This question is asking us how many women are in our Japanese class. We will need to use the counter words for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

To say that there are twelve women in our Japanese class, we answer as follows:
日本語のクラスに女の人が十二人います。
（日本ごのクラスにおんなの人が十二人います。）

This question is asking us how many men are in our Japanese class. We will need to use the counter words for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

To say that there are nine men in our Japanese class, we answer as follows:
日本語のクラスに男の人が九人います。
（日本ごのクラスにおとこの人が九人います。）

This question is asking us if we have siblings and how many we have. We will need to use the counter words for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

If you come from a big family, you might want to say that you have different amounts of siblings. To do so, either create two separate sentences for each set of siblings, or use the ‘の’ method above, as in ‘二人の姉と一人の弟がいます（二人のあねと一人のおとうとがいます）.’

Remember that the words for ‘one person’ and ‘two people’ have irregular pronunciation.

To say that we do have one older brother, we answer as follows:
はい、兄弟がいます。兄が一人います。

This question is asking us if we have roommates and how many we have. We will need to use the counter words for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

To say that we do have two roommates, we answer as follows:
はい、ルームメイトがいます。ルームメイトが二人います。

This question is asking us how many students are at our school. We will need to use a counter word for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

To say that around three thousand five hundred students are at our school, we answer as follows:
私の大学に学生が三千五百人ぐらいいます。

This question is asking us how many people live in our town. We will need to use a counter word for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

To say that around six hundred thousand people are in our town, we answer as follows:
私の町に人が六十万人ぐらい住んでいます。
（私のまちに人が六十万人ぐらいすんでいます。）

This question is asking us how many Japanese friends we have. We will need to use a counter word for people in our answer.

In English, saying the amount of something is relatively straightforward: you just say the number + the word ‘of.’ Japanese is somewhat unique in that every concept (long thin objects, people, small animals, etc.) has associated with it a word designated for counting. You can think of it as being similar to the phrases ‘two slices of bread’ or ‘three schools of fish’; in each of these cases, you need to use a special word to refer to the specific pieces or collection of the nouns in question. Later, we will learn some generic counter words that will serve in a pinch, but they cannot be substituted indiscriminately.

Typically, counter words in Japanese come directly before the verb after the final particle. You can also put them before the word they are modifying with the particle ‘の,’ as in ‘二人の学生（ふたりのがくせい）,’ though this form is less common.

To say that we have four Japanese friends, we answer as follows:
日本人の友達が四人います。
（日本人のともだちが四人います。）