Skill Levels: Never learned, Beginner
It is a little confusing how to count numbers in Japanese since there are more than one way to count.
かず(kazu), Numbers:
1: いち (ichi)
2: に (ni)
3: さん (san)
4: し (shi) or よん (yon)
5: ご (go)
6: ろく (roku)
7: しち (shichi) or なな (nana)
8: はち (hachi)
9: く (ku) or きゅう (kyuu)
10: じゅう (juu)
<Counting Up>
1(ichi)-2(ni)-3(san)-4(shi)-5(go)-6(roku)-7(shichi)-8(hachi)-9(ku or kyuu)-10 (juu)
* There are more variations: ... go-roku-nana-hachi-ku-juu, depending on where you live in Japan.
* 7 "shichi" is often pronounced "hichi" when spoken.
*Some children's TV shows teach kids to count:
1(ichi)-2(ni)-3(san)-4(yon)-5(go)-6(roku)-7(nana)-8(hachi)-9(kyuu)-10 (juu)
The Classic Way:
1(ひ, hi)-2(ふ, fu)-3(み, mi)-4(よ,yo)-5(いつ,itsu)-6(む,mu)-7(なな,nana)-8(や,ya)-9(ここ,koko)-10(とお,too)
* I personally pronounce it this way: " ひい(hii)-ふう(fuu)-みい(mii)-よう(yoo)-いつ(itsu)-むう(muu)-なな(nana)-やあ(yaa)-ここ(koko)-とお(too)
* とお（too）---> Don't get confused with English "too." The pronunciation is close to "tow" in English.
<Counting Down>
You don't use "shi," "shichi," or "ku" when you count down.
10(juu)- 9(kyuu)-8(hachi)-7(nana)-6(roku)-5 (go)-4 (yon)-3(san)-2(ni)-1 (ichi)
More numbers:
11: じゅういち juuichi
12: じゅうに juuni
20: にじゅう nijuu
30: さんじゅう sanjyuu
40: よんじゅう yonjuu, しじゅう shijuu
50: ごじゅう gojuu
60: ろくじゅう rokujuu
70: ななじゅう nanajuu, しちじゅう shichijuu
80:はちじゅう hachijuu
90: きゅうじゅうkyuujuu
100: ひゃく hyaku
1,000: せん sen
10,000: まん man
今日は、三月二十八日です。 or 今日は 、３月２８日です。： きょうは、さんがつにじゅうはちにちです。Kyou wa sangatsu nijyuu-hachi nichi desu.: Today is March 28th. It's March 28th today.
<Months>
一月 or １月： いちがつ, ichigatsu, January
二月 or ２月：にがつ, nigatsu, February
三月or ３月：さんがつ, sangatsu, March
四月or ４月：しがつ, shigatsu, February
五月or ５月：ごがつ, gogatsu, May
六月 or ６月：ろくがつ, rokugatsu, June
七月 or ７月：しちがつ, shichigatsu, (often pronounced "hichigatsu" instead), July
八月 or ８月：はちがつ, hachigatsu, August
九月 or ９月：くがつ, kugatsu, September
十月 or １０月：じゅうがつ, jyuugatsu, October
十一月 or １１月：じゅういちがつ, juuichigatsu, November
十二月 or １２月：じゅうにがつ, juunigatsu, December
It is a little confusing how to count numbers in Japanese since there are more than one way to count.
かず(kazu), Numbers:
1: いち (ichi)
2: に (ni)
3: さん (san)
4: し (shi) or よん (yon)
5: ご (go)
6: ろく (roku)
7: しち (shichi) or なな (nana)
8: はち (hachi)
9: く (ku) or きゅう (kyuu)
10: じゅう (juu)
<Counting Up>
1(ichi)-2(ni)-3(san)-4(shi)-5(go)-6(roku)-7(shichi)-8(hachi)-9(ku or kyuu)-10 (juu)
* There are more variations: ... go-roku-nana-hachi-ku-juu, depending on where you live in Japan.
* 7 "shichi" is often pronounced "hichi" when spoken.
*Some children's TV shows teach kids to count:
1(ichi)-2(ni)-3(san)-4(yon)-5(go)-6(roku)-7(nana)-8(hachi)-9(kyuu)-10 (juu)
The Classic Way:
1(ひ, hi)-2(ふ, fu)-3(み, mi)-4(よ,yo)-5(いつ,itsu)-6(む,mu)-7(なな,nana)-8(や,ya)-9(ここ,koko)-10(とお,too)
* I personally pronounce it this way: " ひい(hii)-ふう(fuu)-みい(mii)-よう(yoo)-いつ(itsu)-むう(muu)-なな(nana)-やあ(yaa)-ここ(koko)-とお(too)
* とお（too）---> Don't get confused with English "too." The pronunciation is close to "tow" in English.
<Counting Down>
You don't use "shi," "shichi," or "ku" when you count down.
10(juu)- 9(kyuu)-8(hachi)-7(nana)-6(roku)-5 (go)-4 (yon)-3(san)-2(ni)-1 (ichi)
More numbers:
11: じゅういち juuichi
12: じゅうに juuni
20: にじゅう nijuu
30: さんじゅう sanjyuu
40: よんじゅう yonjuu, しじゅう shijuu
50: ごじゅう gojuu
60: ろくじゅう rokujuu
70: ななじゅう nanajuu, しちじゅう shichijuu
80:はちじゅう hachijuu
90: きゅうじゅうkyuujuu
100: ひゃく hyaku
1,000: せん sen
10,000: まん man
今日は、三月二十八日です。 or 今日は 、３月２８日です。： きょうは、さんがつにじゅうはちにちです。Kyou wa sangatsu nijyuu-hachi nichi desu.: Today is March 28th. It's March 28th today.
<Months>
一月 or １月： いちがつ, ichigatsu, January
二月 or ２月：にがつ, nigatsu, February
三月or ３月：さんがつ, sangatsu, March
四月or ４月：しがつ, shigatsu, February
五月or ５月：ごがつ, gogatsu, May
六月 or ６月：ろくがつ, rokugatsu, June
七月 or ７月：しちがつ, shichigatsu, (often pronounced "hichigatsu" instead), July
八月 or ８月：はちがつ, hachigatsu, August
九月 or ９月：くがつ, kugatsu, September
十月 or １０月：じゅうがつ, jyuugatsu, October
十一月 or １１月：じゅういちがつ, juuichigatsu, November
十二月 or １２月：じゅうにがつ, juunigatsu, December
