Things one to five
Word sets, Stage 4chunk 3 of 33Counting things
Lets you count and order things without knowing a counter.
- hitotsuone (thing); one
- futatsutwo (things)
- mittsuthree (things)
- yottsufour (things)
- itsutsufive (things)
Mix-ups Hitotsu and futatsu are things; hitori and futari are people.
hitotsu
one (thing); one
Counts things that have no special counter, and is how you order: kore hitotsu.
Mou hitotsu means one more. One person is hitori, not hitotsu.
kore, hitotsu choudai.
Give me one of these.
これ、一つちょうだい。
kore o hitotsu kudasai.
One of these, please.
これを一つください。
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futatsu
two (things)
The count usually comes after the thing: ringo o futatsu.
Futari is two people; futatsu is two things.
ringo futatsu katte kite.
Pick up two apples.
りんご二つ買ってきて。
ringo o futatsu katte kite kudasai.
Please pick up two apples.
りんごを二つ買ってきてください。
Written 二つ · ふたつRank #5643 in 3,030 TV dramas
mittsu
three (things)
Hold the small pause: mit-tsu, not mitsu.
mittsu de juubun da yo.
Three is plenty.
三つで十分だよ。
mittsu de juubun desu.
Three is plenty.
三つで十分です。
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yottsu
four (things)
Hold the small pause: yot-tsu. Easy to mix with yattsu (eight).
isu, yottsu aru?
Are there four chairs?
椅子、四つある？
isu wa yottsu arimasu ka.
Are there four chairs?
椅子は四つありますか。
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itsutsu
five (things)
No pause here, unlike mittsu and yottsu.
itsutsu mo tabeta no?
You ate five of them?
五つも食べたの？
itsutsu mo tabeta n desu ka.
You ate five of them?
五つも食べたんですか。
Written 五つ · いつつRank #21929 in 3,030 TV dramas