Activities: "Japanese Numbers: How to count one to a trillion?"
By: Mayumi Ito
Activity 1: Reviewing 0 - 10
Let’s review the basic numbers 0 - 10! Complete the table by filling in the correct pronunciation, in hiragana or romanji, of each number. (Yes, you can peek at the article anytime. Remember, these activities are not a test!)
# Kanji Reading 0
零; ゼロ (transcribed zero)
1
一2
二3
三4
四し (transcribed shi);
5
五# Kanji Reading 6
六7
七しち (transcribed shichi);
8
八9
九; く (transcribed ku)
10
十
Activity 2: Phone Numbers
Some of the new students at Mango Japanese school want to form a study group. Their nationalities are different, and they are trying to communicate in their common language: Japanese! Help them give their phone numbers to their new buddies by spelling them out in the blanks. (These phone numbers are shorter than those used in real life.)
Activity 3: Prices
The best thing in the world is something you can’t buy with money for sure. But there are so many things you can buy that would make you happy too, right? Like items listed below! Can you say how much each item is in Japanese? Spell out each given price in hiragana or romaji!
- 飴玉 (transcribed amedama, meaning “candy”)
¥ 30
円
en
りんご (transcribed ringo, meaning “apple”)¥ 148
円
en
寿司 (meaning sushi)¥ 8,620
円
en
スマホ (transcribed sumaho, meaning “smartphone”)¥ 73,310
円
en
エコカー (transcribed eko cā, meaning “electric car”)¥ 1,997,000
円
en
別荘 (transcribed bessō, meaning “vacation home”)¥ 48,800,000
円
en
Activity progress
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