How to Say ‘Four people.’ in Japanese
四人です。
yo nin desu
[yo nin dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [四人です] is a very common way to answer head-count questions: number + [人] + [です]. You can swap the number easily: [二人です] or [五人です].
Phrase Breakdown
四人
yo nin
four people
The counter 人 is used for people. 四人 means four people.
四人で行きます。
We are going with four people.
Words in this phrase
四
yo
[yo]
four
The number four, used here when stating party size.
四人です。
It is four people.
人
nin
[nin]
person; people counter
A counter used when saying how many people are in the group.
四人です。
It is four people.
です。
desu
am/is/are; polite sentence ending
A polite ending used to state information clearly and politely.
はい、四人です。
Yes, there are four of us.
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A polite ending used in simple statements.
四人です。
It is four people.
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