How to Say ‘How many people are in your family?’ in Japanese
ご家族は何人ですか。
go kazoku wa nan nin desu ka
[goh kah-zoh-koo wah nan neen dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: ご adds respect when you talk about someone else's family. Your own family is just 家族 (kazoku).
Phrase Breakdown
ご家族は
go kazoku wa
your family
ご家族 ('gokazoku') is the polite way to say someone else's family. は is read 'wa'.
ご家族はお元気ですか。
Is your family well?
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix placed before Sino-Japanese words like chuumon.
ご注文をどうぞ。
Please go ahead with your order.
家族
kazoku
[kah-zoh-koo]
family
Refers to family; in company culture it suggests closeness and support.
家族のような職場は安心感があります。
A workplace like a family gives a sense of security.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker; as for
Marks 'today' as the topic. Written は but pronounced 'wa.'
本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for giving me your time today.
何人ですか。
nan nin desu ka
how many people?
何人 ('nannin') means 'how many people'. Say the double 'n' clearly. ですか ('desu ka') makes it a polite question.
学生は何人ですか。
How many students are there?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nan]
how many
何 asks how many when used with a counter like 枚.
何枚必要ですか。
How many do you need?
人
nin
[neen]
person (counter)
Counter suffix for people.
五人来ます。
Five people are coming.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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