RE: Kuku no Uta - Japan's Math Song

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livinguktaiwan in Discovery-it • 7 months ago

This is just like what we learnt when we were kids in Hong Kong, memorising the multiplication up to 9x9.

I think maybe Cantonese is a bit easier than Japanese because all the numbers have one syllable only and they never change form, making the chanting very simple. When you get to the double digits they're still based on the single digits like three ten four is 34, so you only ever have to learn the 10 words.

The YT video you shared is done very well, I tried searching for some Cantonese ones they're all a bit naff with animations and 5 year olds singing along 😆

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dbooster 7 months ago

Normally Japanese is the same way—numbers after 10 are just the single digits combined, making it is normally easier. The strange pronunciations of this song are unique. But they do seem to work—math is often a very strong subject of nearly everyone here.

I'll have to look up one of the Cantonese videos! I'm curious how that one sounds.

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livinguktaiwan 7 months ago

I think in general Asians are very strong in maths - and I notice you said math, another interesting cultural difference 😉

Here's a video in Cantonese if you're interested

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dbooster 7 months ago (edited)

Haha math/maths is a long long debate in US/UK English, like color/colour, etc. My friends who use UK English are always accusing me of not knowing real English.

Interesting video! It sounds strange to me, but of course I am used to the Japan version so that's why.

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