Basic numbers and age Flashcards
one
一
two
二
three
三
four
四
five
五
six
六
seven
七
eight
八
nine
九
ten
十
How do we say the numbers 11-99?
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.
11
じゅういち
十一
20
はたち
20歳
21
二十一歳
39
さん・じゅう・きゅう
三十九
40
よん・じゅう
四十
74
なな・じゅう・よん
七十四
99
きゅう・じゅう・きゅう
九十九
How do we count age in Japanese? How is it sometimes written?
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」
1 years old
いっ・さい
一歳
8 years old
はっ・さい
八歳
10 years old
じゅっ・さい
十歳
20 years old
はたち
二十歳
21 years old
に・じゅう・いっ・さい
二十一歳
48 years old
四十八歳
70 years old
七十歳