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Count People In Japanese [Day 61]

Learning how to count people is one of the most useful things when speaking Japanese, especially when introducing your family or making a reservation. Let’s learn how to say “one person”, “two people”, up to “ten people” with examples

How to Count People

HiraganaRomajiEnglishVietnamese
ひとりhitorione personmột người
ふたりfutaritwo peoplehai người
さんにんsanninthree peopleba người
よにんyoninfour peoplebốn người
ごにんgoninfive peoplenăm người
ろくにんrokuninsix peoplesáu người
ななにんnananinseven peoplebảy người
はちにんhachinineight peopletám người
きゅうにんkyuuninnine peoplechín người
じゅうにんjuuninten peoplemười người

📝 Note: “ひとり (hitori)” and “ふたり (futari)” are special cases. From “さんにん (sannin)” and up, the pattern becomes regular: number + にん (nin).

Common Phrases & Examples

1. かぞくはなんにんいますか?

Romaji: Kazoku wa nan-nin imasu ka?
English: How many people are there in your family?
Vietnamese: Gia đình bạn có mấy người?

2. かぞくは…にんいます。

Romaji: Kazoku wa … nin imasu.
English: There are … people in my family.
Vietnamese: Gia đình mình có … người.

🔹 Example:

  • かぞくは ごにん います。
  • Kazoku wa gonin imasu.
  • My family has five people.
  • Gia đình mình có năm người.

Now, let’s practice 🥳

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