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In this video we'll teach you Japanese counters by explaining what each counter is used for and how to count with it, then use it in some example sentences. Then, we'll test your knowledge with a quiz! If you want to know how to count various items in Japanese, this is THE place to start.
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[@JapanesePod101]

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[@alejrandom6592]

本 hon (long/thin) 枚 mai (thin/flat) 個 ko (small/round) つ tsu (general counter/small) 人 nin (people)

[@deadlee666]

Thank you so much

[@tantanryuryo5716]

Wow, ありがとうね

[@juan_XD-hp2gi]

Our true hero

[@Immortal-Daiki]

I speak Japanese. Let me add some more😂 回 kai (number of times) 階 kai (floors) 度 do (degrees) 冊 satsu (number of books) 番 ban (order of something/ No. X) 歳 ／才 sai (age) 号車 gousha (train carriage numbers) 号 gou (number)

[@peroanimation926]

Thanks!!!

[@kaicube5967]

Counters. The one true enemy.

[@devonoknabo2582]

Yes

[@indigofenrir7236]

And there are counters for animals as well.

[@eron-kun7883]

What about Kanji?

[@user-xl7qr2id2p]

Been watching this video for a week 😆

[@Laithabujbara]

@@user-xl7qr2id2p did you get any better tho😂🙃

[@nuha1018_]

I'm just gonna memorize the general "tsu" counter thank you very much! 😅

[@user-hy2uz7ot2n]

but hon, mai, ko will also helps you in the future too to make it more clear on what kind of item you are looking for

[@ziggyutah]

When I lived in Japan sometimes Japanese children would ask me what country I am from. I would say Nihonjin and they would laugh and say ie. I would ask how many legs do I have and they would say nihon. Then I would say sou da yo nihonjin da.

[@Future_Pheonix]

David Ziegenbusch haha, that's a cute and clever little anecdote. 😁

[@USAlien234]

I wish I got the joke :(

[@littlelaurenadventures7388]

What does sou da yo nihonjin da mean?

[@Xenmas021]

@@littlelaurenadventures7388 That's right isn't it? I'm (a Japanese Person/A two-legged person). The joke is "nihon" means Japan, but also "two sticks." "Jin" simply means "person." The kids ask "What kinda person are you/Where are you from?" and he responds "I'm a two legged person" but the kids take it as "I'm a japanese person." That's the joke!

[@fatimamusawy]

90% of those comments are about Risa😂

[@gruu]

GREAT lessons thank you for clearing this up!

[@user-hj5ie3hi9i]

this is sooo helpful ♡ thank you

[@JamesDavy2009]

You can ask how many of something by using the word 何 「なん」 in place of a numeral. For example: 何本の水ですか。 Which means "How many bottles of water?"

[@JapanesePod101]

Hi JamesDavy2009, Thank you for posting. Yes, that's right. I'll show you another example. "人が何人いますか？”=How many people are there? Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com Regards, Miki（美希） Team JapanesePod101.com

[@asahel980]

Wow even counting have so many rules

[@basstherapyasmr]

Ah I will have to practice these! I didn't realize there were so many ways of counting

[@dg3013]

Thank you so much, I just got to this point in learning Japanese and I feel overwhelmed. Must Practice.

[@PukekoKiwi]

THIS IS SO HELPFUL!

[@1chosen755]

PukekoKiwi それは良かったですね😊

[@sweetdurt2143]

French counting: Finally! A WORTHY OPONENT!! Our battle WILL BE LEGENDARY!!!!!

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

Wait no way, French also has this??😭

[@sweetdurt2143]

@@yeontanseyebrows5588 nah, it's just weird af, you say 82 like 20x4+2

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

@@sweetdurt2143 yeah no tbh that is how maths works in my head

[@sweetdurt2143]

@THE Programming Fool! I mean just 100 inputs of information? I mean, I wouldn't mind learning that.

[@mkr396r]

omg I never say １斤 lol also, counter 'つ' is really really useful. I alway used it

[@madwilli3205]

Cmon, a counter specifically for tofu??

[@mkr396r]

Mad Willionaire It is same to count guns. but I wonder, why same counting for 銃の数え方も 同じです。でもなぜ 同じ数え方なのかは 分かりません

[@madwilli3205]

えだまめ　もしかして日本語を勉強してる外国人（自分なんて）に諦めさせるようにする。笑

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

Tofu is an everyday item in Japan you know.

[@alejrandom6592]

cmon, a word specifically for tofu??

[@TamTam-ms6mf]

@@alejrandom6592 块 is the counter for tofu. 1块豆付。

[@eron-kun7883]

Yamamori Sensei looks like she's holding a laughter, she's making me do the same. hahaha

[@noemi8872]

ありがとうございます！！！

[@GayCob1312]

Yamamori-sensei is scary (°-°)

[@lilyraimey3499]

Agreed.

[@andrejbalaz3381]

She is very nervous!!!

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

No she's not. Totemo kawaii desu.

[@euridulay334]

I got that scary vibes too but I guess it's true that' she's just nervous here.

[@olhala5644]

its her first time, teaching stuff to a camera feels weird at first,

[@OjaysReel]

A most important lesson for beginners!

[@MegaQuartzMinecraft]

Very informative!

[@maxaudibert5793]

Excellent!!

[@burekmali6704]

love watching these random series . but kind of feels weird when everything is going on by script :D

[@mohamedkhalifa4549]

What about the 台 counter? For machines

[@LinuxIsNotAnOperatingSystem]

Exactly what I needed!

[@gilaabcd1]

I suspect Yamamori Sensei is a robot?

[@ghaidaaness5405]

ほんとうにありがとうございます。^_^ This has never been easy💗

[@aweeaboo9514]

this Alisha woman is like every language pod, is she come kind of polyglot?? she makes appearances in lots of pod101 videos

[@animaky8222]

She's probably just an "English side" since from what I've seen so far she narrates only the English parts.

[@4242]

learning this felt pretty surreal

[@CFEKOSMOS]

Thank you

[@davitube4747]

Well, I understand how cardinal counting works, but the ORDINALS! They're a mess... is there a video about them so that I can finally understand something of them?

[@suishi3189]

Hi your video help so much! could you go over -Ndesu form one day! my Japanese teacher isn't really explaining it well! >-

[@rogerandmegh5575]

So helpful - thank you. It would be so nice to have the option to switch off the music though

[@sohoris5461]

Very nice video! If I can suggest something, it'd be even better if you put in the desdription the timing for each counter, to let your followers know precisely the moment in which you talk about a specific counter. I think this could be really helpful for both you and those who watch your videos to more easily consult it without seeing the whole video each time. This could be a good idea imho, btw keep going like this, your lessons are very well structured and helpful for those like me who are studying japanese!

[@sassannnt3926]

Where's risa chan ? 😢

[@sassannnt3926]

theworstofbrazil no of course

[@treeinthewood]

Risa sensei!

[@ottoludwing2957]

Chan é a denominação carinhosa dela mano '-' É como -san, -sama....

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

She's been promoted, Yamamor-chan is her replacement.

[@olhala5644]

@@ottoludwing2957 mano, ninguém te entende estão a falar em inglês aqui, faz isso, e ele sabe que é o suffixo carinhoso, se não ,não usaria

[@sofie3912]

First Kanji now counters If I never loved anime I wouldn't think twice before leaving japanese(i came here for anime anyway)

[@MatthewGaw]

My classmate Vera san is absolutely very good in counters

[@dunyaboylap5271]

good "at" counters*, and besides "absolutely" and "very" cannot be written one after another because they have the same meaning!

[@SydneyitsSydney]

So, what is the exact point of counters though? I don't believe we have this in English of course, but is it a verb? adverb? Can't we say the Japanese number, and then object afterwards?

[@mahsaeskandari5486]

No, we can't. If you do that, of course they understand what you mean, but it's way much better to utilize the proper form. It's not that tough though (Persian counters are even more!)

[@Zero-ic8nb]

preferably the object first and then the number

[@noichi4977]

英語圏の方にとっては濁音、半濁音が難しいのですね。。。初めてこのチャンネルを視聴しましたが、日本人からしても面白かったです

[@user-ml4fv4yl5c]

Notti. それな！思ったわw チャンネル登録したw

[@jimongtiburcio6998]

ANG HIRAP NAMAN GRABE

[@Makr055]

No Risa :'c ???

[@nickuq6337]

where is risaaaaaa

[@ali-25yearsold]

9:32

[@GuacamoleKun]

I don't want to hear somebody explain it, I just want to hear someone count things, preferably with pictures of the type of thing on the screen, over and over until the counting is stuck in my head.

[@TheElvenKeys]

Yamamori Sensei is trying not to laugh every time she reads a line

[@deadlee666]

Time stamp for me 3:32

[@zezyzhujikop]

I've heard some of this in anime before like mitsume mayoinagara nayaminagar kuyami nagara kimi reba iisa kimi ga koreta kotoba hitotsu

[@sidkings]

@08:20 I thought スイカ meant "Suica" card.. lol

[@Noneofurbussiness]

Ohh 買 looks similar to 貝 I see my mistake ^ - ^

[@japanesecherryblossomyas331]

Yoku yatte imasu. - hon no tokoro desu ga, 10 can it be read as jippon and juppon dochira mo tadashii deshoo .

[@ashguana1041]

リサさんはどこの？

[@Neavh]

Wait so I thought 個 was the general counter so why is the video saying it’s つ？ Which one do I use if I don’t know the proper counter?

[@drdenimal1906]

But why is it that that we count beds with counter (ko) when it's neither small or round

[@klieu90210]

個 is a super general counter. You can use it for all sorts of random stuff. It may sound more natural to use a specific counter, especially for common items, but 個 is acceptable in most cases. Just use it for anything you don't know the counter for.

[@drdenimal1906]

@@klieu90210 Thank you so much!

[@o08O80o]

What if it’s a square watermelon? Can you still use the counter 個？

[@klieu90210]

All sorts of random objects without specific counters can take 個. That's the counter I suggest you use, if you don't know the precisely correct counter.

[@okamisanwa]

I have a question. Why is the "R" pronounced as an "L" in this video? I know the "R" sounds different in Japanese, but never heard it sound exactly like an "L" before. Is it a regional thing?

[@bloodxholic]

No it’s because of the Japanese language it self,because in the Japanese language the don’t have an “L” sound so they replace it with an “R” sound, also they don’t pronoun the “R” exactly like an “R” ,it’s something between the “R” and “L” sound

[@foxmulder23]

Bring Risa back! :'(

[@ninomachadoelpropio9350]

Omoshiroii ne. Demo... what is the counter for days? One day, three days, does anyone knows? Tashikani Alicia sensei wa wakai desu

[@yasmeenahmed7989]

Leo Machado there is a good channel called ( Japanese from zero) . It has covered this lesson. The pattern is (no. + にち） E.g. Ichi nichi Ni nichi San nichi etc

[@stanlyEM]

hello can someone please clarify this with me im learning Japanese and i have a question lets say that someone learns the English alphabet a-z how would they determine the definition of a word they have seen as an example lets say i see the word wall how would i know the definition of the word how do you know the definitions of words in Japanese. thank you for your time

[@highlander8115]

a dictionary or the context.

[@solnhofen]

KON NI CHI WA YA MA MO RI DE SU sofunny~

[@DiiAM00NDx3]

Sorry, but the title is false.. Those are definitely not all japanese counters...

[@sighouf]

not even close

[@kevinscales]

didn't even include the counter for ghosts - 位(い)

[@eron-kun7883]

Guysss, chill down. Even if they only included つ they could technically still Title it "All Japanese Counters" Lol

[@walaaabdel-hady2850]

can u use Romaji in your videos to make it easier please.. thank u for your hard work 😊😊

[@SkyscraperM]

Walaa Abd El-hady learn hiragana and katakana

[@walaaabdel-hady2850]

SkyscraperM of course i will but i am still in the beginning and i need a motivation like the ability to speak first 😊

[@dunyaboylap5271]

@@walaaabdel-hady2850 are you still learning? How about the progress after 3 years? I am very curious

[@OutcastYBJ]

Bro I’m blasian born in the U.S. Japanese dad and my African American mom moved to Japan recently I’m some what good at Japanese I just can’t count properly that’s like all literally because I never needed to know it since I live in the U.S. and I have a full Japanese half brother and he said himself he gets confused an in like of a full native Japanese speaker can’t even count properly how can i😭

[@JohnnyJacobGO]

1:04 GO HOME

[@Slayzillaa]

WHERES MY RISAAAAAA

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

It may surprise you but she's not your Risa and, as such, she enjoys her days off with somebody else.

[@DiogenesGOM]

Japanese counters... I have to say. Why so many?! Here in Brasil whe have our dificult verbs. One verb can be pronounce in 70 different ways in each way it will be different. But why japan!? Why som many count indicators! I'm Dying.

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

Because Japanese has no grammatical number. So Japanese names are so radically number-free they need an added signal to warn the listener they are NOW going to be counted, which is not something they naturally lend themselves to doing.

[@otakuxgirl6]

That's ok since you can always use the counter "tsu" for objects whose counters you dont know (but that doesnt mean that you shouldn't learn other counters.)

[@hiderunbride8431]

Why is counting so complicated in Japanese? 😂😂😂 Can it not be just ichi, ni san?

[@devonoknabo2582]

Does sensai speak English

[@Final00Exit]

Yamamori Sensei scares me

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

Don't listen to him Yamamori Sensei -I will always be there for you

[@ravibalwani8304]

khuda kher

[@ravibalwani8304]

2

[@josecarioca8785]

Where is Rias-chan?

[@gelflingmusic9428]

This is not all the counters. To name a few others, 匹、杯、軒、台、課

[@Noneofurbussiness]

I thought 買 meant selfish 😧😧😧 I’m so confused

[@dmand2353]

貝「かい」is Shellfish. 目＋貝 make up 買.

[@ksy1111]

Ok.. I guess I can't avoid them forever...

[@lxnny2357]

What happens if you use the wrong counter for a subject? Why does such a clunky counting system even exist? I'd like to know the history and reasoning behind this. Coming from English it makes no sense to me to add something so clunky to a grammar. For instance, wha if our understanding of the nature of an object changes? Does the counter need to change too? Isn't it also somewhat subjective? What's small to one may not be small to another. Edit: I just realized that English also has an equivalent counter concept, but it's not applied as generally. For example: - Two papers vs - Two pieces of paper - Two sheets of paper The first is ambiguous (is it Two pieces of paper? Or two publications--as in Two white papers? Which includes an indeterminate number of pages), but the latter two are more precise and clear.

[@ateteu_]

where's my sweet little RISA?!

[@azza9000ful]

For the love of the culture, I'm learning Japanese in evening school, but different words to count? This surpasses all logic and does not make any sense. It is frustrating as there are some other weird rules in the language such as different verbs how to wear a hat (clothes above the waist) or pants (clothes below the waist)?! Get outta here

[@xmzkagi378]

where si Risa ??

[@madsschramm4233]

Can't I just use the generic counter for everything? 😅

[@farrell2620]

yamamori sensei is dead inside

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

Yamamori sensei is beautiful! Totemo kirei desu!!!

[@everythingmatters9487]

for some reason Alicia looks like Hermione

[@TheCubicplanet]

ok, there are different pronunciation...but why?? why??? I'm trying to get behind the logic of that and not just learn what appears to be random rules, and it's so frustrating sometimes. I can't even see the logic of having different styles of counters for things. I mean...You name the thing, the number...and it should be pretty basic. If I can wrap my mind around this and get to be successful at this, I can do anything!

[@bloodxholic]

You should only learn the basic ,because even the native speakers can’t memoirs all of them,but if you want to go a step farther go ahead and learn all of it

[@bloodxholic]

U will be ok with the basic :)

[@swapshinobi4043]

🙄

[@Guito93]

"all" japanese counters... That kinda disappointed me =\

[@JamesDavy2009]

A more comprehensive list can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_counter_word

[@mhkuntug]

wait! there is more?

[@lak2693]

Not gonna body shame but yamamori sensei is more masculine then me lmfao

[@shivanipardeshi3114]

confusion between hon and pon😢

[@noemi8872]

I am not sure because I am also learning but I think it's about pronunciation:) I mean that it would be unnatural or hard to pronaunce them with HON, maybe try to see how the ones with PON would hear with HON and you will remember easier! Also I recomend you to do like colour code for those with PON:) Anyway, がんばってください❤️💋

[@stevengonzalvez1557]

Counters... second only to kanji in wickedness.

[@Dani-jv5fe]

no me entero de nada, me entero más del japones que del inglés.

[@cazadorcazado08]

Jajaj, es bueno saber inglés para aprender japonés. Muchas katakanas son palabras en inglés. Igualmente sirve mucho más hablar español nativo para la pronunciación..

[@jonweaver2410]

San pon sounds exactly Cantonese. WTF?

[@Melly_The1]

guys don't turn on English subtitles

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

I love this languages but also wtf is wrong with this language

[@kuba5050]

no risa no thumb up :'(

[@30dk09]

Why not? You should honour people's effort to provide you with FREE knowledge. The least thing you can do is show your support. It probably means a lot to them and it doesn't cost you anything. Your excuse is just plain silly.

[@ottoludwing2957]

You are wrong dude, KZbin videos take our life time and give them money too... the least that they need to do is make their watchers happy and confortable with they are watching, and this video is just a way to make people to buy premium accounts in JapanesePod101.com to get their progress in Japanese faster. Besides there is a lot of companies that make the same thing and make more money than them because their do exactly like said before, make great part of their watchers happy and confortable. The you tube public makes something like "Quality Control". Risa-san makes the watchers happy and confortable because she is cute and a little funny like a shiny child. That's what I think, but... whatever... I enven don't know english very well to discuss things like that ^^

[@ottoludwing2957]

You got a point. This channel is too poor of viewes even with Risa-san, so sad X.[ (But she is amazing, just the content of the channel is going too normaly and sad) I have Brazilian manos trutas das quebradas with more views per video than the best vídeo in this channel, and they just do stupid things, that is really sad... Alright, I agree, they do all this almost for free xD ( But I think that without Risa-san's happynes and some shiny child jokes that she does this video became just another boring and common video betwen thousand of another videos on youtube and that makes the process to learn something more difficult and AGAIN boring) Do you don't agree with me? '-' Oh god, I learned almost all my english just by watching movies and playing some RPGs so don't judge it like some Argentinos judged my spanish in another channel please. ^^