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| 32921 |
Eight, Ocho,....?
who knows how to say eight in Japanese?
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| 32967 |
Re:Eight, Ocho,....?
It's hachi. :)
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Language pair: English; Chinese, Cantonese
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| 32970 |
Re:Eight, Ocho,....?
> who knows how to say eight in Japanese?
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It depends on what you are counting.
The plain, originally Chinese numeral is
"hachi".
You can also use the domestic
"yattsu" ("ya" plus generic ending "tsu"),
if you do not specify the type of
countables.
If you specify the type of countables,
use "hachi" plus the right suffix for
the countable. For example "hachidai"
for vehicles and machines, "hachinin"
for people, and so on.
Native Japanese could give you more
detailed explanation about the
applicability of "yattsu". To me
Japanese is a foreign language.
There are other East Asian languages
who have the same kind of complexity with
the numerals.
Juha-Petri "Puti" Tyrkkö
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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| 33005 |
Re:Eight, Ocho,....?
ha ji
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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