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Lesson 3

In this lesson you will learn how to say phone numbers and ask what someone else's phone number is in Japanese, and learn how to talk about your age.

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Phone Numbers

• Question: Denwa bango wa nan desu ka? - (What is your phone number?)
  • Answer: _ _ _ no (の) _ _ _ _ desu (です). - (Phone number)

Example: If your phone number was 987-6543, then if someone asked you what your phone number was in Japanese, you would reply: Kyuu Hachi Nana no (acts as a dash) Roku Go Yon San desu.

NOTES: Always use yon for 4 and nana for 7 in phone numbers. 0 is zero. If you want to ask someone's cellphone number, you add Keitai infront of the Denwa.

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Age

Saying age in Japanese follows a consistant pattern, as demonstrated below.

Age	rōmaji	note
1	Issai	Kanji:一歳 / Hiragana:いっさい ( '歳(sai)' means "-years-old". )
2	Nisai
3	Sansai
4	Yonsai
5	Gosai
6	Rokusai
7	Nanasai
8	Hassai
9	Kyuusai
10	Jussai
11	Juuissai	Juu + Issai
12	Juunisai	Juu + Nisai
13 to 19	Juu ??? sai	Juu + [ saying of 3 to 9 ]  (ex.) 13sai -> Juu + Sansai
20	Hatachi	Nijussai is also safe. ( Ni + Jussai )
21 to 29	NiJuu ??? sai	NiJuu + [ saying of 1 to 9 ]  (ex.) 23sai -> NiJuu + Sansai
30	SanJussai	( San + Jussai )

Questions about age:

• Question: Nan sai desu ka? - (How old are you?)
  • Answer: your age sai desu. - (I am ___ )

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  marly.f 6 month(s) ago

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  watashi wa hatachi desu ^_^
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  hana 6 month(s) ago

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  watashiha juurokusai desu. ichigatsu nijuusan ha watashi no tanjoubi desu.ano tokiha juunanasai ni narimasu. tanoshimii ^^
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  Nia 6 month(s) ago

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  Atashi wa juusansai desu O(^w^)O
  Minna wa?
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  shamiii 6 month(s) ago

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  watashi wa juurokusai desu.. :]]
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  Sophie 6 month(s) ago

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  あたし　は　二十五歳　です！
  とても　便利　です。　どうも　有賀と　ございます！