo niji juugofun desu. (The check-in is at 2:15 pm)
Note: “choudo” means “just/exactly”
“gozen” means am
“gogo” means pm

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LET US TRY!
Question 1: Kaigi wa nanji desu ka?
(What time is the meeting?)
Answer: Gozen kuji han desu.
(It’s 9:30 a.m)
Question 2: Shuppatsu jikan wa nanji desu ka.
(What time is the departure?)
Answer: Shuppatsu jikan wa gogo goji yonjuugofun desu.
The departure time is at 5:45 p.m.
Question 3: Kengaku wa nanji desu ka?
(What time is the fieldtrip?)
Answer: Choudo gozen kuji desu.
(It’s exactly 9:00 a.m.)
Question 4: Shukudai no shimekiri wa nanji made desu ka?
(Until what time is the deadline of the assignment?)
Answer: Gogo rokuji han made desu.
(It’s until 6:30 p.m.)

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CHAPTER 5: PRICE AND DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS: HOW MUCH
IS THAT BOOK?

One important thing that you should know in this chapter is the manner of asking
for the prices in Japanese. Part of learning this lesson is the knowledge about the use of
demonstrative pronouns. If this is mastered, surely, you can easily ask for the products’
prices applied with effective use of the specific pronouns such as this, that and that over
there.
LESSON 5. A: ASKING FOR THE PRICE (SITUATION 1)
Targets!
• Sono kaban wa ikura desu ka? (How much is that bag?)
(a) Kono kaban wa nihyaku pesu desu. (This bag is ₱ 200.00)
(b) Sono kaban wa sanbyanku en desu. (That bag is ¥ 300.00)
(c) Hyaku doru desu. (It’s is $ 100.00)
Note: “-ikura” means “how much”
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN USED
This - kono
That - sono
That over there - ano
EXAMPLES:
BAG in Japanese is kaban.
This bag - kono kaban
That bag - sono kaban
That bag over there - ano kaban
SHOES in Japanese is kutsu.
This shoe - kono kutsu
That shoes - sono kutsu
That shoes over there - ano kutsu
WATCH in Japanese is tokei.
This watch - kono tokei
That watch - sono tokei
That watch over there - ano tokei

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LET US TRY!
Question 1: Kono kutsu wa ikura desu ka.
(How much is this shoe?)
Answer: Sono kutsu wa nisen gohyaku peso desu.
(That shoes is ₱ 2,500.00)
Question 2: Ano terebi wa ikura desu ka?
(How much is that TV over there?)
Answer: Ano terebi wa niman hassen kyuuhyaku sanjuu en desu.
(That TV is ¥ 28,939.00)
Question 3: Kono koohii wa ikura desu ka?
(How much is this coffee?)
Answer: Nana peso desu.
(It’s ₱ 7.00)
Question 4: Hikouki no chiketto wa ikura desu ka?
(How much is the airplane ticket?)
Answer: Kono chiketto wa hassen roppyaku peso desu.
(This ticket is ₱ 8,600.00)
LESSON 5.B: ASKING FOR THE PRICE (SITUATION 2)
Targets!
• Kore wa nan desu ka? Ikura desu ka? (What is this? How much is this?)
(a) Sore wa tokei desu. Nihyaku peso desu. (That is a watch. It’s ₱ 200.00)
(b) Kore wa zasshi desu. Hachijuu en desu. (This is magazine. It’s ¥ 80.00)
(c) Nihon no omiyage desu. Sanzen en desu. (It’s a Japan souvenir. It’s ¥ 3,000.00)
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN USED
This Kore

That Sore wa noun

That over there are

EXAMPLES:
MOBILE PHONE in Japanese is keitai denwa.
1. This is a mobile phone. - kore wa keitai denwa desu.
2. That is a mobile phone. - sore wa keitai denwa desu.
3. That over there is a mobile phone - are wa keitai denwa desu.

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SOAP in Japanese is sekken.
1. This is soap - kore wa sekken desu.
2. That is soap - sore wa sekken desu.
3. That over there is soap - are wa sekken desu
RING in Japanese is yubiwa.
1. This is a ring - kore wa yubiwa desu.
2. That is a ring - sore wa yubiwa desu.
3. That over there is a ring - are wa yubiwa desu.
LET US TRY!
Question 1: Sono yubiwa wa ikura desu ka?
(How much is that ring?)
Answer: Kore wa sanman nisen kyuuhyaku hachi juu go peso desu.
(This is ₱ 32,958.00)
Question 2: Kore wa ikura desu ka?
(How much is this?)
Answer: Sore wa sen roppyaku sanjuu en desu.
(That is ¥ 1,630.00)
LESSON 5.C: ASKING FOR THE PLACE (DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS)
Targets!
• Sumimasen, ginkou wa doko desu ka. (Excuse me, where is the bank?)
(a) Ginkou wa asoko desu. (The bank is that place over there.)
(b) Soko wa ginkou desu. (That place is a bank.)
(c) Koko desu. (It’s here.)
Note: “doko” means “where”
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS USED

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Examples:
a. PARK in Japanese is kouen.
1. This place is a park. - koko wa kouen desu.
2. That place is a park. - soko wa kouen desu.
3. That place over there is a park. - asoko wa kouen desu.
b. AIRPORT in Japanese is kuuko.
1. The airport is here. - kuuko wa koko desu.
2. The airport is there. - kuuko wa soko desu.
3. The airport is that place over there. - kuuko wa asoko desu.
c. COFFEE SHOP in Japanese is kissaten
1. This place is the coffee shop. - koko wa kissaten desu.
2. That place is the coffee shop. - soko wa kissaten desu.
3. That place over there is the coffee shop. - asoko wa kissaten desu.
LET US TRY!
Question 1: Byouin wa doko desu ka?
(Where is the hospital?)
Answer: Byouin wa asoko desu or Asoko wa byouin desu.
The hospital is there. Over there is the hospital.
Question 2: Sumimasen, soko wa shokudou desu ka?
(Excuse me, is that place the canteen?)
Answer: Hai, sou desu or Iie, asoko desu.
Yes, it is. No, it’s over there.
Question 3: Koko wa bijinesu sentaa desu ka?
(Is the business center this place?)
Answer: Koko wa bijinesu sentaa ja arimasen. Raunji desu.
(This place is not the business center. It’s a lounge.)

LESSON 5. D: ASKING FOR THE DIRECTION (DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS)

Targets!
Sumimasen, kaidan wa dochira desu ka? (Excuse me, where is the stairs?)
(a) Kaidan wa sochira desu. (The stairs is that way)
(b) Achira wa kaidan desu. (that way over there is the stairs)
(c) Kochira desu. (This way)
Note: “Dochira” means “which way”

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS USED

Examples:
VERANDA in Japanese is engawa.
1. This way is the veranda - kochira wa engawa desu.
2. That way is the veranda - sochira wa engawa desu
3. That way over there is the veranda - achira wa engawa desu
ENTRANCE in Japanese is genkan.
1. The entrance is this way. - genkan wa kochira desu.
2. The entrance is that way. - genkan wa sochira desu.
3. The entrance is that way over there - genkan wa achira desu.
ELEVATOR in Japanese is erebeetaa.
1. This way is the elevator - kochira wa erebeetaa desu.
2. That way is the elevator - sochira wa erebeetaa desu
3. That way over there is the elevator - achira wa erebeetaa desu
LET US TRY!
Question 1: Rouka wa dochira desu ka?
(Which way is the corridor?)
Answer: Rouka wa achira desu.
(The corridor is that way over there.)
Answer: Achira wa rouka desu.
(That way over there is the corridor)
Question 2: Sochira wa baiten desu ka?
(Is the kiosk that way?)
Answer: Iie, chigaimasen. Baiten wa achira desu.
(No. it’s not. That way over there is the kiosk.)
Answer: Hai, sou desu.
(Yes, It is)

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