Japanese and English Exercises.
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XL.
1. Do you sell this chair? 2. I sell that chair. 3. Do you buy that flower? 4. I buy this table. 5. We have three tables. 6. We have two rooms in (my) house. 7. I sold this flower. 8. Did you live in Yedo? 9. I lived in Yedo three (mi) months. 10. Twelve months make (gozarimasu) one year. 11. We have many chairs. 12. You have many houses. 13. We have three (mittu) houses.
XLI.
| Iti, one. | Siti, seven. |
| Ni, two. | Hati, eight. |
| San, three. | Ku, nine. |
| Si, four. | Zu, ten. |
| Go, five. | Zu iti, eleven. |
| Roku, six. | &c. |
These are used for measure, weight, hours, or money.
| Ni sun, two inches. | Ni, or san toki, two or three hours. |
| Ni, or san, gō, two or three gō, the gō being a measure for liquids and grains. | Ni, or san bu, two or three shillings. |
Ni means ‘by’ when it is put before the words ‘buy’ and ‘sell,’ as the words for or with is used in English.
Watakusi wa sono kosikake wa san bu ni kaimasita, or wurimasita, I sold or bought that chair for three shillings.
