Monday, April 25, 2016

Biiru futatsu onegaishimasu!





















go-juu-ni sai desu = I am 52 years old

助数詞 josūshi

"Counters" in Japanese ...

...are distinct from cardinal numbers. For example, when ordering items in a restaurant we use the Native Japanese system (hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu, etc.)

Biiru futatsu onegaishimasu 
= Two beers please

Ramen itsutsu to isekream hitotsu to biiru yottsu onegaishimasu 
= 5 ramen, one icecream and 4 beers please

use to (pronunciation "toe") = ...and...

NumeralSino-JapaneseNative JapaneseOrdinal
0零 (rei)
〇 (zero)
〇 (nuru)
零番目 (reibanme)
〇番目 (zerobanme)
〇番目 (nurubanme)
1一 (ichi)一つ (hitotsu)一つ目 (hitotsume)
一番目 (ichibanme)
2二 (ni)二つ (futatsu)二つ目 (futatsume)
二番目 (nibanme)
3三 (san)三つ (mittsu)三番目 (sanbanme)
三つ目 (mittsume)
4四 (shi/yon)四つ (yottsu)四番目 (yonbanme)
四つ目 (yottsume)
5五 (go)五つ (itsutsu)五番目 (gobanme)
五つ目 (itsutsume)
6六 (roku)六つ (muttsu)六番目 (rokubanme)
六つ目 (muttsume)
7七 (shichi/nana)七つ (nanatsu)七番目 (nanabanme)
七つ目 (nanatsume)
8八 (hachi)八つ (yattsu)八番目 (hachibanme)
八つ目 (yattsume)
9九 (kyū/ku)九つ (kokonotsu)九番目 (kyūbanme)
九つ目 (kokonotsume)
10十 (jū)十 (tō)十番目 (jūbanme)

Ordering in a restaurant



My Dialogue



Me (to waiter) : Sumimasen!

Waiter: Hai!

Me: Menu onegaishimasu

Waiter: Hai! (Comes back to table)

Me: Ramen futatsu to biira Asahi hitotsu to ocha hitotsu onegaishimasu

Waiter: Hai!

(Later) 

Me: Sumimasen! Okanjyo onegaishimasu


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