#50: Japanese Counters - Hiki Counter
Aug 20, 2018•6 min
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Episode description
Master using the Japanese Hiki Counter. Used for counting animals (small or medium sized).
- 1 - Ip-Piki (eep-pee-kee)
- 2 - Ni-Hiki (nee-hee-kee)
- 3 - San-Biki (sahn-bee-kee)
- 4 - Yon-Hiki (yohn-hee-kee)
- 5 - Go-Hiki (goh-hee-kee)
- 6 - Rop-Piki (rohp-pee-kee)
- 7 - Nana-Hiki (nah-nah-hee-kee)
- 8 - Hap-Piki (hahp-pee-kee)
- 9 - Kyū-Hiki (kyoo-hee-kee)
- 10 - Jup-Piki (joop-pee-kee)
*Bonus Tip
If your count exceeds the number 10. Use the KO (koh) Counter after saying the number that you wish to express.
For example, 11 - ju-ichi-ko.
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