Numbers
Counting in Japanese from
1 - 99
1
It sounds like this:
ichi
2
It sounds like this:
ni
3
It sounds like this:
san
It sounds like this:
4
shi
yon
5
It sounds like this:
go
6
It sounds like this:
roku
7
Or like this:
It sounds like this:
shichi nana
8
It sounds like this:
hachi
9
It sounds like this:
kyuu
10
It sounds like this:
juu
Counting over 10 in Japanese is done like this:
How do you say these numbers in Japanese?
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
79
28
15
18
25
32
46
53
67
88
99
How do you say these numbers in Japanese?
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
79
28
san juu
yon juu
go juu
roku juu
nana juu
hachi juu
kyuu juu
nana juu kyuu
ni juu hachi
15
18
25
32
46
53
67
88
99
juu go
juu hachi
ni juu go
san juu ni
yon juu roku
go juu san
roku juu nana
hachi juu hachi
kyuu juu kyuu
1. Can you say the numbers on this elevator?
2. Can you notice what is different about this
elevator? Why do you think this is so?
3. What numbers are bad luck in Australia?
Ages
Saying your age in
Japanese
English
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
kyuusai
10 years old
jussai
11 years old
juuissai
12 years old
juunisai
13 years old
juusansai
14 years old
juuyonsai
20 years old
hatachi
To say your age (or someone else's) say
the number in Japanese and add ‘sai’.
NUMBER + sai
1. Can you see the difference in
pronunciation?
2. How do you pronounce the double
ss sound?
3. How do you say your age?
Grammar note:
Be careful of ages 1, 8, 10 and 20 as they
are pronounced differently! Also when
saying 9 years old be careful to say Kyuusai
not Kusai (this means you are smelly!)
How old are you?
A
Nan sai desu ka?
How old are you?
B
NUMBER sai desu.
Watashi wa NUMBER sai desu.
Boku wa NUMBER sai desu.
I am NUMBER years old.
How old are you? Practise saying asking and
saying your age in Japanese with your
classmates.
English
Romaji
9 years old
kyuusai
10 years old
jussai
11 years old
juuissai
12 years old
juunisai
13 years old
juusansai
How old are they?
A
Nan sai desu ka?
How old are you?
B
NUMBER sai desu.
Watashi wa NUMBER sai desu.
Boku wa NUMBER sai desu.
PERSON-san wa NUMBER sai desu.
I am NUMBER years old.
Baato - 10
Pinku - 34
Pikachuu - 6
Redii Gaga - 27
Supaidaaman - 29
Teiraa Suwifuto - 23
Suupaaman - 35
Harii Pottaa - 11
Tetsuwan Atomu - 7
Harii Sutairuzu - 20