Asking and counting months
Word sets, Stage 2chunk 11 of 21Months
Lets you ask the month and say how many months something takes.
Mix-ups Nigatsu (February) vs nikagetsu (two months).
nangatsu
what month
Months are just the number + -gatsu, except 4, 7 and 9: shigatsu, shichigatsu, kugatsu.
Nankagetsu asks how many months.
tanjoubi tte nangatsu datta?
What month is your birthday again?
誕生日って何月だった？
tanjoubi wa nangatsu desu ka?
What month is your birthday?
誕生日は何月ですか？
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-kagetsu
months (counter for length of time)
ikkagetsu, nikagetsu, sankagetsu, yonkagetsu, gokagetsu, rokkagetsu, nanakagetsu, hachikagetsu (or hakkagetsu), kyuukagetsu, jukkagetsu; how many: nankagetsu.
Nikagetsu (two months) and nigatsu (February) are the classic mix-up.
nihon ni kite mada ikkagetsu da yo.
I've only been in Japan a month.
日本に来てまだ一か月だよ。
nihon ni kite mada ikkagetsu desu.
It's only been a month since I came to Japan.
日本に来てまだ一か月です。
Written か月 · かげつRank #2021 in 3,030 TV dramas
hantoshi
half a year; six months
More natural in talk than rokkagetsu.
hantoshi mae ni hajimeta n da.
I started six months ago.
半年前に始めたんだ。
hantoshi mae ni hajimemashita.
I started half a year ago.
半年前に始めました。
Written 半年 · はんとしRank #1425 in 3,030 TV dramas