Name________________ Class:___________________
Japanese Numbers
You will learn:
- numbers
- counting
- ages
- months
- dates
- calendars
Start date: ___________ finish date: ____________
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Numbers 1-20
- Watch the Youtube video Japanese Numbers Rap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3won-7W3Js
- Try saying the numbers.
- Pause the video and write the Romaji in the column below.
Number
Romaji
Hiragana
いち
Kanji
一
1
ichi
2
に
二
3
さん
三
し
四
5
ご
五
6
ろく
六
しち
七
はち
八
きゅう
九
10
じゅう
十
11
じゅういち
十一
12
じゅうに
十二
13
じゅうさん
十三
14
じゅうよん
十四
15
じゅうご
十五
16
じゅうろく
十六
17
じゅうなな
十七
18
じゅうはち
十八
19
じゅうきゅう
十九
にじゅう
二十
4
7
shi
shichi
8
9
20
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kyuu
nijuu
Remember:
- Romaji is Japanese words written in the English alphabet
- Hiragana is the alphabet used to write Japanese words
- Kanji is the Japanese alphabet borrowed from China hundreds of
years ago
Now play the video a couple more times and sing along!
Counting
Have a look at the diagram below to see how the Japanese count from
1-10 on their fingers. Have a go at it. See how fast you can do it!
Counting over 10 is easy in Japanese. It goes like this:
11 = 10 + 1
or juu-ichi
or 十一
12 = 10 + 2
or juu-ni
or 十二 etc
20 = 2 x 10
or ni-juu
or 二 十
21 = 2 x 10 + 1 or ni-juu-ichi
or 二 十一
Now write these numbers in Japanese:
30 = 3 x 10 + 1 or ______________________________________
40 =_________________________________________________
63=__________________________________________________
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Writing Kanji Numbers
Practise writing Japanese numbers in Kanji. Trace over the large one
following the stroke order then write them again in the squares below.
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murasaki
aoi
kiiroi
midori
akai
kuroi
chairo
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Ages
Japanese use the ending –sai after numbers to say their age.
To ask someone’s age you say:
Nansai desu ka (How old are you?)
Age
Romaji
1 year old
issai
2 years old
nisai
3 years old
sansai
4 years old
yonsai
5 years old
gosai
6 years old
rokusai
7 years old
nanasai
8 years old
hassai
9 years old
kyusai
10 years old
jussai
11 years old
juuissai
12 years old
juunisai
13 years old
juusansai
14 years old
Juuyonsai
15 years old
Juugosai
16 years old
Juurokusai
17 years old
Juunanasai
18 years old
Juuhassai
19 years old
Juukyuusai
20 years old
Hatachi
30 years old
Sanjussai
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Practise this conversation with a classmate, then translate it into
English:
Juuyonsai desu.
Abbeysan nansai desu ka?
Translation
Boy: ____________________________________________
Abbey: __________________________________________
Now write down you and your classmates’ ages. Ask them in Japanese.
Name
eg Ms Barnett
Me
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Nansai desu ka
Yonjuu-sansai
Months
- Watch the Youtube video Months of the Year in Japanese.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vapY3xQbPE&feature=related
- Use the table below to help you say the months.
- Use a Hiragana chart to write them in Hiragana
Month
Romaji
Hiragana
January
Ichigatsu
Kanji
一月
February
Nigatsu
二月
March
Sangatsu
三月
April
Shigatsu
四月
May
Gogatsu
五月
June
Rokugatsu
六月
July
Shichigatsu
七月
August
Hachigatsu
八月
September
Kugatsu
九月
October
Juugatsu
十月
Novemeber
Juuichigatsu
十一月
December
Juunigatsu
十二月
Write the month in Japanese that these events occur:
Your birthday ________________________________
Australia Day ________________________________
Anzac Day __________________________________
Christmas Day ________________________________
Kanji
month
day
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(gatsu) がつ
(nichi) にち
月
日
Dates of the Month
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Try reading the dates in Japanese with a classmate. Don’t worry about your
pronunciation! Watch the Youtube video Dates of the Month
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awcm7wsF1bI
Now practise writing the Kanji in the last column
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
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Romaji
Tsuitachi
Futsuka
Mikka
Yokka
Itsuka
Muika
Nanoka
Yooka
Kokonoka
Tooka
Juuichi-nichi
Juuni-nichi
Juusan-nichi
Juu-yokka
Juugo-nichi
Juuroku-nichi
Juushichi-nichi
Juuhachi-nichi
Juuku-nichi
Hatsuka
Nijuuichi-nichi
Nijuuni-nichi
Nijuusan-nichi
Nijuu-yokka
Nijuugo-nichi
Nijuuroku-nichi
Nijuushichi-nichi
Nijuuhachi-nichi
Nijuuku-nichi
Sanjuu-nichi
Sanjuuichi-nichi
Kanji
一日
二日
三日
四日
五日
六日
七日
八日
九日
十日
十一日
十二日
十三日
十四日
十五日
十六日
十七日
十八日
十九日
二十日
二十一日
二十二日
二十三日
二十四日
二十五日
二十六日
二十七日
二十八日
二十九日
三十日
三十一日
Kanji
-
Make a calendar in Japanese using the next few pages.
Write the months & dates in Kanji
Add birthdays and important dates.
Use the calendar on Kids Web Japan website to help you.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/calendar/march.html
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一月
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
一日
Sun
二日
New Year
三日
四日
五日
六日
七日
八日
九日
十日
十一日
十二日
十三日
十四日
十五日
十六日
十七日
十八日
十九日
二十日
二十一日 二十二日 二十三日
二十四日
二十五日
二十六日
二十七日
二十八日 二十九日 三十日
Tues
Wed
三十一日
Mon
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Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
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