day 16one, two, three things
unit 3 · me & my familyone, two, three things
Count things and people: one, two, three cups; one, two, three people.
today’s words
- 一つ ひとつ · one (thing)
- 二つ ふたつ · two (things)
- 三つ みっつ · three (things)
- 四つ よっつ · four (things)
- 五つ いつつ · five (things)
- 六つ むっつ · six (things)
- 七つ ななつ · seven (things)
- 八つ やっつ · eight (things)
- 九つ ここのつ · nine (things)
- 一人 ひとり · one person; alone
- 二人 ふたり · two people
- 人 にん · (counter for people)
- 大勢 おおぜい · a lot of people, a crowd
sentences
- いすはいくつありますか。 · How many chairs are there?
- カップが三つあります。 · There are three cups.
- 私の家族は五人です。 · There are five of us in my family.
- 姉が一人と弟が一人います。 · I have one older sister and one younger brother.
- 人が大勢いますね。 · There are so many people!