Basic numbers and age

Question 1

one

Answer 1

一

Question 2

two

Answer 2

二

Question 3

three

Answer 3

三

Question 4

four

Answer 4

四

Question 5

five

Answer 5

五

Question 6

six

Answer 6

六

Question 7

seven

Answer 7

七

Question 8

eight

Answer 8

八

Question 9

nine

Answer 9

九

Question 10

ten

Answer 10

十

Question 11

How do we say the numbers 11-99?

Answer 11

As an added bonus, we don’t need to learn any more numbers to count up to 99. The tens digit is simply the number and ten. For example, two-ten is twenty, three-ten is thirty, etc.

Question 12

11

Answer 12

じゅういち
十一

Question 13

20

Answer 13

はたち
２０歳

Question 14

21

Answer 14

二十一歳

Question 15

39

Answer 15

さん・じゅう・きゅう
三十九

Question 16

40

Answer 16

よん・じゅう
四十

Question 17

74

Answer 17

なな・じゅう・よん
七十四

Question 18

99

Answer 18

きゅう・じゅう・きゅう
九十九

Question 19

How do we count age in Japanese? How is it sometimes written?

Answer 19

In Japanese, we must use counters to count different types of things. The counter for counting age is 「～歳」（さい）. Because the Kanji is rather difficult, it is also written as 「才」

Question 20

1 years old

Answer 20

いっ・さい
一歳

Question 21

8 years old

Answer 21

はっ・さい
八歳

Question 22

10 years old

Answer 22

じゅっ・さい
十歳

Question 23

20 years old

Answer 23

はたち
二十歳

Question 24

21 years old

Answer 24

に・じゅう・いっ・さい
二十一歳

Question 25

48 years old

Answer 25

四十八歳

Question 26

70 years old

Answer 26

七十歳