Japanese Counters | How to Count Things in Japanese!

Learn how to count in Japanese with Japanese counters like TSU (つ), MAI (枚), HAI (杯), NIN (人), KO (個), and more!
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[@Ach476]

I like how he just casually drops this daunting subject and just says to not worry about it afterwards lol

[@hiuman6483]

As he said, learning any language less like a "sprint" and more like a "marathon". You gotta keep learning until you can make use of the language, and then keep using said language so that you won't forget how to use it.

[@nickymonroe2302]

In case you weren't already confused, 本(ほん） on its own means book but the counter for book is 冊(さつ）😵‍💫

[@alastairblake]

The immediate equivalent to this in English that I can think of are the collective nouns. From the simple to the unheard of: a range of mountains, a quiver of arrows, a flight of stairs, a bed of roses, a parliament of owls, a prickle of hedgehogs, an unkindness of ravens, an implausibility of gnus and so on and so on ... I have been speaking English for over 30 years and still there are a lot of these I didn't even know existed. I just tend to say a "flock" of any kind of bird. 😄

[@kimochiwarui8264]

Thank you for all your hard work

[@LifeOfCraig]

Every time I think I’m getting a grasp on it they throw something else on top 😂

[@smudge8882]

Thank you for this! Counting in Japanese has always intimidated me and this helps a lot :)

[@AndrewKln]

Counter for small animals is constantly used for big animals. Even in your example.

[@cristinatontini9816]

amazing! すばらしい!

[@FluffyTheGryphon]

I've been learning a bit of this on duolingo. This is very helpful. I need to find other ways to study, though, as duolingo doesn't teach why things are the way they are or when to use certain things. Very frustrating.

[@kineticmeow9242]

Renshuu app is really good for learning the counters!

[@Dilton94]

lol I’m literally here after doing some of this on Duolingo and needing to know more than it’s telling 😂

[@hxhchimeraantarc2268]

counter for small animals *show us big ass demons

[@GameGengo]

Hahahha they are some really angry small animals! 😂

[@SandraSuesser]

Uff yeah counters have been a torture so far. Thanks for this helpful video!

[@abcdefgzyxvwut9447]

We also use counters: a flock of birds, a dozen eggs, a handful of nuts... Japanese people are not so crazy after all :]

[@insectoid_creature]

Not sure those count - I think they’re called collective nouns - but we do have uncountable nouns which require a counter, like ‘a piece/sheet of paper’ and ‘a pair of glasses’

[@Agaettis]

I used yoma no kazoe uta from blood reign to remember the basic counters

[@jeremygordonstudio]

One thing that always confuses me is the counter for one day / first day of the month. Like is it tsuitachi or ichinichi and when ?

[@BlvdBrawlr]

Wanikani gets you familiar with these a bit early.

[@Eikon_FF]

Arigatou!

[@HCRAYERT.]

Can you try Pokemon Stadium in Japanese?

[@nyt_shorts929]

私買って来るi learnt this also

[@RoxiieReadsLore]

i will just not count ez

[@GameGengo]

hahaha that's one solution hahaha or just use the standard counters ひとつ、ふたつ etc haha

[@Rachel-en2xw]

If something like counting makes u give up, you'll never be able to learn japanese. I literally spent 11 years learning chinese, and everything was way more complicated than japanese,(there are also counters in chinese) I am now fluent in chinese and that's because I didn't give up! If counters make you give up on counting in japanese, don't even think about ever being fluent in japanese.

[@RoxiieReadsLore]

@@Rachel-en2xw Can't believe its been six months. Still practicing vocabulary every day. Still struggling, but i guess you'll be happy to know I haven't given up. Learn about 7 new words a day. 俺はまだ下手でうよ、、I'd be happy if it only took me 10 years to become fluent haha. That being said i HATE counters and will learn them eventually,

[@Rachel-en2xw]

@@RoxiieReadsLore Awesome👍👌❤️😊

[@knaz7468]

Man ... I'm only 3 months into learning Japanese and this video makes me want to quit. I don't think I could ever possibly get all this straight. Why is counting so nuanced?

[@GameGengo]

Noooo please don't quit! The good news is you only really need the basic counters 一つ、二つ、三つ then you can acquire the others over a period of years slowly :) Don't give up! You can do it!

[@TT-rz5hi]

@@GameGengoThere’s already thousands of candidates giving up on Nihongo only after the N5 Level. Their language is way more complex than usual. Every one prefers an easy medium for communication naturally. Japanese language is unnatural so they would have to deal with millions of people giving up.