We learned the following expressions yesterday.
A : Kono Jisho wa Ikura desuka. (How much is this dictionary?)
B : Kono Jisho wa 1800 en desu. (This dictionary is 1800 yen.)
And 1800 is pronounced “Sen Happyaku”.
When it comes to numbers, there are two issues for beginners of Japanese.
– How to read (pronounce) numbers
– Use of quantifiers to be put right after the number.
For the second one, quantifiers are like “unit” for you to count a number of something. There are the quantifier for counting stick, the quantifier for counting paper, the quantifier for books, and so one. Actually, there are a lot. Today and yesterday, we use only “en” that is for counting moneys in Japanese Yen.
So for today, let’s learn how to read numbers
1 en = Ichi en (one yen)
2 en = Ni en (two-yen)
3 en = San’en (three-yen)
4 en = Yo en (four-yen)
5 en = Go en (five-yen)
6 en = Roku en (six-yen)
7 en = Nana en (seven-yen)
8 en = Hachi en (eight-yen)
9 en = Kyu en (nine-yen)
10 en = Juu en (ten-yen)
11 en = Juu Ichi en (eleven-yen)
12 en = Juu Ni en (twelve-yen)
13 en = Juu San’ en (thirteen-yen)
14 en = Juu Yo en (fourteen-yen)
15 en = Juu Go en (fifteen-yen )
16 en = Juu Roku en (sixteen-yen)
22 en = Ni Juu Ni en (twenty-two-yen)
33 en = San Juu San’ en (thirty-three-yen)
44 en = Yon Juu Yo en (fourty-four-yen)
77 en = Nana Juu Nana en (seventy-seven-yen)
99 en = Kyuu Juu Kyuu en (ninty-nine-yen)
100 en = Hyakuy en (one hundred-yen)
104 en = Hyaku Yo en (one hundred and four-yen)
140 en = Hyaku Yon Juu en (One hundred and fourty-yen)
200 en = Ni Hyaku en (two hundred-yen)
300 en = San Byaku en (three-hundred-yen)
400 en = Yon Hyaku en (four-hundred-yen)
500 en = Go Hyaku en (five-hundred-yen)
600 en = Roppyaku en (six-hundred-yen)
700 en = Nana Hyaku en (seven-hundred-yen)
800 en = Happyaku en (eight-hundred-yen)
900 en = Kyuu Hyaku en (nine-hundred-yen)
1000 en = Sen’ en (one thousand-yen)
Let’s learn the numbers more than 1000 tomorrow.
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