Learn Japanese: Months of the Year in Japanese

[agemaister]

This is so much easier than English :D it's just the numbers + gatsu :P

[Kestrelcloud]

So much easier than English... when I'm writing the date, I don't know what number month it is. But it's so much easier with Japanese! XD

[Star0Crossed]

haha my japanese teacher always posts genkijapannet videos. i love them :D

[ButterflyUta]

Yeah, I had trouble understanding what July was. It sounded like "ichi" and then I was thinking, "isn't that one?" xD Ah well, got it now. Shichi gatsu!

[MoviWab]

they are using the numbers! EASY! :D

[illlovepierre]

oh that's easy, it's just like the numbers!!!

[Zazuthehornbill]

Uh...I'm pretty sure I've seen these symbols somewhere...*points at Genki Japan's Japanese Numbers video*

[omgBreakingDawn]

So its like One-month, Two-month etc.?

[Lunatic4Bizcas]

Case in Point: Chinese: Yi-yue, Er Yue, San Yue, Si Yue, Wu Yue, Liu Yue, Qi Yue, Ba Yue, Jiu Yue, Shi Yue, Shi Yi Yue, Shi Er Yue.

Korean: Il Wor, Yi Wor, Sam Wor, Sa Wor, Oh Wor, Yuk Wor, Chil Wor, Pal Wor, Ku Wor, Ship Wor,

[ennjyx]

I agree with ninetailednaruto98, but I thought Nana was how to say seven in Japanese?

If that rule applies, why is July pronounced shichigatsu, and not nanagatsu?

Sorry if that's a stupid question...

[LovinJojo467]

4 and 7 can be pronounced two different ways. 4 can be shi or yon and 7 can be shichi or nana :P

[stefodile]

@ennjyx because there are two ways to say 7 in japanese,

nana and shichi :D

[NineTailedNaruto98]

wow I never knew the months was so easy its almost exactly like the numbers you just add gatsu

[shocker1300]

Wow, thats so true xD

[LakesideParkFC]

For those who are interested in the tradional names of Months of the Year (lunisolar calendar ) * 1st - Mutsuki (睦月) * 2nd - Kisaragi (如月) * 3rd - Yayoi (弥生) * 4th - Uzuki (卯月) * 5th - Satsuki (皐月) * 6th - Minazuki (水無月) * 7th - Fumizuki (文月) * 8th - Hazuki (葉月) * 9th - Nagatsuki (長月) * 10th - Kannazuki (神無月) * 11th - Shimotsuki (霜月) * 12th - Shiwasu (師走)

[Twisted64d]

did he laugh a december?

[Ivyflyer]

I think so too XD

[yoichi5]

so easy

[gorion79]

Does Japanese use the same characters that Mandarin Chinese does, cause they look almost identical.

[CiaraLou13]

I know that Japanese Kanji symbols are taken from the Chinese, but I do not know much about the different versions of Chinese, so I can't be sure. They probably are the same symbols, but I'm sure that they have different meanings

[aliciacwong]

some meanings are the same lololol. and it's taken from traditional chinese.

[cct346078604]

sorry . i'm chinese. my english is not good . like me.. i never learn japanese.but i can read the japanese article And understanding 30%-40% meaning..sorry.Anything wrong grammar? sorry.I English grammar needs to be rubbed up

[Lunatic4Bizcas]

I'm pretty sure that at least 80% of the time Kanji (Hanzi) characters are assigned virtually identical meanings to their Chinese counterparts as is the case in the months of the year. Now, something I find quite strange that is unique of Japanese among all East Asian languages is how words for characters are assigned multi syllabic names (in most cases two); whereas in Chinese and Korean, Kanji characters represent one syllabled words.

[MinaICCS]

Almost. Japanese kanji are simplified versions of Chinese characters, and the pronunciations [even the definitions] are different. Also, Chinese does not have hiragana nor katakana, and as far as I know, they don't use furigana either. Japanese are expected to be familiar with 2,000 kanji.

[ichbaas]

Well, thats the Kanji, yes. Kanjis are Chinese letters that Japan has adopted. Although they are hardly pronounced the same, they usuall have similar meanings.

[Brownpup5]

Thanks~

[chijimeru]

Hi ppl, small corrections to those latest posts:

September: kugatsu [くがつ　九月]

(exception)

Number 10: juu (jyuu) [じゅう　十 +月]

(also for 11, 12 and add gatsu)

[spiritbreakerz]

Completely written the same in chinese as well lol

[MewBlackberri]

The kanji for four looked a little funny. Is that just a diffrent font?

[Tamizushi]

Yes your right

[SonicFan32]

Watashi wa Jyu ni ga tsu!

[CrisEv1lL1tleG1rl]

you are december?!

[micialicia]

they're like numbers 1 ichi ichigatsu january 2 ni nigatsu february 3 san sangatsu march 4 yon/shi shigatsu april 5 go gogatsu may 6 roku rokugatsu june 7 nana/shichi shichigatsu july 8 hachi hachigatsu august 9 kyu kyugatu september 10 jyu jyugatsu octuber 11 jyu ichi jyuichigatsu november 12 jyuni jyunigatsu december

[lowther456]

i never realised that thatnks for the help

[orangie84]

OMG no way!!

That's cool!!!

Ha ha..

I still say it's sounds like they are (kidding here) talking (or wondering) who gots it? you gots it?

She gots it.. (thats out of order a little but it's funny)

he he.. It almost makes sense if you follow it through with that thought in mind..

[lin1123456]

i think for april they would commonly use shigatsu instead of yongatsu, tht wad my sensei said

[PhanNTran]

so u say the japanese number

Ni then add Gatsu at the end?

xD

[kayleerk]

the months are the same as the numbers, just with "gatsu" at the end.

[6pathsofpain]

yeah... part from yon... it becomes shigatsu

[AlisaF96]

what is the ord for jun? And do they say ichigatse twice? (january and july)

[artistthatneverwas]

actually they're saying "shichigatsu", but the first syllable is light

[msdali10]

i like that

[QOGFProd]

watashi wa kyugatsu san desu hehehehehehe

[AlwaysAmiYumi]

You're Mr.September?

Hi I'm Mr. October.

[QOGFProd]

i am miss september (kyugatsu) i was born

[PipoPrincess123]

Watashi Jyuichigatsu san desu!!

[SachikoChan91]

Watashi wa Jyuichigatsu! ~

Arigatou!

[FelineFantsy]

I like how you just put numbers in front of 'gatsu'.

Ichigatsu-January (1st month)Ichi=1

Nigatsu- Febuary (2nd month) Ni=2

Makes it very easy to remember.

[rosytherascal123]

omg! i didnt even realize that!

[GameGeek9]

0:46 when she laughs. lol

[JoeKool151]

The only problem is the english spelling of the japanese word is not there.

[Syeno]

that would help lol, im looking for somthin that tells me what the letters or what ever look like and what they sounds like but still no luck ^_^

[xide17]

Here are the symbols used in the song: Ichi ga tsu - January Ni ga tsu - February San ga tsu - March Shi ga tsu: April Go ga tsu - May Ro ku ga tsu - June Shi chi ga tsu - July Ha chi ga tsu - August Ku ga tsu - September Jyu ga tsu - October Jyu i chi ga tsu - November Jyu ni ga tsu - December

[visnu712]

0:46 lol

[loloqbakit]

ermm cant hear july properly ..?

is it itstigatsu?

[numbewunstunna]

no.. its shichigatsu, the months r the numbers 1-12, u just add gatsu behind them, it's rly simple, lol.

[TokioHotelILoveThee]

its shichigatsu :)

[JANICEPLOSION]

is this kanji?

[onitaro]

sugoi! Watashi wa gatsu nanagatsu desu. nanagatsu, ne? Not sure if I'm saying it right, but this is fun. arigato!

[QOGFProd]

kyugatsu=september

[Dafts05641]

whats up with the sudden deep voice that was funny but easy to learn

[bobett44]

omg thats so easy!!!!

its like first month, second month, third month, ect!

yay!

[smiling4ever111]

yah if u knnow how to count from 1 tell 20 u know the months and how to count the floors cool isent it ???

[inkPrince]

So if I understood this right, it should be something like "first month", "secondo month" and so on... isn't it? Al least the first parts sound like numbers...

[BrillBirdie23]

yeah pretty much

[owarinokotoba]

you re right

[ChadsBish]

Yeah just like in Chinese; and, I believe the days are much the same way. I'm not entirely sure... but... the Japanese and Chinese were smart to make numbers and calenders so easy to read and learn.

[NanamiYotsuka]

Watashi wa asaneboo. :D

[pedrocamino]

Could you add romaji to this clip,because I can't tell the difference between one month to the other?

[chloemballa]

i was born in san gatsu

[jeshima13]

Watashi-wa san-gatsu! YEEEYY!!

[SailorTutu]

ju ni gatsu is my favorite month. this was cool! そんなにこれを投稿していただきありがとうございます。

[aricrop]

hahhaha! 0:28 :)

[QOGFProd]

0:25 lol

[Homicidalllama]

Your videos are fantastic. I've already learnt the months, numbers and weather phrases in a day by listening to the MP3s I got from your site :D

[freefreakster]

lmao, december, she starts giggling xD

[sadria1]

watashi was born in kyugatsu. hehe.

[maileflanagan13]

honto wa watashi Ichigatsu!

[xxbladedromancexx]

sou desu ka. boku wa shichigatsu

[NumbFaction]

たんじょうびはにがつです

[japanthinglover]

can you do a video telling you how to say your family or how to say i, me, we, him, her ect

[LenntBear]

Why did she drop the "u" in May?

[Sfacteria]

That's what I want to ask as well...

the voice that says "shichi gatsu" for the second time is sooo funny lol

[GenkiJapanNet]

It's sort of like in English where sometimes you say "I'm hungry" (dropping the a) but sometimes "I am hungry". Don't worry about it, it's one of those things you pick up after listening to lots of Japanese!

[Sfacteria]

Ok, thank you very much for the explanation!! ^^

[NapalmXD]

OMG, this is so much more practical then in English! 1-month, 2-month it makes it easier to learn! If you know 1-12 all u need to know is -gatsu add on! COOL!

[xXxChaoSAngeLxXx]

can sombody spell this ?? i dont understand much :S

[emoanimegirl041]

the music is funny

[DrJams]

Do they have a name for each month or do they allways say the months number?

[scoe4life]

they always say the monts number !!

number+ the character of moon (月)

for example:

january : 一(ONE)月(MOON) ^^

[Slipknot91765]

exactly ._. you got a problem with that?

[KyomiUeda]

^^Thankyoooouuu! Thats pretty easy eh!?!?

MOVING TO TOKYO IN 6 MONTHS THIS IS V. HELPFUL TANKKKKSSSSS!!!

[tokiohotelchik]

GAH jelous!!

take me wiith!! I can fold to fit in your bag

and Ill sleep in a drawer (Y)

deal!..?

[ShantiIly]

good luck -_-

[JaeHo2JaeMinLuvBoth]

xD she was laughing.. xD

[qwertyismymom]

I need the english words for how the sylables sound :(

[church1000]

Its called "Romaji" January: Ichigatsu February: Nigatsu March: Sangatsu April: Shigatsu May: Gogatsu June: Rokugatsu July: Shichigatsu August: Hachigatsu September: Kyugatsu October: Jyugatsu November: Jyuichigatsu December: Jyunigatsu

[kazuna121]

arigato!^__^

[xxLichaxx]

sep=kuugastu

[yaoicrazyboys]

thank you very much!

[SoKawaiiDesu]

Thanks :P

[kazuna121]

yea i kno me 2

[ParramattaEels68]

i was born in kyuu gatsu

[nihonkid5]

I was born in jyu ni gatsu

[chinesemo]

rhe numbers sound like chinese

[sharpclaws101]

my birthday is go gatsu jyu ni!! lol

i saw the number one too lol

[Truelovereigns]

Yeah I liked the number one aswell

[Personwholikesgreen]

lol cute little pics on the side^^

[2244624]

Arigatou gozaimasu!

I alreday learned how to writte in katakana and hiragana!Yay!!

I hope yo all guys do so!

[pandabear487]

arigato!

[AngelofWolves]

ju nii gatsu & go gats r segui

is may go gats or go gatsu?

[KeRAuNoPhoBiA]

It's gogatsu

[Slipknot91765]

yah i was confused by that too. i was taught it was go-gatsu not go gats

[dattebayoYEAH]

It's easy, just learn the numbers 1-12 in japanese and add "gatsu" at the end.

[Tamy2000]

mine i think is nanagatsu

[shizune1997]

JULY AND MARCH ROCK!!!!! :)

[SWAT518]

so is it the same month at the same time in japan as america? when its January here is it ichi ga tsu there?

[GamingBonkers]

yupp

[LittleSarita]

waaaaaaaaa!!! this is too hard for my brain!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! brain twister..:[

[sakuno1996]

SEPTEMBER ROCKS!!!!! :)

[2kie94]

yeah very simple

[Ouranhostclubfanatic]

wats july ?

[nightlyangel225]

coolio

[NyappyChocoChan]

lol. learning the months in english would be alot harder than learning them in japanese! Us people who can speak english have it easy! haha

[VaderGaming]

Except for the actually hard japanese words.

^^'

[Y2CJW]

its like saying 1gotsu 2gotsu 3gotsu and on

[SharpBladez3000]

except for may, its sounds like "gots"

[evilemry]

oh

thats easy ya

just say the number and gatsu?

koo

i like the weather song tho

its so cute

cho kawaii

[KimySan]

So we are in Rokugatsu? XD

[SharpBladez3000]

my birthday is in sangatsu lol

[OurSpiritWeaver]

my birthday is in jyuni-gatsu ^__^

[chrisshute5]

so is mine.the thirdieth

[CorvetteTeaser]

ok i've seen the Learn Japanese Numbers before this video before this, and it sounds like you are saying: Month number 1, month number 2, month number 3, etc. is that right?

[mercuryenig]

Not the best one...it needs to be a catchy song like the numbers or weather...Still good. I'm going to play this while I sleep so I can make the most of my time in a day!

[yukisouma94]

the characters are the same as the mandarin chinese ones

[yoichi5]

7月

7gatsu

"shichi gastu" or "nana gatsu"

[BfmvRoeleert]

lol ur aren't supposed to say Nana gatsu, it'll sound weird in japanese ears.. =P for the months is Shichi used..

[akalmazuki]

how do you say in japanes july?

[1Vfields]

seems like theyre sayying "month one..month 2..month 3 ect"

[259]

You're actually right. It certainly does help make it easier.

[Sasuke0099]

I got the basics down xD now what lol

[shadowitachi94]

one of the girls starts laughing at the end

[budebuailova]

who can teach me japanese?

[acidbarn]

If you find some one tell me. I want to learn to.

[ie9rws]

I can teach you Japanese als please :)

[kamiauri14]

omg thanks you so much rock on!!!!! and shigatsu naka ni umareta( i hope i said that right) it means i was born in april!!

[jjjvids]

i like how they say 6(roku) lol

[PaperMario360]

yeah lol riight now its my fav japanese word

[gogogogo100]

yay now i can say: Juunigatsu no Love is by Gackt!! i get it!

[hyperpaws]

I wish you wrote out the pronounciation like you did in other videos. It was a bit difficult especially when u had the special effect voice.

[IVbaby]

She got the = April

[willdbps]

You guys are unlucky you dont have a real japanese teacher.

[jarachi202]

do u?

[guardianjuan]

weren't those the sign for numbers in the other video... mmhh uhhh... interesting

[AlwaysAmiYumi]

oh I see, its the number of the month in order with gatsu

1= January

1= Ichi

Gatsu ??? Month?

January = Ichi Gatsu thats right isn't?

[tayo66]

Yep, but remember to use 'yon' and 'shichi' for April and July. Yes, Gatsu means month.

[tayo66]

Sorry, I meant 'shi' instead of 'yon'.

[Lightningstormsteve]

yep. spot on an example would be nigatsu which is february. gatsu is month. so number+gatsu = the corresponding month. month 12 is december so juunigatsu would be december and so on.

if you want to say 1 month, 2 month etc you say ka. nikagatsu = 2 months.

[momingqimiao250]

I never knew japenese was literally similar to chinese... hmm

[Nanilee]

gatsu means month, ichigatsu means first month

[ErinH9]

haha the second voice for July xD

[xm3liss4]

We only want to learn because of anime and manga XD?

[vaughnx2]

ACtually I want to learn becuz of artists like Miyavi, An Cafe, Alice Nine, LM.C, and others

[mouse872]

same reasone i wanna learn ^_^ for the music

[tokiohotelchik]

haha so do i!!

i only want to learn because of j-rock.. but seeing how hot japanese guys are... i WILL move there when im older.. why not start learning now :P

[gogogogo100]

thats exactly what im doing!!

[PaperMario360]

hehe the girls are even hotter :P

[chad5161]

lol they sounded like they were gonna laugh

[kimstar807]

this is easy if u know how to count in japanese u can do this ^^

[soratheninja]

anyone notice too that its the number of the month and then gatsu.

[hafedhdeyah1984]

Yeah, you are right,

that makes it easier to memorize them i think

[sakuritax0001]

yes i think is easier!

[juliankuy]

i didn't notice until i read your comment

[hoshikisu93]

I know. I was thinking that it would be hard to memorize but it's not. It's easy. ^_^

[pyromaniacqueen]

i noticed that on februery XD i find it oddly, incredily convenient =P

[saturasdemon]

Remember the JULY

Its "shichi gatsu", thats the difference!

[tayo66]

僕のたんじょびは十一月によ。

[fortunessorrow]

i love learning japanese *_* I LOVE ANIME AND MANGA!!! im random i know!!you know manga originates from japan and anime is from china the difference is that mnnga is like comic books to read but better and anime are like cartoons but better!!(i talk alot i know)GANBATTE!!

[lilmzblaze]

Yay! That was easier then I was expecting! ^_^ Thank You!! The numbers' song is my favorite lol!

woww that was so easy..i love it!!!

ty!!