Letter change in counting strides


Here is something that has been bothering me for a while now: How to know how
the letter changes inside words like for example 一杯、二杯？

More concretely, I really need to know how to correctly count strides. I've
heard people say it but I can't make sense of it so I keep forgetting and end
up being too embarrassed to make sentences that involve counting strides (of a
cantering horse).

I know one is 一歩{いっぽ} and perhaps 二歩{にほ} but after that I have no clue
whatsoever whether it changes to b, p or stays h.

> Please could someone teach me the correct way to count strides from 1 to 10?

And, well, it would really help me if you could explain the system to me so
that I can reuse it for cups of coffee and whatever else I may be counting in
the future and don't have to ask it again here. > . <




> **Q. Please could someone teach me the correct way to count strides from 1
> to 10?**

**A.** As for counting strides/steps here is the list:

  1. 一歩{いっぽ} - changes to p
  2. 二歩{にほ}
  3. 三歩{さんぽ} ** - changes to p
  4. 四歩{よんほ}
  5. 五歩{ごほ}
  6. 六歩{ろっぽ} - changes to p
  7. 七歩{ななほ}
  8. 八歩{はっぽ} - changes to p
  9. 九歩{きゅうほ}
  10. 十歩{じゅっぽ} - changes to p

**not to be mixed up with 散歩{さんぽ} meaning "(a) walk"

Here are the counters for cups (of things, like coffee):

  1. 一杯{いっぱい} - changes to p
  2. 二杯{にはい}
  3. 三杯{さんばい} - changes to **b**
  4. 四杯{よんはい}
  5. 五杯{ごはい}
  6. 六杯{ろっぱい} - changes to p
  7. 七杯{ななはい}
  8. 八杯{はっぱい} - changes to p
  9. 九杯{きゅうはい}
  10. 十杯{じゅっぱい} - changes to p




> **Q. Please could someone teach me the correct way to count strides from 1
> to 10?**

**A.** As for counting strides/steps here is the list:

  1. 一歩{いっぽ} - changes to p
  2. 二歩{にほ}
  3. 三歩{さんぽ} ** - changes to p
  4. 四歩{よんほ}
  5. 五歩{ごほ}
  6. 六歩{ろっぽ} - changes to p
  7. 七歩{ななほ}
  8. 八歩{はっぽ} - changes to p
  9. 九歩{きゅうほ}
  10. 十歩{じゅっぽ} - changes to p

**not to be mixed up with 散歩{さんぽ} meaning "(a) walk"

Here are the counters for cups (of things, like coffee):

  1. 一杯{いっぱい} - changes to p
  2. 二杯{にはい}
  3. 三杯{さんばい} - changes to **b**
  4. 四杯{よんはい}
  5. 五杯{ごはい}
  6. 六杯{ろっぱい} - changes to p
  7. 七杯{ななはい}
  8. 八杯{はっぱい} - changes to p
  9. 九杯{きゅうはい}
  10. 十杯{じゅっぱい} - changes to p

