Japanese Language Lesson 11 - Interrogatives and Counters

Hello. Konnichiwa. Let's start today's lesson. Today, we are going to learn interrogatives at the store Sumimasen. T-shirts wo kudasai. Nanmai desu ka? Sanmai kudasai. Flat things like Kami T-shirts Kitte Ehagaki We count Ichimai Nimai Sanmai Yonmai Gomai Rokumai Nanamai Hachimai Kyumai Jumai How about 11? Juuichimai Forty-five Yonjuu Gomai Fifty-six Gojuu Rokumai And the question gonna be Nanmai Then next one Sumimasen Kasa wo kudasai Sumimasen Kasa wo kudasai Nanbon desu ka? Sanbon kudasai Long cylinder things like Kasa Banana Pen Beer Wine We count Ippon Nihon And basically when the lips are closed It will be Pon When the lips are open It will be Hon Three is an exception It will be Bon Ok So let's count together Ippon Nihon Sanbon Exception Yonhon Gohon Roppon Nanahon Happon Kyuhon Juppon How about this one? Eleven Ju-ippon How about twenty-two? Ni-ju-ni-hon Thirty-six San-ju-roppon Ok and the question is going to be Nanbon In Japanese we have so many counters Like a car, machine Ichidai Nidai Sandai Bird Ichiwa Niwa Sanwa Small animal Ippiki Nihiki Sanbiki Big animal Itto Nito Santo Person Hitori Futari Sannin House Ikken Nikken Sanken We even have a different way to count tofu It's going to be Ichyo Nichyo Sancho But don't worry Next one is the all round player So you can use for anything But the problem is It can only be used From one to ten So If you want to buy More than ten items You need to go to the store twice Ok? So here we go Sumimasen Ringo wo kudasai Sumimasen Ringo wo kudasai Ikutsu desu ka? Mitsutsu kudasai Ok Let's count together Hitotsu Futatsu Mitsutsu Yotsu Itsutsu Mutsu Nanatsu Yatsu Kokonotsu Tou Mitsu Mutsu Futatsu Tou Nanatsu Itsutsu Hitotsu Mutsu Ok Then at the last one How much? Ikura desu ka? Sanbyaku gojuu en desu Let's try some more interrogatives If the answer is Suzuki san desu The question gonna be Dare desu ka? Or a more polite way to say it is Donata desu ka? Then answer is Suzuki san no kaban desu Dare no kaban desu ka? Or Donata no kaban desu ka? Next one Akai kaban desu Or Ookii kaban desu Or Takai kaban desu Question gonna be Donna kaban desu ka? Next one. Nihon no kaban desu. Hmm. Furada no kaban desu. Doko no kaban desu ka? Doko is used for countries and makers. Okay. That's all for today. See you at Japan Society. Japan Society de aimashou!