How to Count & Buy Products with Practical Japanese Phrases

Series Summary

The Japanese language gave the world the first novel ever written, The Tale of Genji, composed by a woman in the 13th century; a corpus of anime and manga that explore mature themes of spirituality, aging, war, and love; and plenty of humorous translation accidents, a la “All your base are belong to us.” Because of the many business opportunities overseas and Japanese-run companies setting up shop in the United States, learning to speak Japanese could be a savvy move. Or maybe you want to practice meditation at a Soto Zen monastery in the rural hills. There are many reasons why the Japanese language can be important to American entrepreneurs and travelers.

Learn simple Japanese phrases today in this free video series with expert Yuu Asakura. Yuu gives you demonstrations for speaking and recognizing Japanese words about counting, currency, and buying things in Japan. Yuu will show you how to order food in a restaurant, how to count to ten thousand, what to say to change statements into questions, and how to practice what you’ve learned. This series will have you speaking and understand Japanese today!

Video Transcript

"YUU ASAKURA: Hi mina-san, ogenki desu ka? My name is Yuu Asakura, how are you? And I'm teaching you how to speak Japanese on Expert Village. I'm originally from Japan and here in LA, I've been tutoring Japanese. I've been working as a translator also. And so far, we have learned how to greet in Japanese, introduce yourself in Japanese, and talk about yourself and others in Japanese. And also, we learned how to count numbers from 1 to 99 and we learned some useful Japanese. So, if you have time, take a look at our previous lessons. Today, we are going to learn how to count bigger numbers over 100. And we're going to use counters for Japanese numbers. And also we're going to learn how to ask for the price and read the price in Japanese yen. So let's start now."