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「お一ついかがですか？」 =Ohitotsu ikaga desuka? =Would you like one? Hi, everyone, It has been over a year since I started this blog. It has been a great pleasure to get to know all the interesting people in the world, and I love reading all the comments and messages. I really appreciate your feedback and support! ありがとう=arigatou, Thank you!! I have always wondered if all my lessons are the right level. There are so many people! Although I know it is impossible to satisfy everybody — you have different interests and levels — I do aim to please. Some love manga and want to learn colloquial expressions and others really want to study the more “standard Japanese” and learn things like 敬語=keigo, honorific expressions, grammar patterns or tough words that will help them prepare for the JLTP exams. There are tons of good resources out there. If you want to learn Japanese more systematically, I would say this site may not be the best site for you. I usually make lessons randomly — preferring to focus onthings that interest me or things that interest you — like when you send me questions. For that reason, I have been avoiding making lessons for total beginners. However I cannot deny that there have been more and more requests from viewers to make lessons for Japanese newbies. So to satisfy these new Japanese “puppies”, I will try to make more basic lessons from now on. But for those whose level is no longer that of a beginner, don’t worry! I will still try to include stuff that you may be interested in and that you may not have picked up in other “human” texts. So please check out my lessons — even if it says it’s for beginners. ********************************************************** Today we will learn how to count things in Japanese. Now before I teach you anything, I better warn you! (Play ominous music.) Just in case you didn’t know, one of the most difficult (and some say annoying) things about Japanese is that different shaped things take different counters. I suppose it’sFoot = soku / zoku 7) step = po, ho, bo → 1 step = ippo: I walk also not walk = Ippo mo arukenai is a set phrase 8) times = kai or degree = do → 1 times = ikkai or 1 degree = . ichido means once 9) public = ninmae → 2 servings = ninnmae: When we count a serving, we use public = ninmae (Note: serving = ichinin mae also means to be independent, full fledged) 10) counting animal or fish → animals = hiki, birds or rabbits → feather = wa, ba, pa large size animal head = tou There are more ... Ex.chairs → legs = kyaku, piece of candy or a grain of rice, tear, rain drop → grain = tsubu , Additional information from the comment section How to count food:.... Basically you can count fruits or vegetables with pieces = ko or one = hitotsu, two = futatsu To be more specific, if it is something "round" like a ball, you can use "ball" = tama (grapefruit, orange, cabbage, onion, etc.), you use humor = fusa for a bunch of grapes or bananas, but if it is one piece of small fruit or a vegetable such as a strawberry, grape, pea, or cherry, you use grain = tsubu. You use the bundle = taba for cauliflower or broccoli. Or bunch of spinach etc. • articles, dishes → goods → hin, shina,•a dish of food→皿=sara, •a slice of pie, cake,pizza→切れ(=kire) •chopsticks→If you use them to eat 膳=zen, cooking chopsticks→組=kumi, •Tofu→丁=chou, •にぎり寿司=nigiri zushi=hand made sushi→two pieces of sushi (or sometimes one piece)→貫(=kan), •swimming pool→面=men, •accidents, inquiries, phone calls→件=ken. •For live fish we use 匹=hiki, biki, piki as I mentioned above but if it is for food, 匹 or 尾=o   Vehicles: Depends on where they are used…. •on the road (cars, motorcycles, trucks ) →台 (dai), •on the railroad (trains, subways) →両 (ryou), •fixed on the ground (slides or elevator )→基 (ki)、 •in the ocean or river (ships)→隻 (seki) Cultural Note : “Do we like 198?” First of all, do you know how to pronounce 198? “hyaku kyuujuu hachi”? No! “ichi kyuu hachi”? No! It has a special pronunciation, いちきゅっぱ！=Ichikyuppa! You can combine with other figure like 298, 398, …598, etc. But the pronunciation is 298=にっきゅっぱ=nikyuppa! 398=さんきゅっぱ=sankyuppa! 598=ごっきゅっぱ=gokyuppa!< /span> Many stores use this ~98 endingoften to attract consumers. If they see the price 2,000 and 1,980 or 20,000 and 19,800 Even if there is a small difference, we think 198 is much cheaper and buy that product. This is a TV commercial of 缶コーヒーBoss=kankoohii Bosu=caned coffee, BOSS.with 宇宙人ジョーンズ=Uchuujin Jones=Alien Jones. Try to listen to 198 = ichikyuppa! (If you are not familiar with this TV commercial go check my. I explained why Tom Lee Jones is working everywhere in Japan. 「今日から働くジョーンズさんで〜す！」 =Kyou kara hataraku Jones san deesu! =This is Mr.Jones. Today is his first day of work. この惑星の住民は物欲に支配されている。 =Kono wakusei no juumin wa butsuyoku ni shihai sareteiru. =The residents of this planet are controlled by materialism. 生きるために必要なものなどそんなにあるはずがないのに。 =Ikiru tame ni hitsuyouna mono nado sonnnani aru hazu ga nai noni. =We don’t really need so much in order to survive. 「すみません、これどうやって使うんですか？」 =Sumimasen, kore douyatte tsukaun desuka? =Excuse me. Could you show me how to use this? (You will hear other staff shouting 1-9-8!1-9-8!) "So as not miss, yes, we have our service at 198." = Ominogasi nai you ni, hai, 1-9-8 de gohoushi shiteorimasu. = Please do not miss this opportunity. Yes, we are selling these for 1,980 yen!) "it's an alien!" = Uchuujin da! = alien! "1-9-8! 1-9-8! 1-9-8!" = Ichikyuppa! Ichikyuppa ! Ichikyupp! inhabitants of this planet would love 198 .. = Kono wakusei no juumin wa ichikyuppa ga daisuki da! = the residents of this planets love 1-9-8! From Maggie Sensei this lesson, the people of beginners it also does I helps to people of advanced users. = Kono ressun ga shokyuusha no hito nimo joukyuusha no hito nimo yaku ni tateba iikedo. Now hope this lesson serves for both beginners and advanced students! I also bought always toys with 1-9-8. = Watashi mo itsumo 1-9-8 de omocha wo kacchaimasu. = I tend to buy toys at 1-9-8!