一
(いち), ichi, one二
(に), ni, two三
(さん), san, three四
(し/よん), shi/yon, four五
(ご), go, five六
(ろく), roku, six七
(なな/しち), nana/shichi, seven八
(はち), hachi, eight九
(くゅう/く), kyuu/ku, nine十
じゅう/じゅ), jyuu/ju, tenFor numbers past ten, you'll put ten first and then add the second number after. For example:
十一
(じゅういち), jyuu ichi, eleven十二
(じゅうに), jyuu ni, twelve十三
(じゅうさん), jyuu san, thirteen十四
(じゅよん), jyuu yon, fourteenAnd so on. (I'm not the best at explaining these things lmao) For twenty and up, you'll do something similar to the tens. You'll put the two first, then the ten, and then the number. For example:
二十
(にじゅう), ni jyuu, twenty二十一
(にじゅういち), ni jyuu ichi, twenty one二十二
(にじゅうに), ni jyuu ni, twenty two二十三
(にじゅうさん), ni jyuu san, twenty threeAnd so on. This goes for 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90.
百
(ひゃく), hyaku, one hundred百一
(ひゃくいち), hyaku ichi, one hundred and one二百
(にひゃく), ni hyaku, two hundred三百
(さんびゃく), san byaku, three hundred四百
(よんひゃく), yon hyaku, four hundred五百
(ごひゃく), go hyaku, five hundred六百
(ろっぴゃく), roppyaku, six hundred七百
(ななひゃく), nana hyaku, seven hundred八百
(はっぴゃく), happyaku, eight hundred九百
(くゅうひゃく), kyuu hyaku, nine hundredNow for the thousands.
千
(せん), sen, one thousand千一
(せんいち), sen ichi, one thousand and one千十
(せんじゅう), sen jyuu, one thousand and ten千百
(せんひゃく), sen hyaku, one thousand one hundred千百十
(せんひゃくじゅう), sen hyaku jyuu, one thousand one hundred and ten千百十一
(せんひゃくじゅういち), sen hyaku jyuu ichi, one thousand one hundred and eleven二千
(にせん), ni sen, two thousand三千
(さんぜん), san zen, three thousand四千
(よんせん), yon sen, four thousand五千
(ごせん), go sen, five thousand六千
(ろくせん), roku sen, six thousand七千
(ななせん), nana sen, seven thousand八千
(はちせん) hachi sen, eight thousand九千
(くゅうせん), kyuu sen, nine thousand一万
(いちまん), ichi man, ten thousand二万
(にまん), ni man, twenty thousandAnd so on.
And this concludes the first chapter. Next chapter will be some basic kanji, or lesson 1. Again, feel free to correct any mistakes you see along the way! It really helps me learn, especially if you're a native speaker. Thank you for reading!
-Author-chan
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