Unit 1, Lessons 4-6

Unit 1, Lesson 4

1 = ichi
2 = ni
3 = san
4 = yon
5 = go
6 = roku
7 = nana
8 = hachi
9 = kyuu
10 = juu
0 = zero
5-6 = go to roku, etc.
3, 3, 3 = san, san, san, etc.

Unit 1, Lesson 5

hitori = alone, one person. Tachi after a proper pronoun designates it as a plural.
hitori no onnanoko - One girl
onnanoko tachi - Girls
hitori no otokonoko - One boy
otokonoko tachi - Boys

hana = flower, ippon = one long thing, nambonka = ?? (Many?)
ippon no hana - One flower
nambonka no hana - Many (?) flowers?

me = eye (or sprout, depending on use), hitotsu = one, futatsu = two
hitotsu no me - One eye
futatsu no me - Two eyes

hitori no onnanohito - One woman
onnanohito tachi - Women
hitori no otokonohito - One man
otokonohito tachi - Men

Kodomo = Child/Children, ippiki = one (small) animal, one animal, two-tan bolt of cloth (hehe)
hitori no kodomo - One child
kodomo tachi - Children
ippiki inu - One dog
nambikika no inu - Dogs

akachan = baby/infant. tamago = egg(s), spawn, roe. ikutsuka = "a few"
hitori no akachan = One baby
akachan tachi = Babies
hitotsu no tamago = One egg
ikutsuka no tamago = A few eggs

tobikonde = "jump in".
otokonoka ga tonde imasu - The boy is jumping/flying
otokonoka tachi ga tobikonde imasu - The boys jumping in
onnanoko ga hashitte imasu - The running girl
Onnanoko tachi ga hashitte imasu - The running girls

otokonohito ga odotte imasu - The man dancing
otokonohito tachi ga odotte imasu - The men dancing
onnanohito ga utatte imasu - The woman singing
onnanohito tachi ga utatte imasu - The women singing

jitensha = bicycle.
jitensha ni notte iru otokonoko - A boy riding (?) a bicycle
jitensha ni notte iru otokonohito tachi - Men riding (?) bicycles
tori ga tonde imasu - A bird flying
nanwaka no tori ga tonde imasu - Many (?) birds flying

kodomo wa suwatte imasu - A child sitting(?)
kodomo tachi wa suwatte imasu - Children sitting(?)
ichidai no jitensha - One bicycle
nandaika no jitensha - Many bicycles? Bicycles?

uma wa aruite imasu - A walking horse
nantooka no uma wa aruite imasu - Many (?) horses walking
kuruma wa shiroi desu - A white car
sorera no kuruma wa shiroi desu - Those white cars (over there)

Words I have/had problems with:

Nantooka = Many? Two?
Ichidai = One vehicle/machine
Nindaika = Many machines?
The above three words actually mean the same things, but different. Here's what my friend had to say:
"those are different counters. "nanbonka no hana" means "a number of flowers". so you're getting into the counters... fucking pain in the ass those are. there are different ways of counting small things, machines, different animals, long/thin things, books/magazines, clothes, socks, EVERYTHING. it BLOWS."
ni notte = Roughly translates as "to ride on a ~". "Ni" is a particle that's generally used like on or to, notte is the command form of "noru" which means to ride (and the command form is used in a lot more instances than just giving commands)
Some examples:"
densha ni noru" = take/ride on a train
"takushii ni noru" = take a taxi
"jintensha ni noru" = ride a bike
"uma ni noru" = ride a horse
Suwatte = Sit/Sitting

Unit 1, Lesson 6

ootobai = Motorcycle (autobike).
onnanoko ga hitori uma notte imasu - One girl riding a horse
otokonohito ga futari uma ni notte imasu - Two men riding horses
otokonohito ga hitori ootobai ni notte imasu - One man riding? the motorcycle
otokonoko ga futari tobikonde imasu - Two boys jumping in

yonin = four people. yonko = four objects?
onnanoko ga hitori tobiorite imasu - One girl jumping off
onnanoko ga futari tobiorite imasu - Twi girls jumping off
yonin no kodomo tachi - Four children (yonin (4) kodomo-tachi (children))
yonko no booru - Four balls

Bangoo (or bangou) = Number or series of digits
Bangoo wa san desu - The number 3
bangoo wa yon desu - The number 4
bangoo wa ichi desu - The number 1
bangoo wa ni desu - The number 2
bangoo wa go desu - The number 5
bangoo wa roku desu - The number 6

jikoku = instant/time/moment.
jikoku wa niji desu - The time is 2 (o clock)
jikoku wa yoji desu - The time is 4
jikoku wa rokuji desu - The time is 6
jikoku wa sanji desu - The time is 3

mada = window. mittsu = three (objects?)
hitotsu no mado - One window
mittsu no mado - Three windows
yottsu no mado - Four windows
itsutsu no mado - Five windows

ichimai = one thin/flat object/one sheet. sara = plate/dish
ichimai no aoi sara - One blue plate
ichimai no kiiroi sara - One yellow plate
sara ga nimai arimasu. ichimai wa kiiro kute, ichimai wa aoi desu - Two plates. One is yellow, one is blue.
sara ga sammai arimasu. ichimai wa orenjiiro de, ichimai wa ao kute, ichimai wa kiiroi desu - Three plates. One is orange, one is blue, one is yellow.
ichimai no sara - One plate
nimai no sara - Two plates
sammai no sara - Three plates
juumai no sara - Four plates

juppon = ten (long cylindrical things). Yupi = fingers
juppon no yubi - Ten fingers
juugohon no yubi - Fifteen fingers
nijuppon no yubi - Twenty fingers
sanjuppon no yubi - Thirty fingers

jikoku wa yoji desu - The time is 4
jikoku wa goji desu - The time is 5
jikoku wa rokuji desu - The time is 6
jikoku wa shichiji desu - The time is 7