How to Say ‘Four people.’ in Japanese
四人です。
yo nin desu
[yohn nin dess]
Phrase Breakdown
四人
yo nin
four people
Used to count people; pronounced よにん (yonin).
四人です。
There are four of us.
Words in this phrase
四
yo
[yohn]
four
The number four; here it is part of the reply 'There are four of us.'
四人ですが、個室はありますか。
There are four of us; do you have a private room?
人
nin
[nin]
person; people
Counts people in everyday Japanese.
二人でも四人でも予約できます。
You can reserve for either two people or four people.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
Polite copula used to complete the statement politely.
予約名は佐藤です。
The reservation name is Sato.
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