Frequency in Japanese / Ikkai Me Desu / いっかいめです

Basic Japanese
Hi, this is Yuyujin.

 

Did you watch the curling game of England and Japan?
Japanese woman curling team won the bronze medal.
This is the first time to win the bronze medal.
Konkai Ga Ikkaime Desu
(こんかいがいっかいめです。)
This is the first time.
I will introduce how to express frequency in Japanese.
Let’s get started.

 

The form to express frequency in Japanese is
Number + “Kaime(かいめ)” + “Desu(です)”

 

Let’s make some examples.

 

Konkai Ga Ikkaime Desu
(こんかいがいっかいめです。)
This time is the first time.

 

Konkai Ga Nikaime Desu
(こんかいがにかいめです。)
This time is the second time.

 

Konkai Ga Nankaime Desu Ka
(こんかいがなんかいめですか。)
How many times is this?

 

Dou Medaru Wa Ikkaime Desu
(どうメダルはいっかいめです。)
It is the first time to win a bronze medal.

 

“Ikkaime(いっかいめ)” can be “Hajimete(はじめて)”

 

Dou Medaru Wa Hajimete Desu
(どうメダルははじめてです。)
It is the first time to win a bronze medal.

 

Nihon Ni Kuruno Wa Nankaime Desu Ka
(にほんにくるのはなんかいめですか。)
How many times have you come to Japan?

 

Sankaime Desu
(さんかいめです。)
This is the 3rd time.

 

OK, that’s it.
Thank you so much.
Have a good trip!

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