Lesson 3: すうじの数え方 – How to Count Things in Japanese

Lesson 3: 数の数え方 – How to Count Things in Japanese

In Japanese, we use different counters depending on what we are counting. Let's learn how to count:

• 🍰 おかし（cake）: ～こ (ko)
• 👩‍👦 人（People）: ～にん (nin)
• 🎂 年れい（Age）: ～さい (sai)
• 🐦 鳥（Birds）: ～わ (wa)
• 🚗 自動車（Cars）: ～だい (dai)

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🍰 Counting Cakes – ～こ

1	いっこ	ikko	▶
2	にこ	niko	▶
3	さんこ	sanko	▶
4	よんこ	yonko	▶
5	ごこ	goko	▶

👩‍👦 Counting People – ～にん

1	ひとり	hitori	▶
2	ふたり	futari	▶
3	さんにん	sannin	▶
4	よにん	yonin	▶
5	ごにん	gonin	▶

🎂 Counting Age – ～さい

1	いっさい	issai	▶
2	にさい	nisai	▶
3	さんさい	sansai	▶
4	よんさい	yonsai	▶
5	ごさい	gosai	▶

🐦 Counting Birds – ～わ

1	いちわ	ichiwa	▶
2	にわ	niwa	▶
3	さんわ	sanwa	▶
4	よんわ	yonwa	▶
5	ごわ	gowa	▶

🚗 Counting Cars – ～だい

1	いちだい	ichidai	▶
2	にだい	nidai	▶
3	さんだい	sandai	▶
4	よんだい	yondai	▶
5	ごだい	godai	▶