COUNTING IN JAPANESE
Oh, yes, you will master counting in Japanese. Ok, usually just one to ten, but you will hear it so many times you will learn. Having little understanding of the Japanese language, pronounciation seems to vary from club to club slightly, and differs from regular Japanese (friends I know that traveled to Japan). Here is what our club uses, and its pronounced the same way by those who can speak Japanese who also practice karate:
# |
Japanese Romanji |
Club Pronounciation |
1 |
ichi |
itch-ee |
2 |
ni |
knee |
3 |
san |
san |
4 |
chi |
chee |
5 |
go |
go |
6 |
roku |
rook-oo |
7 |
hichi |
sitch-ee |
8 |
hachi |
hatch-ee |
9 |
kyu |
coo |
10 |
ju |
jew |
11 |
ju-ichi |
jew-itch-ee |
12 |
ju-ni |
jew-knee |
20 |
ni ju |
knee-jew |
Click this link where you can hear counting in Japanese.
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