COUNTING IN JAPANESE
In order to learn count up to ninety-nine all you really need to know are the Japanese terms for the numbers 1 through 10 - after that it is just a matter of remembering to combine these numbers in a specific sequence to get the desired result.
The numbers from one to ten are pronounced as follows:
one - ichi
two - ni
three - san
four - shi
five - go
six - roku
seven - shichi
eight - hachi
nine - kyu
ten - ju
Above ten the numbers are pronounced differently: for example the number 11 in Japanese is translated as
"10 plus 1"
eleven - ju ichi
twelve - ju ni
thirteen - ju san
fourteen - ju shi
fifteen - ju go
sixteen - ju roku
seventeen - ju shichi
eighteen - ju hachi
nineteen - ju kyu
twenty - ni ju
Above the number twenty the numbers are again pronounced in a slightly different manner. For example the number 20 in Japanese translates as "2 - 10's" and continuing on therefore, the number 21 would be considered as "2 - 10's plus 1" twenty ni ju twenty-one ni juichi twenty-two ni juni and so on - all the way up to the number 99. For example the number 56 would be "5 - 10's plus 6" - or - "gojuroku" - the number 61 would then be "6 - 10's plus 1" - or - "rokujuichi" and so on and so on. The number 100 is pronounced as "hyaku" so counting above 100 is basically just a matter of adding the word "hyaku" in the appropriate place and then following the same general principle for example the number 150 is pronounced as "hyakugoju".
The numbers from one to ten are pronounced as follows:
one - ichi
two - ni
three - san
four - shi
five - go
six - roku
seven - shichi
eight - hachi
nine - kyu
ten - ju
Above ten the numbers are pronounced differently: for example the number 11 in Japanese is translated as
"10 plus 1"
eleven - ju ichi
twelve - ju ni
thirteen - ju san
fourteen - ju shi
fifteen - ju go
sixteen - ju roku
seventeen - ju shichi
eighteen - ju hachi
nineteen - ju kyu
twenty - ni ju
Above the number twenty the numbers are again pronounced in a slightly different manner. For example the number 20 in Japanese translates as "2 - 10's" and continuing on therefore, the number 21 would be considered as "2 - 10's plus 1" twenty ni ju twenty-one ni juichi twenty-two ni juni and so on - all the way up to the number 99. For example the number 56 would be "5 - 10's plus 6" - or - "gojuroku" - the number 61 would then be "6 - 10's plus 1" - or - "rokujuichi" and so on and so on. The number 100 is pronounced as "hyaku" so counting above 100 is basically just a matter of adding the word "hyaku" in the appropriate place and then following the same general principle for example the number 150 is pronounced as "hyakugoju".
