How to Count Glasses in Japanese – 杯 hai

How to Count in Japanese – Part Nine – Review Notes

There are many ways to count things in Japanese depending on the type of object being counted! In these review notes, we will look at how to count liquid in cups, glasses, and bowls using the Japanese counter 杯 (hai).

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Today’s Counter is: 杯 (はい – hai)

★　You can use the Japanese counter 杯 (はい – hai) to count liquid in cups, glasses, and bowls. For example,2 glasses of water would be水２杯 (mizu nihai).

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Number 1:

★　The Japanese word for one (glass of liquid) is 一杯 (いっぱい – ippai).

★　Be careful! Even though the the word for one in Japanese is 一 (いち – ichi), in this case 一杯 is not spoken as (いちはい – ichihai)!

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Number 2:

★　The Japanese word for two (glasses of liquid) is 二杯 (にはい – nihai).

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for three (glasses of liquid) is 三杯 (さんばい – sanbai).

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Number 4:

★　The Japanese word for four (glasses of liquid) is 四杯 (よんはい – yonhai).

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Number 5:

★　The Japanese word for five (glasses of liquid) is 五杯 (ごはい – gohai).

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Number 6:

★　The Japanese word for six (glasses of liquid) is 六杯 (ろっぱい – roppai).

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Number 7:

★　The Japanese word for seven (glasses of liquid) is 七杯 (ななはい – nanahai).

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Number 8:

★　The Japanese word for eight (glasses of liquid) is 八杯 (はっぱい – happai).

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Number 9:

★　The Japanese word for nine (glasses of liquid) is 九杯 (きゅうはい – kyuuhai).

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Number 10:

★　The Japanese word for ten (glasses of liquid) is 十杯 (じゅっぱい – juppai).

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Counting Past 10:

★　To count more than 10 cups, glasses, or bowls of liquid, refer to the numbers below. Try to notice the pattern! (11 is 10 and 1, 12 is 10 and 2, etc.)

　　　十一杯　　　　11杯 　　　jūippai

　　　十二杯　　　　12杯 　　　jūnihai

　　　十三杯　　　　13杯 　　　jūsanbai

　　　十四杯　　　　14杯　 　　jūyonhai

　　　十五杯　　　　15杯　 　　jūgohai

　　　十六杯　　　　16杯　　 　jūroppai

　　　十七杯　　　　17杯　　 　jūnanahai

　　　十八杯　　　　18杯　　　 jūhappai

　　　十九杯　　　　19杯　　 　jūkyūhai

　　　二十杯　　　　20杯　　 　nijuppai

　　　二十一杯　　　21杯　　 　 nijūippai

　　　二十二杯　　　22杯　　 　nijūnihai

　　　二十三杯　　　23杯　　 　nijūsanbai

　　　二十四杯　　　24杯　　    nijūyonhai

　　　二十五杯　　　25杯　　 　nijūgohai

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Example Sentence 1:

水を三杯飲みました。

Mizu o sanbai nomimashita.

I drank three glasses of water.

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Example Sentence 2:

コーヒーを二杯飲みました。

Kōhī o nihai nomimashita.

I drank two cups of coffee.

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Example Sentence 3:

スープを一杯ください。

Sūpu o ippai kudasai.

Please give me one bowl of soup.

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Conclusion:

Today we learned how to count liquid in cups, glasses, and bowls in Japanese! Check out more lessons on counting in Japanese below!

How to count flat, thin objects

How to count long, cylindrical objects

How to count people

How to count small animals

How to count large animals

How to count birds and rabbits

How to count cars and other machines

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