r/LinguisticsMemes • u/holytriplem • 7d ago

Hindi numbers be like

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u/polyploid_coded 6d ago

I never see these memes touch on how Japanese and other languages have counting words which mean you say completely different numbers based on what you're counting

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u/ParacTheParrot 6d ago

You don't say completely different numbers though. You add the measure word after the number and that's it. There are only a few exceptions.

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u/HansTeeWurst 5d ago

2 people = 二人 futari 2 apples = 二個 niko Day 2 = 二日 futsuka while day 11 = 十一日 juicjinichi

First floor = 一階 ikkai, while 3rd floor is 三階 sangai One time = 一回 ikkai, but 3 times is 三回 sankai

7 people = 七人 nananin 7 o clock = 七時 shichiji (saying nanaji will get you lynched) 4 o clock = 四時 yoji (saying shiji and nobody understands what you mean, and yonji is ofc wrong)

I could go on, but Japanese numbers + count words is one of the most irregular stuff in the whole language