Different Ways to Count in Jpanese | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input

にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input · 5:27 · Sep 9, 2026

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  1. いろんな数え方があります

    there are various ways to count.

    有很多种计数方法

  2. 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十本が

    One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten books,

    一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十本

  3. 二ずつ数えるとき、二、四、六、八、十

    when counting by twos, two, four, six, eight, ten,

    两个两个数的时候,二、四、六、八、十

  4. でも二、四、六

    But some people say

    但是也有人说

  5. 手を使って数えるときです

    it's when counting using your hands.

    是用手计数的时候

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