Japanese Language Lesson 2: How to count in Japanese

In this lesson you will learn how to count numbers in Japanese from 1 to 100.

1 = ichi
2 = ni
3 = san
4 = yon / shi
5 = go
6 = roku
7 = nana / shichi
8 = hachi
9 = kyuu
10 = jyuu

How about 11? 11 would be 10 (jyuu) plus 1 (ichi). So 11 would be jyuu-ichi!

11 = jyuu-ichi

12 = jyuu-ni

13 = jyuu-san

14 = jyuu-yon

15 = jyuu-go

16 – jyuu-roku

17 = jyuu-nana

18 = jyuu-hachi

19 = jyuu-kyu

What about 20? It is also easy. 20 would be 2 (ni) times 10 (jyuu). So 20 would be ni-jyuu!

20 = ni-jyuu

30 = san-jyuu

40 = yon-jyuu

50 = go-jyuu

60 = roku-jyuu

70 = nana-jyuu

80 = hachi-jyuu

90 = kyuu-jyuu

100 = hyaku