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Counting Objects Flashcards

1
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ひとつ

A

1 Thing

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2
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ふたつ

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2 Things

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3
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みっつ

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3 Things

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4
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よっつ

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4 Things

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5
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いつつ

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5 Things

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6
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むっつ

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6 Things

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7
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ななつ

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7 Things

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8
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やっつ

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8 Things

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9
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ここのつ

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9 Things

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10
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とお

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10 Things

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11
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いくつ

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How many?

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12
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りんごが あります

りんごが むっつ あります

A

There are apples

There are 6 apples

this placement is not negotiable, the number of things must come directly before the verb

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13
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いしが やっつ ありました

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There were 8 rocks

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14
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りんごを いつつ たべました

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I ate 5 apples

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15
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ふたつ あります

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There are 2

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16
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いくつ ありますか

よっつ あります

A

How many are there?

There are 4

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17
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いしが いくつ ありますか

いしが ここのつ あります

A

How many rocks are there?

There are 9 rocks

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18
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tsu numbers

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very useful as can be used for pretty much anything, however they only work up to 10, for anything more you need a specific counter dependant on that thing if possible, and for humans you have to use the counter specific to them

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19
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ひとり

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One Person

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20
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ふたり

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Two People

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21
Q

さんにん

よにん

~にん

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Three People

Four People

the default counter for any more people than 2

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22
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なんにん

A

How many people?

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23
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せんせいが ひとり いました

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There was one teacher

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24
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せいとが さんじゅうにん いました

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There were thirty students

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25
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がっこうに せいとが よんひゃくにん いました

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There were 400 students at the school

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26
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~まい

A

the counter for sheets of something (also works for CDs)

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27
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なんまい

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How many sheets?

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28
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かみ

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Paper

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29
Q

きって

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Postal stamp

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30
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てがみ

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letter

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31
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かみを いちまい ください

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please give me one sheet of paper

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32
Q

~こ

A

counter for small, roundish objects

have to be roundish or boxy and the size of a chair or smaller

e.g. mugs, strawberries and a computer mouse all use ko

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33
Q

いっこ

ろっこ

はっこ

じゅっこ

なんこ

A

one

six

eight

ten

how many?

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34
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いすが さんこ あります

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There are 3 chairs

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35
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ごみばこが じゅういっこ ありました

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There were 11 garbage cans

36
Q

~ほん

A

Counter for long cylindrical things

37
Q

Exceptions to the hon counter:

いっぽん

さんぼん

ろっぽん

はっぽん

じゅっぽん

なんぼん

A

all other numbers are normal and then end in hon

1 cylindrical object

3

6

8

10

how many?

38
Q

みちが ななほん あります

A

There are seven roads

39
Q

~ひき

A

Counter for small-medium sized animals from mice to dogs etc. (excluding birds)

40
Q

exceptions to hiki:

いっぴき

さんびき

ろっぴき

はっぴき

じゅっぴき

なんびき

A

1

3

6

8

10

how many?

41
Q

-わ

A

Counter for birds

42
Q

-とう

A

Counter for big animals (from horses to elephants etc.)

43
Q

~じ

A

o’clock / counter for hours

44
Q

~はん

A

Half Past ~ (insert hour here)

45
Q

~ふん

A

Counter for minutes

46
Q

いま

47
Q

なんじ

A

What Time?

48
Q

Exceptions to telling the time:

とじ

しちじ

くじ

A

All other numbers of the time are as expected

4 o’clock

7 o’clock

9 o’clock

49
Q

しちじに がっこうに いきました

A

i went to school at 7 o’clock

50
Q

にじはん です

A

it’s half past 2

51
Q

いっぷん

にふん

さんふん

よんふん

ごふん

とっぷん

ななふん

はっぷん

きゅうふん

じゅっぷん

A

1 minute

2 minutes

3 minutes

4 minutes

5 minutes

6 minutes

7 minutes

8 minutes

9 minutes

10 minutes

52
Q

よんじゅうよんふん

A

44 minutes

53
Q

さんじ にじゅうきゅうふん

A

3:29 (or 3 hours and 29 minutes)

54
Q

いま なんじ ですか

A

what time is it?

55
Q

ごぜん

A

a.m. (note a.m. comes before the time in japanese, not after)

56
Q

ごご

A

p.m. (note p.m. comes before the time in japanese, not after)

57
Q

から

A

from (in context of time)

58
Q

まで

59
Q

ごご さんじ にじゅうきゅうふん

60
Q

ごぜん はちじ はん から ごご ごじ よんじゅっぷん まで

A

from half past 8 a.m. till 5.40 p.m.

61
Q

ついたち

ふつか

みっか

よっか

いつか

むいか

なのか

ようか

ここのか

とおか

じゅうよっか

はつか

にじゅうよっか

~にち

なんにち

A

first of the month

second of the month

third

fourth

fifth

sixth

seventh

eighth

ninth

tenth

fourteenth

twentieth

twentyfourth

counter for all other days of the month

what day of the month?

62
Q

いちがつ ついたち

A

The first of January

63
Q

なんにち ですか

A

what day of the month is it?

64
Q

なんがつ なんにち ですか

A

What is the month and date?

65
Q

~ねん

A

counter for years

has no exceptions

66
Q

なんねん

A

what year?

67
Q

せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうきゅうねん

A

The year 1999

68
Q

にせんねん

A

The year 2000

69
Q

せん きゅうひゃく ななjゆう よねん にがつ みっか

A

February 3rd 1974 - note the correct order for dates in Japanese is YYYY/MM/DD

70
Q

~さい

A

counter for age

71
Q

いっさい

A

1 year old

72
Q

はっさい

A

8 years old

73
Q

じゅっさい

A

10 years old

74
Q

はたち

A

20 years old

75
Q

なんさい

A

how many years old?

76
Q

おいくつ

A

how many years old (polite)

77
Q

あなたは なんさい ですか

A

how old are you?

78
Q

にじゅういっさい です

79
Q

~えん

~さつ

~だま

いくら

A

counter for yen

bill

coin

how much money / cost?

80
Q

いくら ですか

A

how much is it?

81
Q

これを みて

A

please do look at this

the te form of something plus kudasai means “please do this thing” kudasai can be left off or changed to ne to be more informal and friendly

82
Q

ええ と

A

stalling phrase much like um in english

83
Q

なんに しますか

A

what will you go with?

84
Q

ちちに

A

when buying a gift for someone it is said like you are buying it to them

Buying something for your dad

85
Q

さんぼん かいましょう

A

lets buy three bottles

can also mean: i think ill buy 3 bottles

kaimashou is used to indicate a decision is being made on the spot

86
Q

かいましょうかね

A

a decision is being made on the spot but an answer hasn’t been reached yet

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