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Free Japanese Lesson: How to Count in Japanese

Started by tofugu · 8 months ago

Now don’t get me wrong. This isn’t going to be as simple as one, two, three (or should I say ichi, ni, san?). I’ll be doing another live Japanese lesson for anyone to attend, all about counting in Japanese. If you’ve been studying Ja ... Continue reading »

21 comments

  • Mrwindupbird

    8 months ago

    blargh I wish I could go, this would surely help me!
    Oh well.

    Who's that bloke in the picture?
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    That's ナベアツ (nabeatsu), a famous comedian who just...counts. A lot more entertaining than it sounds, I think.
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  • Mrwindupbird

    8 months ago

    When He counts isn't it on certain numbers he makes a funny face such as the one in the picture. Now that I think about it I feel like a may have come across a Youtube video of him.
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Yep, that's the one :)
    Very simple humor, but I like it a lot!
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  • QuinsY

    8 months ago

    hahaha I love that guy's style a lot!
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  • kurisu

    8 months ago

    lol @ Sekai no Nabeatsu. very good image [or anti-image] when it comes to counting.

    *SAN~!*

    great lesson to go over, btw. counters wasn't my best topic in class :\
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  • Immenor

    8 months ago

    ahaha. 一、二、サン！　おもろ〜！

    ナベアツは関西に住んでいるの？「おもろ」ってからと考えた。
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  • Steven

    8 months ago

    NO! NOT THE EVIL COUNTERS!!
    ;_;
    Counters are the bane of my existence, seriously.
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  • emiko

    8 months ago

    grrr . . . the day we learned counters is the one day that i missed class! why?

    i ended up missing a couple of those on the final . . . grr

    why did i have to miss that day?
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  • chrisschrisx

    4 months ago

    if u want to chat heres my id x_tian_xony@yahoo.com
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  • クリス

    8 months ago

    三！
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  • Sam watashi wa

    8 months ago

    wahaha *:D* dont we all...
    *all of a sudden has a seriously, blank face* -.-
    *but glad he studied very hard.*
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  • zattsu-ooru

    8 months ago

    Thank God i got finished up with the counters early up... watching Gaki no Tsukai really helps on this one...
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  • moshi_moshi

    8 months ago

    I've signed up for the lesson :P C u there Koichi! XD
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  • hanna

    8 months ago

    Thanks Koichi!
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  • Arky

    8 months ago

    Will be there, I feel a little left out from all the EduFun (haha see what I did there...? :|) if I don't go to the American one. See you all there tonight... or tomorrow morning should I say.
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  • kevinnwhat

    8 months ago

    counters are the worst thing in the entire universe
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  • kataomi

    8 months ago

    Too bad I didn't see that in time !!! :( and i cannot be there for the europeen hours I have class at this time !!!!
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  • spacejay4000

    8 months ago

    im glad that you are tackling that scary subject of counters. why is it that there are so many? is there a reason or did they just decide to make counting as difficult as possible? lol. (im not quite sure who "they" are, but "they" are up to something! ^_^
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  • teeny

    8 months ago

    um..when is it?!
    (american time zone)
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  • Ryan Jay Slater

    2 months ago

    i have seen that ナベアツ guy a number of times on tv. the first time was when he climbed tokyo tower counting his steps and making a facial expression and contorting much in the way gary oldman does when he takes his drugs. in leon: the professional every time he counts says a multiple of three.
    why do japanese people find that funny? is it because they are retarded? because i've thought about it over and over and it's the only solution i've come up with.
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