Miscellaneous Japanese - Numbers
In English we have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten and so on.
In Japanese they have ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyuu, juu and so on.
The only thing with Japanese is that some numbers are said differently at different times depending on personal preferences or what's expected. But for now, let's keep it simple and just learn how to count.
PLAIN NUMBERS
Zero (0) = zero/r (ゼロ・０・零）
One (I) = ichi (一)
Two (II) = ni (二)
Three (III) = san (三)
Four (IV) = yon / shi (四)
Five (V) = go (五)
Six (VI) = roku (六)
Seven (VII) = nana / shichi (七)
Eight (VIII) = hachi (八)
Nine (IX) =kyuu (九)
Ten (X) = juu (十)
This is a simple formula when saying a number bigger than ten (which Chinese also use; not sure about Korean);
plain number + unit (+ plain number + unit...) = number desired
eg. 42
English: four + ty + two = Forty-two
Japanese: 四 +十 +二 = 四十二 (Yonjuuni/ Shijuuni)
Here's some other units:
100 (One Hundred) = hyaku 百
1 000 (One Thousand) = sen 千
10 000 (Ten thousand) = man 万
eg. 47 589 forty-seven thousand five hundred and eighty nine
四+万+七+千+五+百+八+十+九 = 四万七千五百八十九
Now try 67 841
Highlight for answer: 六万七千八百四十一
Of course it doesn't end at ten thousand so if you want a deeper understanding and a clearer explanation go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_numerals
If you want to know how to count things in Japanese, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_counter_word
And if you want to know how to say dates of a month go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calendar