Summary: While visiting Japan with a friend, you decide to stop by and see a former coworker who now lives in Tokyo. As you walk down the hall of the coworker's apartment building, you and your friend practice your Japanese by saying the numbers on the doors aloud. Your friend suddenly stops, looking confused. There's no door number four, he's noticed; the numbers skipped from number three to number five. You jump in, delighted at the chance to show off a little. You explain to your friend that people in Japan consider the number four to be very unlucky; thus, many Japanese apartment buildings and hospitals don't have room numbers that have a four in them. You note that it's kind of like in the United States, where many buildings don't have a thirteenth floor. Your friend is quite interested in this glimpse into Japanese culture and is dying to know how you learned so much Japanese language and culture before going on the trip. Go ahead tell him about GengoLanguages.com! Being selfish is not becoming! This Japanese Basic Bootcamp lesson teaches you how to say numbers from one to one hundred in Japanese, and gives you interesting information on numbers that Japanese people consider lucky or unlucky. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.
