Numbers
0 - zero/rei
1 - ichi
2 - ni
3 - san
4 - yon
5 - go
6 - roku
7 - nana/shichi
8 - hachi
9 - kyuu
10 - jyuu
11 - jyuu ichi
etc.
# - ban
Time
Hours
1 - ichiji
2 - niji
3 - sanji
4 - yonji
5 - goji
6 - rokuji
7 - shichiji
8 - hachiji
9 - kuji
10 - jyuuji
11 - jyuuichiji
12 - jyuuniji
half past - han
Minutes
1 - ippun
2 - nifun
3 - sanpun
4 - yonpun
5 - gofun
6 - roppun
7 - nanafun
8 - happun/hachifun
9 - kyuufun
10 -jyuppun
Age
1 - issai
2 - nisai
3 - sansai
4 - yonsai
5 - gosai
6 - rokusai
7 - nanasai
8 - hassai
9 - kyuusai
10 - jyussai
11 - jyuissai
and so on.
20 - hatachi
Japanese Lesson 1
ohayoo gozaimasu - Good Morning (pol); ohayoo (inf)
kon'nichi wa - Good Afternoon
konban wa - Good night
sayoonara - Goodbye (pol); Jaa mata (inf)
good night - Oyasumi nasai
arigatou gozaimasu - Thank you (pol); Arigatou (inf)
sumimasen - excuse me; I'm sorry
iie - no
hai, ee, un - yes (pol, inf, coll)
anata - you
Grammer
Formal introduction:
hajimemashite, watashi no namae wa ~ desu, doozo yoroshiku.
desu - it is, ie. hon desu - it is a book.
desu ka - interrogative, ie. hon desu ka? - is it a book?
"no" connects 2 nouns, works similar to "of" in english, ie. watashi no namae - name of me/mine
After other peoples names (only!), use san (pol), sama (f), chan (children/juniors), kun (boys)
Check back tomorrow for lesson 2
water,watercourse, canal, tears, flood - Avisc
Sleep - ucadil
Expression of protest, cry, scream - Uscre
Fight, dispute - Utroi, Utroid
Time, day - Udam
Weather, storm - Msirud
Sun, light, day - Surud
Afternoon - Arnudam
Dead person, dead, the dead, death - Ugarh
To speak, say - Igair
Powerful, strong - Uldir...
Thats it so far...
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