【Japanese Counter #2】 People (なんにん)

 

We have already learned ‘Generic Counter’ in our last lesson.

【Japanese Counter #1】 Generic (いくつ)

 

And in this lesson, we will be learning counters for people in Japanese!

 

 

 

1. ひとり(一人:hitori)

NG : いちにん(ichi nin)

 

 

2. ふたり(二人:hutari)

NG : ににん(ni nin)

 

 

3. さんにん(三人:san nin)

 

 

4. よにん(四人:yo nin)

NG : よんにん(yon nin)、しにん(shi nin)

し (shi) ‘s pronunciation also have 死 (shi : death) meaning.

しにん (shi nin) means death people.

 

 

5. ごにん(五人:go nin)

 

 

6. ろくにん(六人:roku nin)

 

 

7. ななにん(七人:nana nin)

OK : しちにん(shichi nin)

しち (shichi) ‘s pronunciation is similer to 1 (ichi),  so  なな (nana)  is used more to avoid confusion.

 

 

8. はちにん(八人:hachi nin)

 

 

9. きゅうにん(九人:kyu- nin)

OK : くにん(ku nin)

 

 

10. じゅうにん(十人:jyu- nin)

 

 

 

To count more than 10 people, don’t use ‘ひとり(hitori)’ and ‘ふたり(hutari)’

 

11. じゅういちにん(十一人:jyu- ichi nin)

NG! じゅうひとり(jyu- hitori)

 

12. じゅうににん(十二人:jyu- ni nin)

NG! じゅうふたり(jyu- hutari)

 

 

 

 

We have already learned ‘Generic Counter’ in our last lesson.

【Japanese Counter #1】 Generic (いくつ)

 

And in this lesson, we will be learning counters for people in Japanese!

 

 

 

1. ひとり(一人:hitori)

hitori

NG : いちにん(ichi nin)

 

 

2. ふたり(二人:hutari)

hutari

NG : ににん(ni nin)

 

 

3. さんにん(三人:san nin)

sannin

 

 

4. よにん(四人:yo nin)

yonin

NG : よんにん(yon nin)、しにん(shi nin)

し (shi) ‘s pronunciation also have 死 (shi : death) meaning.

しにん (shi nin) means death people.

 

 

5. ごにん(五人:go nin)

gonin

 

 

6. ろくにん(六人:roku nin)

rokunin

 

 

7. ななにん(七人:nana nin)

nananin

OK : しちにん(shichi nin)

しち (shichi) ‘s pronunciation is similer to 1 (ichi),  so  なな (nana)  is used more to avoid confusion.

 

 

8. はちにん(八人:hachi nin)

hachinin

 

 

9. きゅうにん(九人:kyu- nin)

kyu-nin

OK : くにん(ku nin)

 

 

10. じゅうにん(十人:jyu- nin)

jyu-nin

 

 

 

To count more than 10 people, don’t use ‘ひとり(hitori)’ and ‘ふたり(hutari)’

 

11. じゅういちにん(十一人:jyu- ichi nin)

NG! じゅうひとり(jyu- hitori)

 

12. じゅうににん(十二人:jyu- ni nin)

NG! じゅうふたり(jyu- hutari)

 

 

 

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