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Lesson 2:

Numbers (Sūji):

0 - zero
1 - ichi
2 - ni
3 - san
4 - shi (yon)
5 - go
6 - roku
7 - shichi (nana)
8 - hachi
9 - ku (kyū)
10 - jū
11 - jūichi
12 - jūni

The numbers "yon", "nana" and "kyū" are alternatives, used for various reasons, including phone numbers. (note "no" is used as a separator below) e.g.

03-1337-4290 - zero san no ichi san san nana no yon ni kyū zero
03-6658-3792 - zero san no roku roku go hachi no san nana kyū ni

Months:

ichigatsu - January
nigatsu - February
sangatsu - March
shigatsu - April
gogatsu - May
rokugatsu - June
shichigatsu - July
hachigatsu - August
kugatsu - Septmber
jūgatsu - October
jūichigatsu - November
jūnigatsu - December

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