Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
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Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
50[✐1] count the number, counter suffixes
[✐1. Adagio] ひとり、ひとつ、ほん、まい、だい
“(It’s/I’m) one person (I’m alone/Just me.)”
[00:07]
Hello everyone.
[00:08]
You count things up to ten as follows.
Repeat after me
[00:13]
1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four
5. five
6. six
7. seven
8. eight
9. nine
10. ten
[00:54]
Now, answer as follows.
How many apples are there? / 6
→ There are 6.
Ready?
[01:05]
1. How many chairs are there? / 8
→ There are 8.
2. How many batteries do you buy? / 9
→ I buy 2.
3. How many rice balls do you eat? / 2
→ I eat 9.
4. How many glasses do you buy? / 7
→ I buy 7.
5. How many tennis balls are there? / 12
→ There are 12.
[02:10]
12 is ichi-daasu = a dozen.
You can say 1 ko(ikko)、2 ko(niko)、3ko(sanko)、4ko(yonko)… for small things.
You choose right counter, which are about 500 counters, depending on what you are referring. Today we learn the most basic.
[02:17]
When it comes to people, “nin” is attached after the number, except for one and two.
Repeat after me
[02:26]
1. one person
2. two persons
3. three persons
4. four persons
5. five persons
[02:51]
Please answer as follows.
[02:53]
For example,
How many people are coming tomorrow? / 2
→ Two people are coming.
Ready?
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「ひとりです」
[00: 07]
みなさん、こんにちは。.
[00:08]
You count things up to ten as follows.
Repeat after me
[00:13]
1. ひとつ
2. ふたつ
3. みっつ
4. よっつ
5. いつつ
6. むっつ
7. ななつ
8. やっつ
9. ここのつ
10. とお
[00:54]
では、つぎのようにこたえます。
りんごが いくつ ありますか / 6
[= いくつ りんごが ありますか。]
→ むっつ あります。
いいですか。
[01:05]
1. いすが いくつ ありますか / 8
→ やっつあります。
2. でんちを いくつかいますか。/ 9
→ ここのつ かいます。
3. おにぎりをいくつたべますか。/ 2
→ ふたつ たべます。
4. いくつ コップをかいますか / 7
→ななつ かいます。
5. いくつ テニスボールがありますか / 12
→ 12 (こ)あります。
[02:10]
12こ(じゅうにこ)は1ダース(いちダース)ですね。
You can say 1こ(いっこ)、2こ(にこ)、3こ(さんこ)、4こ(よんこ)… for small things.
You choose right counter, which are about 500 counters, depending on what you are referring. Today we learn the most basic.
[02:17]
When it comes to people, にん is attached after the number, except for one and two.
Repeat after me
[02:26]
1. ひとり
2. ふたり
3. さんにん
4. よにん (よんにん)
5. ごにん
[02:51]
では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。
[02:53]
たとえば、
あした ともだちが なんにん きますか / 2
→ふたり、きます。
いいですか。
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