The Count of Monte Nippon - A Japanese Vocabulary Builder
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Japanese Counters are many and Gaijin are confused
So ...You say you can count to 10 in Japanese backwards and forwards quicker than one can bat an eye ...eh? Now what? Fight me Akira Takemitsu! A battle of wills to master the language of the Land of The Rising Sun. Then when we meet at the summit of SL2 mastery, our journeys may by chance lead us to varying cities where dialects may confound our tongue so take as an elixir this Kirin brewvertisement, that it may protect you from the Oni (Japanese Demons) who are everpresent to make sure that you have eaten all of your rice even unto the last grain. Arm yourselves with a katana or if you prefer a more stealthy flying weapon take these shuriken (throwing stars). Thus preparing yourself for the dreaded Japanese Langugage test level 4 where the kanji alone will have you begging for dictionary mercy. Be prepared for the JLT 4-1 awaits the young Japanese SL2 apprentice, and only after much hardships will you find a little success. Therefore go ye now and study with the wind at your back! Prepare for conversation by girding your speech with the axioms of courtesy and guard the respect of the country you represent by bridling your tongue to ensure its' politeness. This lense is the last of a 3 part series on building your Japanese vocabulary through counting. Serving as a ghetto vocabulary builder - topic: Japanese Counters.
Japanese Counters continued from part two.
sai - age counter,
ichi(1) sai = issai [1*](one year old)
issai, nisai, sansai, yonsai, gosai, rokusai, nanasai, hassai, kyusai (because kusai means stinky (foul odor).
ji - time counter, ji answers how many hours, or o'clock valid for 00:00-24:00
ni ji = niji (not the rainbow version since niji also means rainbow) 2:00 o'clock
sanji, youji [2*], goji, rokuji, shichiji, hachiji ,kuji juji juichiji
bai - how many times counter. valid for rational numbers (0-infinity).
san bai = sanbai; ichibai (one time), nibai (two times etc.), sanbai, yonbai, gobai, rokubai, nanabai [3*], hachibai, kyubai, jubai, juichibai, junibai (twelfth time), etc.
[1*] The chi syllable of ichi is replaced by a small tsu causing the contraction of ichisai into issai. The extra s of issai is caused by the addition of tsu and the transformation of the entire word. Although not a rule, consonants may be doubled by adding a small tsu.
[2*] Yon or 4, removes the n off yon making the o vowel long ou., so instead of yonji in Japanese you say youji.
[3*] shichibai seems equally allowable, but seldom or never heard.
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