making counting fun!

[nilfisq]

today i reached newbie lesson 24 in which the numbers from 100 up to 100,000 are explained...
for me, learning how to count in another language is always quite boring and sometimes quite difficult (although i must admit that the japanese numbers are very logical).
while surfing around a bit, i stumbled upon this youtube anime, which i think is quite funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdzSCv_p7QA

this is the text (credit to daddytypes.com):

Nazonazo Uta: Itachi no Tanuki

Itachi no tanuki / Weasel's a badger
Kani no katori / Crab's catching a mosquito
Sanma no manuke / Clueless sanma
O-hashi no o-hanashi / Story about chopsticks
Tamago toru tama / Egg-stealing cat
Furoku futoru / Magazine inserts fatten up
Banana no batoru / Banana battle
Hachimaki makitoru / Take off the headband
Kyuri no litoru / Little cucumber
Juusu no sutorou / Juice straw

Second verse
Itachi no ta nuki / Take the ta from Itachi = ichi = one
Kani no ka tori / Take the ka from kani = ni = two
Sanma no ma nuke / Take the ma from sanma = san = three
O-hashi no o-ha nashi / O-hashi without the o-ha = shi = four
Tamago toru tama / Tamago minus tama = go = five
Furoku fu toru / Take the fu from furoku = roku = six
Banana no ba toru / Take the ba from banana = nana = seven
Hachimaki maki toru/ Take the maki from hachimaki = hachi = eight
Kyuuri no li toru / Take the ri from kyuri = kyuu = nine
Juusu no su torou / Let's take the su from juusu = juu = ten

[Nazonazo Uta: Itachi no Tanuki
music and lyrics: Kurihara Masumi
animation: Ueda Mio]

[Jason]

My favorite is the banana battle. XD