It's Over 9000 Discussion

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HI Marta san,

We don't use the second variactions for higher numbers like 400, 700 and 900.  

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1 : We can say "shi" or "yon" for 4, "shichi" or "nana" for 7, and "kyuu" or "ku" for 9.

2: We tend to use "yon-juu" for 40 rather than "shi-juu", "nana-juu" for 70 rather than "shichi-juu", and "kyuu-juu" for 90 rather than "ku-juu". 

3: For over 100 like 400. 700 and 900, we just say "yon-hyaku" for 400, "nana-hyaku" for 700, and "kyuu-hyaku" for 900 only. 

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Does anyone know why there is only one variation for 400, 700 and 900 in these? Can't figure out whether it's just that the second variation wasn't included for simplicity or whether you just don't use the second variation for higher numbers?

Codeobsidian, I believe you would say each number individually. You would do the same for giving your phone number. E.G. 334-6678 would be さん さん よん の ろく ろく なな はち

Quick question, does anybody know what the social norm is for when someone is reading out an identification code or something. Like if my personal ID number is 002748 would it be read out individually like "Rei Rei Ni Nana Yon Hachi" or would it be read as a whole number like "Rei Rei Nisen Nanahyaku yonju hachi"?

jyuuman is 100,000 because they denied it yet again :P

I'm not fluent, but it was explained to me by a friend that some pronunciations are different than what you might expect simply because they sound better when spoken that way. There is no real pattern.

When speaking japanese I guess you'll have to be careful not to confuse ごまん(50.000) and ごめん(Sorry, pardon me). I can already imagine the weird looks people would give you.

Quick question. Why are some of these different and seemingly random? 300 - さんびゃく and not さんひゃく 600 - ろっぴゃく and not ろくひゃく 800 - はっぴゃく and not はちひゃく 3000 - さんぜん and not さんせん 8000 - はっせん and not はちせん and given the possible pattern. Why is 6000 not ろっせん?

don't confuse ひゃく (100) with はやく(fast) make sure that you get right through that glide into the ゃ

it makes it easier to pronounce if you add a comma after the ten thousands