How to Say ‘Four people’ in Japanese
4人です
4 nin desu
[yon nin desu]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding [です] makes it a polite complete statement: “[It is] four people.” This is the natural way to answer when staff ask how many are in your party.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, giving clear and polite details like time and party size helps the reservation go smoothly. Short, simple phrases like [4人です] are perfectly fine and friendly.
Phrase Breakdown
4人
4 nin
four people
The counter 人 is used for counting people.
4人います。
There are four people.
Words in this phrase
4
4
[yon]
four
The number 4. Here it helps state that the party size is four.
予約は4人です。
The reservation is for four people.
人
nin
[nin]
person; people counter
A counter for people. With 4, it becomes 4人, meaning four people.
予約は4人です。
The reservation is for four people.
です
desu
[desu]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to make a statement sound polite, such as saying the party size politely.
予約は4人です。
The reservation is for four people.
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