Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down116 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1772arrow-down1external-linkHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square197fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRouxibeau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoJapanese is 1 (ichi), 2 (ni), …,10 (juu), 10+1 (juu-ichi), 10+2 (juu-ni), …, 21 (ni-juu-ichi)…, 92 (kyu-juu-ni)…, 100 (hyaku)
minus-squaretigeruppercutlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah, the numbers look all nice and orderly in the abstract until you need to use them for something in the real world…
Japanese is 1 (ichi), 2 (ni), …,10 (juu), 10+1 (juu-ichi), 10+2 (juu-ni), …, 21 (ni-juu-ichi)…, 92 (kyu-juu-ni)…, 100 (hyaku)
Yeah, the numbers look all nice and orderly in the abstract until you need to use them for something in the real world…