FL 2 – Advanced Japanese Language

Module 5 – How to Say Numbers and How to Use Quantifiers

(At the Coffee Shop: “Ordering”)

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES OVERVIEW
After studying this module, you should be able to: Welcome to another lesson of Advanced Japanese
Language course which focuses on how to say
a. Speak Japanese using the grammar lessons numbers and how to use quantifiers.This module
discussed through recitation; gives you a list of new Japanese words which you
can use in constructing new sentence structures,
b. Construct Japanese sentences following the
grammar lessons and various conversation practices
grammar lessons: ‘How to say
that could hone your speaking skills in Japanese.
numbers’,’How to use quantifiers’,
‘Quantifier (time period) ni -kai V’ and
‘Quantifier dake / N dake’;

c. Speak Japanese in situations such as

‘Ordering at a coffee shop’, Asking ‘How REVIEW
many are you in your family?’ and Asking a
routine’; and
Let’s have a short review from the previous lesson
d. Create a video presentation on the
you had.
conversation practice: ‘(I’d like to send) this,
please Translate the following sentences into Japanese.

1. Is an ATM in this building?

TOPIC
2. What’s in the box?
OUTLINE
3. Where is Mr. Tanaka?
1. Grammar Lesson 10
4. My family is in Urdaneta.
a. How to say numbers
5. There is a bank over there.
b. How to use quantifiers

c. Quantifier (time period) ni -kai V

d. Quantifier dake / N dake

2. Conversation Practices

a. At the coffee shop: “Ordering”

b. How many are you in your family?

c. How many times do you ~?

d. (I’d like to send) this, please

s

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 VOCABULARY AND -mai (counter for paper, stamps, etc)

GRAMMAR LESSON 1 -kai -times

Here are some Japanese words with their

meanings which you are going to use in this lesson.
Ringo apple
Familiarize yourself with the words and take the
vocabulary test later. Don’t just read the words with Mikan mandarin orange

your eyes, say it aloud! Sandoitchi sandwich

Karee [raisu] curry [with rice]

Imasu [kodomo ga ~] have [a child]
Aisukuriimu ice cream
Imasu [nihon ni] stay , be [in Japan]

Kakarimasu take, cost (referring

to time or money) Kitte postage stamp

Yasumimasu take a day off [work] Hagaki postcard

Fuutou envelop

Hitotsu one

Futatsu two Ryoushin parents

Mittsu three Kyoudai brothers and sisters/ siblings

Yottsu four Ani (my) elder brother

Itsutsu five Oniisan (someone else’s) elder brother

Muttsu six Ane (my) elder sister

Nanatsu seven Oneesan (someone else’s) elder sister

Yattsu eight Otouto (my) younger brother

Kokonotsu nine Otoutosan (someone else’s) younger brother

Too ten Imouto (my) younger sister

Ikutsu how many Imoutosan (someone else’s) youmger sister

Hitori one person Gaikoku foreign country

Futari two person Ryuugakusei foreign student

-nin people Kurasu class

-jikan -hour(s)

-dai (counter for machines, cars, etc) -shuukan -week(s)

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-kagetsu -month(s) EXPRESSION OF PERIODS
-nen -year(s)
TIME DURATION
~gurai about ~ hour (-jikan) minute (-fun)
1 ichi jikan ippun
donokurai how long
2 ni jikan nifun
3 san jikan sanpun
4 yo jikan yonpun
Zenbude in total
5 go jikan gofun
Minna all, everything, everyone 6 roku jikan roppun

~dake only~ nana jikan/

7 nanafun
shichi jikan
8 hachi jikan happun
9 ku jikan kyuufun
Kashikomarimashita Certainly, (Sir/Madam)
10 juu kikan juppun/jippun
Ii, [o]tenki desune. Nice, weather isn’t it ? nanjikan? nanpun?

Odekake desuka Are you going out?

Chotto ~made. I’m just going to ~ PERIOD

week -
Itterasshai See you later. / So long. (lit. day -nichi month -gatsu year -nen
shuukan
Go and come back.)
1 ichinichi isshuukan ikkagetsu ichi nen
2 futsuka ni shuukan ni kagetsu ninen

Ittekimasu See you later. So long. (lit. 3 mikka san shuukan san kagetsu sannen
I’m going and coming back.) 4 yokka yon shuukan yon kagetsu yonen
5 itsuka go shuukan go kagetsu gonen
Funabin sea mail
rokkagetsu/
6 muika roku shuukan rokunen
Koukuuban airmail hantoshi
nananen/
Onegaishimasu Please. (lit. Ask for a favor) 7 nanoka nana shuukan nana kagetsu
shichinen
Oosutoraria Australia hachi kagetsu/
8 youka hasshuukan hachinen
hakkagetsu
9 kokonoka kyuu shuukan kyuukagetsu kyuunen
To practice the pronunciation of these words, watch
Jusshuukan/ Juukagetsu
the video on how to pronounce these words. Click 10 tooka juunen
jisshuukan / jikagetsu
here for Rose’s video on “Learn Japanese| Minna
No Nihongo Lesson 11 Vocabulary” at ? Nannichi? nanshuukan? nankagetsu? nannen?
https://bit.ly/3b96S8B

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COUNTER SUFFIXES

thin and flat Small shoes and

things persons order frequency houses
things things socks

1 hitotsu hitori ichiban ichimai 1 ikkai ikko issoku ikken

2 futatsu futari niban ni mai 2 nikai niko nisoku niken
3 mittsu sannin sanban san mai
3 sankai sanko sanzoku sangen
4 yottsu yonin yonban yon mai
4 yonkai yonko yonsoku yonken
5 itsutsu gonin goban go mai
5 gokai goko gosoku goken
6 mittsu rokunin rokuban rokumai
6 rokkai rokko nansoku rokken
nananin/
7 nantsu nanaban nanamai
shichinin 7 nanakai nanako hassoku nanaken
8 yattsu hachinin hachiban hachimai 8 hakkai hakko kyuusoku hakken
9 kokonotsu kyuunin kyuuban kyuumai
9 kyuukai kyuuko kyuusoku kyuuken
10 too juunin juuban juumai
jukkai/ jukko/ jussoku/ jukken/
10
? ikutsu? nannin? nanban? nanmai? jikkai jikko jissoku jikken

? nankai? nanko? nanzoku? nangen?

machines and books and

clothes
vehicles notebooks small animals,
drinks
fish and insects

1 ichidai issatsu icchaku

1 ippai ippiki
2 nidai nisatsu nichaku 2 nipai ni hiki
3 sandai sansatsu sanchaku 3 snpai san hiki
4 yondai yonsatsu yonchaku 4 yonhai yon hiki
5 godai gosatsu gochaku 5 gohain go hiki
6 rokudai rokusatsu rokuchaku 6 gohain roppiki
7 nanadai nanasatsu nanachaku 7 nanahai nana hiki
8 hachidai hassatsu hatchaku 8 happai happiki
9 kyuudai kyuusatsu kyuuchaku 9 kyuuhai kyuu hiki

jussatsu/ jutchaku/ 10 juppai/jippai juppiki/jippiki

10 juudai
jissatsu jitchaku
? nanbai? nanbiki?
? nandai? nansatsu? nanchaku?

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 LEARNING
ACTIVITY 1
GRAMMAR NOTES
Can you recall the words?
Now that you are familiar of the words that you are
Can you recall some of the words without checking about to use in this lesson let’s learn another
the vocabulary list given above? Now, choose the grammar lessons in Japanese language.
correct translation of the words in the pool of words
1. How to say numbers
Be honest, and check how much you can recall.
Good luck! 1 ) The words “hitutsu”, “futastu”,…….”too” as used
to count things up to 10. The numbers themselves
ane ringo are used when counting from 11 and higher.

ryoudhin kurasu 2 ) Counter suffixes

imouto sandoitchi When counting people and things, various different

counter suffixes are used depending on what is
otouto hagaki
being counted.
ani fuutou

1. Apple __________________ -nin people, except for one or two. One person is
counted “hitori”, and two people are counted
2. sandwich __________________
“futari”. 4nin (four people) is pronounced
3. postcard __________________ “yonin”.
4. Envelop __________________
-dai machines and vehicles
5. My elder sister __________________
6. My elder brother__________________ -mai thin, flat things such as paper, shirts, dishes,
and CDs.
7. Class __________________
8. My younger sis __________________ -kai frequency, number of times
9. My younger bro __________________
-fun minutes
10. Parents ___________________
-jikan hours

-nichi days (This is the same as for days, but 1

day is “ichi nichi ”, NOT “tsuitachi”.)

-shuukan weeks

-kagetsu months

-nen years

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2. How to use quantifiers (c ) Donokurai

1 ) Quantifiers (numbers with counter suffixes) are ‘Donokurai’ is used to ask the length of time
usually put straight after the noun + particle that something takes.
determines the type of quantifier. However, this is
not always the case with length of time. Ex. Donokurai nihongo o benkyoushimashitaka.
How long did you study Japanese for?
Ex. Ringo o yottsu kaimashita.
I bought four apples. …3nen benkyoushimashita.
…[I studied it for] three years.
Ex. Gaikukojin no gakusei ga futari imasu.
There are two foreign students.
Ex. Oosaka kara Toukyou made donokurai
Ex. Kuni de 2kagetsu nihongo o benkyoushimashita. kakarimasuka.
I studied Japanese for two months in my home How long does it take from Osaka to Tokyo?
country.
…shinkansen de 2jikan han kakarimasu.
…[It takes] two and a half hours by Shinkansen.

2 ) Asking how many 3 ) ~gurai

(a) Ikutsu “Gurai” is added after quantifiers to mean “about”

The word “ikutsu” is used when asking how many Ex. Gakkou ni sensei ga 30nin gurai imasu.
there are of the items counted by the method There are about 30 teachers in our school.
explained in 1-1).

Ex. Mikan o ikutsu kaimashitaka. Ex. 15fun gurai kakarimasu.

How many mandarin oranges did you buy? It takes about 15 minutes.

…8tsu (yattsu) kaimashita.

…[I bought] eight. 3. Quantifier (time period) ni -kai Verb

This expression indicates frequency.

(b) Nan + coounter suffix
Ex. Ikkagetsu ni ni kai eiga o mimasu.
Nan+ counter suffix is used when asking how many I go to see a film about twice a month.
there are of things with a counter suffix attached as
in 1-2).
4. Quantifier dake / N dake
Ex. Kono kaisha nigaikokujin ga nannin imasuka.
How many foreign people are there in this company? “Dake” mean ‘only’. It is added after quantifiers or
nouns to indicate that there is no more or nothing
…5nin imasu. else.
…[There are] five.
Ex. Pawaa denki ni gaikukojin no shashin ga hitori
dake imasu.
Ex. Maiban nanjikan nihongo o benkyoushimasuka. (There is only one foreign employee at Power
How many hours do you study Japanese every night? Electric.)

…2jikan benkyoushimasu. Ex. Yasumi wa nichiyoubi dake desu.

…[I study for] two hours. Sunday is my only day off.

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For deeper understanding of the grammar lesson, III. Example:
watch the video on the discussion of the grammar Given: buy (10 postcards)
lesson for Lesson 11. Click here for Rose’s video on Answer: Hagaki o nanmai kaimashitaka.
“Learn Japanese| Minna No Nihongo Lesson 11 …juumai kaimashita.
Grammar” at https://bit.ly/34OGyPY
1. Take (5 photos)
2. Buy (2 bikes)
3. Eat (2 apples)
LEARNING 4. Send (package)
ACTIVITY 2
IV. Example:
Sentence Construction Activity Given: woman (6 women)
Answer: Onna no hito ga nannin imasuka.
Directions: Follow the examples for each section
…rokunin imasu.
and check how much you understand the grammar
lessons.
1. Boy (8)
I. Example: 2. Siblings (2)
Given:Mr. Miller (kind) 3. Girl (1)
Answer: Miraa san wa shinsetsu desu 4. Students (4)

I. Example 1: V. Example:
Given: Apple (3) Given: once a month (watch movie)
Answer: Ringo ga ikutsu arimasuka. Answer: Ikkagetsu ni nankai eiga o mimasuka.
……mittsu arimasu. …Ikkai mimasu.

1. twice a week (study Japanese)

1. Chair (1) 2. Once a week (go to church) * church= kyoukai
3. Twice a month (eat at the restaurant)
2. Egg (4)

3. Bag (2)
Congratulations! You can now proceed to the
4. Room (6) lesson that could hone your speaking skills in
Japanese.
II. Example A:
Given: Tv (2)
Answer: Terebi ga nandai arimasuka.
…ni dai arimasu.

Example B:
Given: Shatsu (1)
Answer: Shatsu ga nanmai arimasuka.
…ichi mai arimasu.

1. CD (5)
2. Computers (3)
3. Envelop (2)
4. Cars (5)

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 CONVERSATION LEARNING
PRACTICES ACTIVITY 3

PRACTICE CONVERSATION 1: “At the Coffee Let’s Practice!

Shop: ‘Ordering’” Pair off with your classmate, choose one of the
scripts above, and practice conversing in Japanese
A: Irassainmase! using the given scripts above. Practice the proper
pronunciation and intonations to make your speaking
B: Sandoitchi o futatsu kudasai. sound natural. Good luck!

A: Kashikomarimashita.
PRACTICE CONVERSATION 4: “I’d like to
B: Arigatou gozaimasu. send this, please”

Kanrinin: ii tenki desune. Odekake desuka

PRACTICE CONVERSATION 2: “How many Wan: ee, chotto yuubinkyoku made.

are you in the family”
Kanrinin: Sou desuka. Itterasshai.
A: Kazoku wa nannin desuka.
Wan: itte kimasu.
B: yonin desu.
….……………………………………
Haha to otouto ga futari imasu.
Wan: Kore, oosutoraria made
A: Sou desuka. onegaishimasu.

B: Anata wa? Yuubinkyokuin: Hai. Funabin desuka. Koukuubin

desuka.
A: Anou, nana nin desu.
Haha to chichi to otouto ga futari to anee ga Wan: Koukuubin wa ikura desuka.
futari imasu.
Yuubinkyokuin: 7, 600 en desu.
B: Sugoi desune.
Wan: Funabin wa?

Yuubinkyokuin: 3,450 en desu.

PRACTICE CONVERSATION 3: “How many
wan: Donokurai kakarimasuka.
times do you ~?”
Yuubinkyokuin: Koukuubin de nanoka, funabin de
A: 8 gatsu ni isshuukan gurai Kagoshima e
2kagetsu gurai desu.
kaerimasu.
Wan: Ja, funabin de onegaishimasu.
B: Kagoshima? Hikouki desuka.

A: iie, basu de kaerimasu.

B: Basu de donokurai kakarimasuka.

A: 12jikan gurai desu.

B: Taihen desune.

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Janitor: Lovely weather, isn’t it? Are LEARNING
you going out? ACTIVITY 4
Wang: Yes, just to the post office.
Speaking Test!
Janitor: Are you? See you later.
Make a group of three and make a video
Wang: See you.
presentation of the conversation practice “I’d like to
….…………………………… send this, please”. You may modify the underlined
words in the script provided above. Here are the
Wang: I’d like to send this to criteria or your presentation:
Australia, please.
Proper pronunciation 10
Post Office Clerk: Of course. Sea mail, or
Clarity 10
airmail?
Fluency 10
Wang: How much is airmail?
_______________________________
Post Office Clerk: [It’s] 7, 600 yen.

Wang: And sea mail? TOTAL: 30pts

Post Office Clerk: [It’s] 3, 450 yen.

Wang: How long does it take?

Post Office Clerk: Around 7 days by air and 2 SUMMARY

months by sea. Let us see if you can remember the main points
Wang: All right, I’ll send it by sea raised in this lesson. Below is a summary of these
points:
mail, please.

KEY SENTENCE STRUCTURES AND

To practice conversing in Japanese, watch the video PHRASES:
on the conversation practice. Click here for Akara’s
video on “Lesson 11 Learn Japanese with Minna no  Kaigishitsu ni teeburu ga nanatsu arimasu.
Nihongo I Bunkei Reibun Kaiwa” at
 Watashi wa nihon ni 1nen imasu.
https://bit/ly/2R4o6KX
 Ringo o yottsu kamimashita.
 Isshukan ni nankai tenisu o shimasuka.
 Tanaka san wa donokurai nihongo o
benkyoshimashitaka.
 Oosaka kara Toukyou made basu de donokurai
kakarimasuka.

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 REFERENCES
Yone Tanaka, Makino Akiko, Akemi Shigekawa, et.al.
(2012) Minna No Nihongo I
(Translation and Grammar Notes)
(2nd ed). 3A Corporation.
Japan.

Makino Akiko, Akemi Shigekawa, et.al. (2012) Minna

No Nihongo I Main Book, (2nd ed), 3A
Corporation.
Japan.

Rose. (2014). Learn Japanese| Minna No Nihongo

Lesson 11 Vocabulary. Retrieved from
https://bit.ly/3b96S8B

Rose. (2014). Learn Japanese| Minna No Nihongo

Lesson 11 Grammar. Retrieved from
https://bit.ly/34OGyPY

Akara. (2017). Lesson 11 Learn Japanese with

Minna no Nihongo I Bunkei Reibun Kaiwa.
Retrieved from https://bit/ly/2R4o6KX

Prepared by:

ANNALYN M. BAPTISTA, LPT

Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences

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