;) japanese with hiroko
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;) our fifth lesson: ages

So, you've established friendship, your name, and your mood with the kid. However, you know nothing about where the kid came from, what's his age, or anything else for that matter. Here's where we change all that.

Nan-sai desu ka? -How old are you? (non-sigh-ee deh-s kah)

Forms of the question:

Nan-sai? Anata no sai wa nan desu ka? Anata wa nan-sai desu ka?

___-sai desu. I am ___ years old.(___-sigh-ee deh-s)

Forms of this statement:

Watashi wa ____-sai desu. or simply, _____. (your age)


;) lesson six: bango! (numbers!)

Now that we have the basic structure to say your age, I think it would be a good idea to go over age numbers. Here we go...

Issai -One year old (ee-sigh-ee)

Ni-sai -Two (knee)

San-sai -Three (saun)

Yon-sai -Four (yawn)

Go-sai -Five (goe)

Roku-sai -Six (row-coo)

Nana-sai -Seven (nah-nah)

Hassai -Eight (hah-chee)

Kyu-sai -Nine (key-you)

Jussai -Ten (jew-sigh-ee)

Juu-issai -11

Juu-ni-sai -12

Juu-san-sai -13

Juu-yon-sai -14

Juu-go-sai -15

Juu-roku-sai -16

Juu-nana-sai -17

Juu-hassai -18

Juu-kyu-sai -19

Hatachi -20

Ni-juu-issai -21

Ni-juu-ni-sai -22

... and so on ...

San-juu -30

Yon-juu -40

Go-juu -50

Roku-juu -60

Nana-juu -70

Hachi-juu -80

Kyu-juu -90

Hyaku -100

Sen -1000 (hey you never know..)

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