How to Say ‘Six adults and two children.’ in Japanese
大人六人と子ども二人です。
otona roku nin to kodomo futari desu
[oh-toh-nah roh-koo neen toh koh-doh-moh foo-tah-ree dess]
Phrase Breakdown
大人六人
otona roku nin
six adults
States the number of adult people.
大人六人です。
There are six adults.
Words in this phrase
大人
otona
[oh-toh-nah]
adult
Refers to an adult person, often used when counting people in a reservation.
大人六人と子ども二人ですので、広い席をお願いします。
Since it is six adults and two children, please give us a spacious table.
六
roku
[roh-koo]
six
The number six.
六人以上で個室が使えます。
A private room can be used for six or more people.
人
nin
[neen]
person; counter for people
A general counter for people; pronunciation changes depending on the number.
大人六人と子ども二人です。
It is six adults and two children.
と
to
[toh]
and; with
A particle used to connect nouns in a list.
大人六人と子ども二人です。
It is six adults and two children.
子ども二人
kodomo futari
two children
States the number of children.
子ども二人がいます。
There are two children.
Words in this phrase
子ども
kodomo
[koh-doh-moh]
child
Refers to a child or children.
子ども二人ですので、禁煙席がいいです。
Since there are two children, a non-smoking seat would be good.
二人
futari
[foo-tah-ree]
two people
A native Japanese counting form meaning two people.
子ども二人も来ます。
Two children are coming too.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to make statements polite.
大人六人と子ども二人です。
It is six adults and two children.
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