3.4 Counter for People


~ NIN
"NIN" is the counter used to show you are counting an amount of people.

Nihongo
  English
 hitori  one person
 futari  two people
 san nin
 three people
 yo nin
 four people
 go nin
 five people
 roku nin
 six people
 nana nin/shichi nin
 seven people
 hachi nin
 eight people
 kyuu nin  nine people
 juu nin
 ten people

KIITE   /   LISTEN
Listen to the ~NIN list.



KURIKAESHITE   /   REPEAT
Repeat as you read along with the ~NIN list.



Nan nin ga imasu ka. =  How many people are there?


San nin ga imasu.  =  There are three people.


Nan nin kazoku desu ka.  =  How many people are in the family?


San nin kazoku desu.  = There are three people in the family.


Use the flashcards below to help familiarize yourself with the counter for people.  Flip the card to switch between Japanese and English. Click the speaker icon to hear the audio.