Things six to ten
Word sets, Stage 4chunk 4 of 33Counting things
Lets you count things up to ten.
Mix-ups Muttsu (6) sounds like mittsu (3), and yattsu (8) like yottsu (4).
muttsu
six (things)
Easy to mishear as mittsu (three); listen for mu.
tamago muttsu tsukau yo.
We're using six eggs.
卵六つ使うよ。
tamago o muttsu tsukaimasu.
We'll use six eggs.
卵を六つ使います。
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nanatsu
seven (things)
Add -me for order: hitotsume, futatsume = first, second.
nanatsume no eki de oriru yo.
I get off at the seventh stop.
七つ目の駅で降りるよ。
nanatsume no eki de orimasu.
I get off at the seventh station.
七つ目の駅で降ります。
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yattsu
eight (things)
Easy to mix with yottsu (four); listen for ya.
piza, yattsu ni kitte.
Cut the pizza into eight.
ピザ、八つに切って。
piza o yattsu ni kitte kudasai.
Please cut the pizza into eight.
ピザを八つに切ってください。
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kokonotsu
nine (things)
Many adults just say kyuuko, with the counter -ko.
kokonotsu atta hazu da kedo.
There should've been nine.
九つあったはずだけど。
kokonotsu atta hazu desu ga.
There should have been nine.
九つあったはずですが。
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