Do you know how to count a loaf of bread? You'll find out at the end of this lesson.

Hi everybody, I'm Alicia.

Hello, Yamamori is!

Welcome to Japanese counters for beginners, where you'll learn how to count all sorts of different objects in Japanese.

Yamomori, what count will we learn in this lesson?

Mai!

First, let's take a look at what sorts of objects can be counted with this counter.

When counting inanimate, thin, or flat objects, you can use the counter.

Ma'i! Examples of thin or flat objects are paper and cards.

We can also use this counter for not totally flat objects, like plates and dishes.

It doesn't matter if it's circle or square, so slices of bread, ham, and cheese, and CDs and DVDs can be counted with this counter too.

Okay, let's count from 1 to 10 with this counter.

1x2, 3mai, 4, 5m, 6mai, 7mai, 7mai, 8mai 9mai

This counter doesn't change for specific numbers,

so it's very easy.

Still, there are some tips when you count with this counter.

Yamamori Sense will give you the right pronunciation once again with some key points.

For the number 7, it's nine-mai, because seven-samey sounds very similar to number one's counter,

one's counter.

Okay, now let's take a look at some sample sentences that use this counter.

I bought 10 CDs. that use this counter. CD of 10-mai-caimist.

I bought 10 CDs.

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