Ohayoo.	Good morning.
	Ohayoo gozaimasu.	Good morning, (polite)
	Konnichivva.	Good afternoon.
	Konbanwa.	Good evening.
	Sayoonara.	Good-bye.
	Oyasuminasai.	Good night.
	Arigatoo.	Thank you.
	Arigatoo gozaimasu.	Thank you. (polite)
-Mi	Sumimasen.	Excuse me.; I'm sorry.
	lie.	No.; Not at all.
	Ittekimasu.	I'll go and come back.
	Itterasshai.	Please  go  and come
		back.
	Tadaima.	I'm home.
	Okaerinasai.	Welcome home.
	itadakimasu.	Thank you for the meal.
		(before eating)
	Gochisoosama.	Thank you for the meal.
		(after eating)
	Hajimemashite.	How do you do?
if t     i ^> L < „	Doozo yoroshiku.	Nice to meet you.
JSttcfco/^D^f'io^ Oliayoo is used between friends and family members, while ohayoo gozaimasn is used between less intimate acquaintances, similarly with arigatoo and arigatoo gozaimasu. The rule of thumb is: if you are on a first-name basis with someone, go for the shorter versions. If you would address someone as Mr. or Ms., use the longer versions. To give a concrete example, the social expectation is such that students are to use the longer variants when they speak with a professor.
£r<fcc>&t> ► There are several good-bye expressions in Japanese, the choice among which depends on the degree of separation. Sayoonara indicates that the speaker does not expect to see the person spoken to before she "turns a page in her life"; not until a new day arrives, or until fate brings the two together again, or until they meet again in the other world.
(leaving home)
"sTÄ^t-t/v^ Sianimasen means (1) "Excuse me." to get another person's attention, (2) "I'm sorry," to apologize for the trouble you have caused, or (3) "Thank you," to show appreciation for what someone has done for you.
UU/JL^ lie is primarily "No," a negative reply to a question. In the dialogue, it is used to express the English phrase "Don't mention it," or "You're welcome," with which you point out that one is not required to feel obliged for what you have done for them.
l\-oZ b^ Ul VUor £i: t/fc tl l\# 7L. 0    £ l\ ► Ittekimasu
and itterasshai is a common exchange used at home when a family member leaves. The person who leaves says ittekimasu, which literally means "I will go and come back." And the family members respond with itterasshai, which means "Please go and come back."
Tadaima and okaeri are used when a person comes home. The person who arrives home says tadaima (I am home right now) to the family members, and they respond with okaerinasai (Welcome home).
(between friends, expecting to see each other again fairly soon)
i L- £ "f~o Shitsureeshimasu. (taking leave from a professor's office, for example)
Ittekimasu.
Practice
Act out the following situations with your classmates.
1. You meet your host family for the first time. Greet them.
2. It is one o'clock in the afternoon. You see your neighbor Mr. Yamada.
3. You come to class in the morning. Greet your teacher. Greet your friends.
4. On a crowded train, you stepped on someone's foot.
5. You dropped your book. Someone picked it up for you.
6. It is eight o'clock at night. You happen to meet your teacher at the convenience store.
7. You are watching TV with your host family. It is time to go to sleep.
8. You are leaving home.
9. You have come back home.
10. You are going to start eating.
11. You have finished eating.
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frUfo Dialogue
Mary, an international student who just arrived in Japan, talks to a Japanese student.
0
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Mearii
2 tzljL '
Takeshi
3 / 7 'J -Mearii
4 tz tt L :
Takeshi
Sumimasen.        Ima     nanji desu ka.
Juuniji han desu.
Arigatoo gozaimasu.
lie.
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Takeshi
Mearii
3 tztfl Takeshi
4 5 f "J
Mearii
Ano,      ryuugakusee desu ka.
Ee.        Arizona daigaku no gakusee desu.
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Soo desu ka.       Senmon vva nan desu ka.
Nihongo desu. Ima
ninensee desu.
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Mary: Excuse me. What time is it now? Takeshi: It's half past twelve. Mary: Thank you. Takeshi: You're welcome.
Takeshi: Urn . . . are you an international student? Mary: Yes. I am a student at the University of Arizona. Takeshi: I see. What is your major? Mary: Japanese. I am a sophomore now.
tz h
a b
u I
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-MA,
* * ^ t ^ -ex,*?
* ti/v
ano ima eego ee
gakusee ... go
kookoo gogo gozen . . . sai . . . san . . . ji
. . . jin
sensee
senmon
soo desu
daigaku
denwa
tomodachi
namae
nan/nani
Nihon
. . . nensee
hai han
bangoo
ryuugakusee
watashi
um . . .
now-English (language) yes
student
language  ex. (-(i/CCT {nihon-go) Japanese language high school
P.M. A.M.
. . . years old Mr./Ms. . . .
o'clock   ex. \^~ty\l{ichiji) one o'clock
people  ex. I-ti/v M AyXnihon-jin) Japanese people teacher; Professor . . . major
That's right.
college; university
telephone
friend
name
what
Japan
. . . year student ex. ^ ^ to /v *t v ^ {ichinensee) first-year student yes
half  ex. (-U li A, {nijihaji) half
past two
number
international student I
Words that appear in the dialogue
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
Countries
	Amerika	U.S.A.
i f') x	Igirisu	Britain
* ~ i h 7 1 J r	Oosutoraria	Australia
	Kankoku	Korea
	Sueeden	Sweden
t> k» i - <	Chuugoku	China
a j o r s		
^*{" <	kagaku	science
	ajiakenkyuu	Asian studies
it \ N	keezai	economics
	kokusaikankee	international relations
3 > t° =l — 9 —	konpyuutaa	computer
	jinruigaku	anthropology
	seeji	politics
t* v * X	bijinesu	business
	bungaku	literature
H$ I	rekishi	history
ccupations		
	shigoto	job; work; occupation
L	isha	doctor
L	kaishain	office worker
c •? z: -) -ti-vn	kookoosee	high school student
	shufu	housewife
	daigakuinsee	graduate student
	daigakusee	college student
	bengoshi	lawyer
a m i 1 y		
	okaasan	mother
^  £   "9 ^	otoosan	father
&    £ ? /x,	oneesan	older sister
	oniisan	older brother
^ t ^ £	imooto	younger sister
	otooto	younger brother
i&MSz) Grammar
"It is 12:30." "I am a student." "My major is the Japanese language." These sentences will all be translated into Japanese using an appropriate noun and the word desu.
U" H> 1 I - L* li.LX"f0     (It) is half past twelve.
juuniji han desu.
¥ < -tfi^~Ci"'o (I) am a student.
Gakusee desu.
12 15 As Z*X"i~0 (My major) is the Japanese language.
Nihongo desu.
Note that none of these sentences has a "subject," like the "it," "I," and "my major" found in their English counterparts. Sentences without subjects are very common in Japanese; Japanese speakers actually tend to omit subjects whenever they think it is clear to the listener what or who they are referring to.
What are we to do, then, when it is not clear what is being talked about? To make explicit what we are talking about, we can say:
_ (i "("fo _ is the Japanese language.
wa   nihongo desu.
Where_____ stands for the thing that is talked about, or the "topic," which is later in
the sentence identified as nihongo. For example,
& /v (i I- HAs - "Ci"0     (My) major is the Japanese language.
Senrnon wa       nihongo desu.
Similarly, one can use the pattern X wa Y desu to identify a person or a thing X as item Y.
1     XltY rto A' is Y. As for X, it is Y.
Watashi wa  Suu Kimu desu.
/ am Sue Kim.
■^ä ItzSAslZ -Ö-^-frv^-C-fo -V/r. Yamashita is a teacher.
Yamashita san \va senscc desu.
/ T 'j — $ ^ (i T / 'J # L" ^ f""f o .Vr/ry /.v ff// American.
Mearii san \va amerikajin desu.
Wa is a member of the class of words called "particles." So is the word no. which we will turn to later in this lesson. Particles attach themselves to phrases and indicate how the phrases relate to the rest of the sentence.
Note also that nouns like gakusee and sendee in the above examples stand alone, unlike their English translations "student" and "teacher," which are preceded by "a." In Japanese, there is no item that corresponds to "a," nor is there any item that corresponds to the plural "-s" at the end of a noun. Without background situations, a sentence like gakusee desu is therefore ambiguous between the singular and the plural interpretations; it may mean "We are/you are/they are students," as well as "I am/you are/she is a student."
9tM Question Sentences
It is very easy to form questions in Japanese. Basically, all you need to do is add ka at the end of a statement.
Ryuugakusee desu.
(I am) an international student.
Ryuugakusee desu ka.
(Are you) an international student?
The above sentence, Ryuugakusee desu ka, is a "yes/no" question. Question sentences may also contain a "question word" like nan2 (what). In this lesson, we learn how to ask, and answer, questions using the following question words: nanji (what time), nansai (how old), nannensee (what year in school). Note carefully that the order of words in a sentence may be quite different from what you find in your language.
Senmon vva      nan desu ka.
What is your major?
(Senmon vva) eego desu. (My major) is English.
1It is not customary to write a question mark at the end of a question sentence in Japanese.
2The Japanese question word for "what" has two pronunciations: nan and uaiii. Nan is used immediately before desu or before a "counter" like ji (o'clock). The other form, nani, is used before a particle. Nam' is also used in the combination nanijin (person of what nationality).
Ima     nanji desu ka.
(Ima)       kuji desu.
It is nine o'clock.
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Juukyuusai desu.
nineteen years old.
Mearii san wa nansai desu ka.
Hoiv old are you, Mary?
Nannensee desu ka.
What year are you in college?
Ninensee desu.
I'm a sophomore.
Denwa bangoo wa nan desu ka.
What is your telephone number?
186^7343 Ti"o
d  nour^CD noun2
No is a particle that connects two nouns. The phrase Toozai daigaku no gakusee means "(a) student at Tozai University." The second noun gakusee provides the main idea3 (being a student) and the first one Toozai daigaku makes it more specific (not a high school, but a college student). No is very versatile. In the first example below, it acts like the possessive ("x's") in English, but that is not the only role no can play. See how it connects two nouns in the following examples.
		Takeshi's phone number
Takeshi san no	denwa bangoo	
tz^^t)* < CO		a college professor
daigaku no	sensee	
	A* < -\t\^	a student of the Japanese language
nihongo no	gakusee	
	fz^fr'i	a* college in Japan
nihon no	daigaku	
Observe that in the first two examples, the English and Japanese words are arranged in the same order, while in the last two, they are in the opposite order. Japanese seems to be more consistent in arranging ideas here; the main idea always comes at the end, with any further description placed before it.
3Here is what we mean by the "main idea." In the phrase Takeshi san no denwa bangoo (Takeshi's phone number), the noun denwa bangoo (phone number) is the main idea, in the sense that if something is Takeshi's phone number, it is a phone number. The other noun Takeshi san is not the main idea, because Takeshi's phone number is not Takeshi.
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noun, (D noun2
main idea further restriction
A phrase of the form "nouni no noun->" acts more or less like one big noun. You can put it wherever you can put a noun, as in the following example:
Takeshi san no       okaasan vva kookoo no       sensee desu.
Takeshi's mother is a high sciiool teacher.
my—h
Express
Notes
55© ► Ano indicates that you have some reservations about saying what you are going to say next. You may be worried about interrupting something someone is currently doing, or sounding rude and impolite for asking personal questions, for example.
lilVx.X. ► Both hai and ee mean "yes" in response to yes-no questions. Compared to hai, ee is more conversational and relaxed. In more informal situations, an is used.
Hai is also used to respond to a knock at the door or to the calling of one's name, meaning "Here," as follows. {Ee cannot be replaced in this case.)
Teacher: ^USÄ,?
Sumisu san?
Student: !±u0 Hai
Mr. Smith? Here.
'Ills'
ft**:*
WHft.-
^:0~C<ttr^ Soo desu ka acknowledges that you have understood what was just said. "Is that so?" or "I see."
Pronunciation of (;£► The particle it is pronounced "wa," not "ha." It should be written with It. All other instances of "wa" are written with to.
htzL(D X'AtMXA,r'7]i 37-8667T1-0
Watashi no denvva bangoo vva san nana no hachi roku roku nana desu. My telephone number is 37-8667.
There are a few exceptions, such as konnichiwa (good afternoon) and konbanwa (good evening). They are usually written with Z.LI', hIt and Z. A, If A. It.
Numbers ► Many number words have more than one pronunciation. Refer to the table at the end of this book for a general picture.
tf '*
0 -tfn and itu are both commonly used.
1 \*t>, but pronounced as in \,^-j*$lA, (one minute) and l^o § V> (one-year old).
2 lz all the time. When you are reading out each digit separately, as when you give your phone number, it may be pronounced with a long vowel, as
3 ^ all the time. The part that follows it may change shape, as in £A,*£A/, instead of $A--Wv.
4 =fc /v is the most basic, but fourth-year student is ite/v-yrV* and four o'clock is J; U. In some combinations that we will later learn, it is read as L (as in LA{"2, April). The part that follows this number may change shape too, as in i. /vvK/v.
5 >T all the time. When read out separately, it may be pronounced with a long vowel, as Z." v.
6 3 < , but pronounced as h r> in h r>MA,.
7 is the most basic, but seven o'clock is L % V.
8 {£*>, but usually pronounced as tio in li-^^iA, and Ji^^V^.
9 S i-j> "9 is the. most basic, but nine o'clock is < U.
10   U   "5, but pronounced as U t$ o in U i$ o ^A and U «>   & l
Giving one's telephone number ► The particle ho is usually placed in between the local exchange code and the last four digits. Therefore, the number 012-345-6789 is zero ichi ni, san yon go no, roku nana hachi kyuu.
itAjitl\^ The word sensee is usually reserved for describing somebody else's occupation. Watashi wa sensee desu makes sense, but may sound slightly arrogant, because the word sensee actually means an "honorable master." If you (or a member of your family) are a teacher, and if you want to be really modest, you can use the word kyooshi instead.
~tlfv^ San is placed after a name as a generic title. It goes both with a given name and a family name. Children are referred to as chart (and boys in
particular as kun), rather than as san. Professors and doctors are usually referred to with the title sensee. San and other title words are never used in reference to oneself.
Referring to the person you are talking to ► The word for "you," anata, is not very commonly used in Japanese. Instead, we use the name and a title like san and sensee to refer to the person you are talking to. Therefore, a sentence like "Ms. Hart, are you Swedish?" should be:
Haalo san wa sueedenjin desu ka.
instead of >\~- f *A,, h*£tz\% X^i-r>l7vt-t75>: Haato san,     anata wa   sueedenjin desu ka.
Japanese names ► When Japanese give their name, they say their family name first and given name last. Usually, they don't have middle names. When they introduce themselves, they often say only their family name. Here are some typical Japanese names.
Family name Given name
	Men	Women
		V z
Satoo	Hiroshi	Yuuko
■t-TB		* <*&
Suzuki	Ichiroo	Megumi
tzfr&l		< h~Z
Takahashi	Kenji	Kumiko
		
Tanaka	Yuuki	Naomi
l> t ■?	£ St>5	§ J: -5 Z
Itoo	Masahiro	Kyooko
tl/uUtfo Practice
(Numbers)
0					
	zero ree				
1		1 1	U yp n \^ %	30	$ ^ U yp 1
	ichi		juuichi		sanjuu
2	I-	12	X yp 1 K	40	
	ni		juuni		yonjuu
3	*A	13	L* yp i $ ^	50	3" i: yp 1
	san		juusan		gojuu
4	Xh/X/(X)	14		60	h < I* yp 1
	yon       shi (yo)		juuyon juushi		rokujuu
5		15		70	& & X yp 1
			juugo		nanajuu
6	h <	16	L^ yp •? h <	80	IX   X yp n
	roku		juuroku		hachijuu
7		17	XL yp l fl ti/U yp l X%>	90	^ yp 1 X yp 1
	nana shichi		juunana juushichi		kyuujuu
8	lit,	18	C Yp 1 l£ %>	100	<
	hachi		juuhachi		hyaku
9	5 yp 1 / <	19	X yp l ^ yp 1 / X yp 1 <		
	kyuu ku		juukyuu juuku		
10		20	(- IT yp l		
	juu		nijuu		
A. Read the following numbers. @
(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 7 fd) I (e) 10 (f) 8      m 2      (h) 6      (ii 4      (j) 3
B. Read the following numbers.^
(a) 45 (b) 83 (c) 19 fd) 76 (e) 52 (f) 100    m 38     (hi 61      U) 24     (j) 97
C. What are the answers? @
(a) 5 + 3   (b) 9+1   (c) 3 + 4   (d) 6-6   (e) 10 + 9   if) 8-
7   (fi.) 40-25
T-Üfrfa (Time)
(4) (5) (6)
B. Answer the questions. @
Example:   Q: Z 1 $ X 1     ^£ %A,\:X'ir/)>0
Tookyoo wa ima     nanji desu ka.
Cozen     sanji desu.
1. London 6:00 p.m.
X Tsht^i^h^'D (Telephone Numbers)
A. Read the following people's telephone numbers. ©
Example:   f I L/:   283-9547   -*    I- (i % 3 ^ «0  * H> T r J: A, & &
Yamashita ni hachi san no     kyuu go yon nana
1. J T >J - 951-0326
Mearii
2. £lt I 362-4519
Takeshi
3. X- 691-4236
Suu
4. o/V- h 852-1032
Robaato
B. Pair Work—Read the dialogue below with your partner. \<
Denwa bangoo vva nan desu ka.
B : 283-9547-Ci"0
Ni hachi san no kyuu go yon nana desu.
A : 283-9547^1"&c
Ni hachi san no kyuu go yon nana desu nc.
B : ttc
Hai,       soo desu.
C. Group Work—Use the dialogue above and ask three classmates their telephone numbers.
name telephone number
( )       ( )
( )       ( )
( )       ( )
Translate the following phrases into Japanese using CD (no). ©
Example:   student of the Japanese language   -»   1-13.A,Z*(D {
nihongo no gakusee
1. my teacher 2. my telephone number
3. my name 4. Takeshi's major
5. Mary's friend 6. student of the University of London
7. teacher of the Japanese language 8. high school teacher
»   35   0   u 35   to   0 a*
. Look at the chart on the next page and describe each person using the cues in (a) through (e). 0
Takeshi san Suu san Robaato san Yamashita sensee
(a) nationality
Example:   * T !J - * L   —    / 7'    - * ,1 ;i T / 'J *7 L' L 'Cl",
Mearii san Mearii san \va amerikajin desu.
(b) year in school
Example:   / ?' <) - 5 L   -»    / T "J — ^li (-fa/t-t^-Cf 0
Mearii san Mearii san vva ninensee desu.
24 ^►ácis-xata
(c) age
Example:   / 7 'J - ^   -»    /T'J-^/viäU^^^^T^ ^tfc
Mearii san Mearii san wa juukyuu sai clesu.
(d) school
Example:   / t 'J — ^ ^
Mearii san
Mearii san wa gakusee desu.
Arizona daigaku no
(e) major
Example: / r •> - j l -> / t - 5 x.« ma, t /ua c rx-tc
Mearii san Mearii san no senmon wa       nihongo desu.
	Hart, Mary-	* Ü h tz it L Kimura Takeshi	Kim, Sue	Smith, Robert	Yamashita sensee
Nationality	American	Japanese	Korean z { ML) kankokujin	British iginsujm	Japanese
Year	2nd year	4th year	3rd year	4th year	. • •
Age	19	22	20	22	47
School	U. of Arizona	Tozai Univ.	Seoul Univ.	U. of London	Tozai Univ.
Major	Japanese	history L) rekishi	computer konpyuutaa	business (t*->**X) bijinesu	(Japanese teacher)
B. Pair Work—Ask and answer questions using the given cues. Example 1: ^7')-J l/t / 'J i] U
Mearii san amerikajin
Mearii san wa amerikajin desu ka.
A : x.      % i
Ee, soo desu.
Example 2: * T V       L/ $ AstoL^^
Mearii san sannensee
Mearii san wa sannensee desu ka.
lie, ninensee desu.
1. > f 'J       /,/T 'J V"+/-f ^> < <D      < -Örv. a
Mearii san Arizona daigaku no gakusee
2. / r 'j - $ /C/^feft/i-ö-^
Mearii san ichinensee
3. £lt L $/l/{ct3^ L'A
Takeshi san nihonjin
Takeshi san Nihon daigaku no gakusee
5. tztf I ^/v/L:^ 9 * rP l ^
Takeshi san juukyuusai
6. 7sL/M i-f-*>
Suu san sueedenjin
7. X — $    £0 ^ A. t /v /! t v n   ^ (economics)
Suu san no       senmon keezai
8. oA-h^/C^) & A/f'y^ X
Robaato san no senmon bijinesu
9. n/<— h $ /C/j; ^a/v-y-^
Robaato san yonensee
10. n/N— h $ h,/\-M rp i      $ o
Robaato san nijuuissai
11. l/c^/v-ti^/i:(ä/C IVv
Yamashita sensee nihonjin
12. ltz-&A,~&t-^/"h 4 /c^M ^
Yamashita sensee Havsai daigaku no sensee
A. Look at the chart below and describe each person with regard to (a) and (b). @ 1. fc?ö'&^      2. ^C^^A 3.
okaasan oniisan imooto
(a) occupation/school
Example:   ^ ^ 1 ^ A,   ~^   / T >) —5 A,co & £ -) ^ /v     *n ^ L <P ^   "Ü "f o
otoosan Mearii san no otoosan wa kaishain desu.
(b) age
Example:      Z ň * /v   -»   / 7* '} - *        & £ n $ ^ (i «t ^ U * Ť li o 3 ^tf0
otoosan Mearii san no        otoosan vva        voniuuhassai desu.
Mary's host family
				
	otoosan	okaasan	oniisan	imooto
	(father)	(mother)	(elder brother)	(younger sister)
		L H>		Z 7 Z Ť-tí"^
Occupation/	kaishain	shufu	daigakuinsee	kookoosee
School	(works for	(housewife)	(graduate	(high school
	a company)		student)	student)
Age	48	45	23	16
B. Answer the questions using the chart above.
1. ££-?*/Ui ^^l^^A,^i-^\
Otoosan vva
kaishain desu ka.
fcE 1 Uli &/l^t"f^o
Otoosan wa nansai desu ka.
Okaasan vva sensee desu ka.
Okaasan vva nansai desu ka.
Oniisan vva Oniisan wa
kaishain desu ka. nansai desu ka.
-9 £li tz\^{ lř^X-fú\
Imooto wa        daigakusee desu ka. Imooto vva        nansai desu ka.
™ ^fl/vL®3 (Review Exercises)
A. Class Activity—Ask five classmates questions and fill in the chart below.
Example questions:
• & & i X. ii ? (What is your name?) Onamae wa?
• £ Z -h* h   ^ £ t tz t%c   (Where do you come from?)
Doko kara    kimashita ka.
• L - £ (occupation) (i & ^ "C~f~^o
Shigoto wa   nan desu ka. N'annensee desu ka. Nansai desu ka. Senmon wa       nan desu ka.
Name	Nationality	Occupation/ School	Age	Major, etc.
				
				
				
				
				
B. Self-introduction—Introduce yourself to the class.
Example:
ST*)- - ^-r-T-fc
Mearii Haato desu.
Hajirnemashite.
T ]) Vi-tz        < <F> **<-£^"Cl"0
Arizona daigaku no gakusee desu. Ima
ninensee desu. Senmon wa      nihongo desu.
^-c-f 0    t    j: ^ L < o
Juukyuusai desu. Doozo yoroshiku.
2» ^►^fg-xaai
C. Class Activity—Ask your classmates what their majors are, and find someone who has the following major.
Example:   Q :        t>/Ui %A,X"f*\
Senmon vva      nan desu ka.
a : uii/cr-ei-o
Nihongo desu.
name
1. Japanese ____............________ _______ _
2. economics ..........._..............._______..........__..........__.....
3. English _.....________.....___........_______.....__
4. history ........_________.......____.........._________............
5. business
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T i m e / A ___ S
Time
hours minutes
1		1		1 1	
	ichiji		ippun		juuippun
2	r-U	2	1 - J>=>/v	12	\S vp ň l-*i>As
	niji		nifun		juunifun
3		3		13	IS VP 1 $ As^As
	sanji		sanpun		juusanpun
4	X IS	4	X As As	14	IS VP 7 X As^As
	yoji		yonpun		juuyonpun
5	ri;	5	W .J* As	15	\S vp 1 Z'\l>As
	goji %		gofun		juugofun
6	^> < L"	6	h o ,\lAs	16	IS vP 1 hi
	rokuji		roppun		juuroppun
7	I^IS	I 7	ft ft J > As	17	IS VP 1 ft ř£sl*As
	shichiji		nanafun		juunanaf un
8	(i L*	8	\±^:>iAs/\t"h:^As	18	\S VP 1 {iisllAs/
	hachiji		happun hachifun		juuhappun
9		9	% YP 1 *l*As		XS vp l liti^As
	kuji '		kyuutun		juuhachifun
10	IS * Ť IT	10		19	IS vp ň ^ vp ň sl*As
	juuji		juppun		juukyuufun
11				20	\1   \S   VP   O rl'As
	juuichiji				nijuppun
12	IS vp 1 1 - IS			30	^ A\s IS Vp O
	juuniji				sanjuppun
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Age      ft As *■ ^tt^o/Ji*. ^ < ^>-Ci**»0   (How old are you?)
Nansai desu ka. Oikutsu desu ka. |
The counter suffix ~ $ •> is used to indicate "-years old."
1	^-5 Í	5		9	^   VP   ^    * ..!
	issai		gosai		kyuusai ;
2		6	^ < ^	10	L' ř)) O ^ 1 '
	nisai		rokusai		jussai !
3	$ As* o	7	ft ft ^	11	
	sansai		nanasai		juuissai
4	J: As* ^	8		20	IJ/c    *                       ; 1
	yonsai		hassai		hatachi 1
*For 20 years old, litz t> {hatachi) is usually used, although l:L*rtoJi> {nijussai) can be used.