Numbers
Examples:
24 - にじゅうよん Ni juu yon 38 - さんじゅうはち San juu hachi
53 - ごじゅうさん Go juu san 74 - ななじゅうよん Nana juu yon
120- ひゃくにじゅうHyaku ni juu 152 - ひゃくごじゅうに Hyaku go juu ni
206- にひゃくろく Ni hyaku roku 512 - ごひゃくじゅうに Go hyaku juu ni
Interrogatives:
なんにん Nannin – How many man? なんがつ Nangatsu – In what month?
なんかげつう Nankagetsu- How many months? なんにち Nannichi – How many days?
いつ Itsu – When? いくつ Ikutsu – How many?
いくらですか Ikura desuka – How much does this cost? えん En – Japanese yens
たくさん Takusan – Many (for objects)
おおぜい Oozei – Many (for beings)
すこし Sukoshi – Few
Ex:
あそこに なんにん いますか Asoko ni nannin imasuka / How many men are there? あそこに ひとが おおぜいいます Asokoni hitoga oozei imasu / There are many men. りんご いくつ ありますか Ringo kutsu arimasuka – How many apples are there?
Particles:
· が Ga - particle that indicates the subject, it is generally used with the verbs of being “arimasu” and “imasu”
Ex: へやに つくえ が あります
Heya ni tsukue ga arimasu / The desk/table is in the room.
ここに ねっこ が います
Koko ni nekko ga imasu / There is a cat here.