On this page, you can learn how to say what uniform number a player has in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| The uniform number of Honda is 10. |
| ho n da no se ba n go u wa ju u ba n de su |
| 本田のせ番ごうは十番です。 |
One by one
- 本田（ほん・だ） → Honda
- の → of
- せ番ごう（せ・ばん・ごう） → uniform number
- は → no meaning
- 十番（じゅう・ばん） → 10
- です → is
Note: uniform number
せ番ごう consists of two words: せ and 番ごう. せ means ‘back’ as a body part. 番ごう means ‘number’. A uniform number is often printed on the back of a shirt. That is why せ番ごう is ‘uniform number’ in Japanese.
Note 2: ordinal number
Ordinal numbers are often used to talk about a uniform number, although normal numbers are also acceptable in many occasions.
Vocabulary
Numbers: Ordinal numbers
On this page, you can learn Japanese ordinal numbers.
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2016.11.13
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- The uniform number of Tanaka is 5.
- The uniform number of Sasaki is 8.
Task 2: Change into English.
- すずきのせ番ごうは六番です。
- さとうのせ番ごうは九番です。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.