Learn Japanese Counters for People: 10 Little Samurai!

More Japanese songs at The first thing they ask when you go to a Japanese restaurant in Japan is “何名様?“ - nan mei sama = how many people? Now you’d think you could just hold up your fingers and say “一　ichi = one“ or “二　ni = two“ followed by “人　nin = people“. But no, you have to say 一人　hitori for one person, or 二人　futari for two people! Luckily after that it gets a bit easier. But I made this song to make them all stick in your head, ready for your first trip to a real Japanese restaurant! Of course to make it more fun I’ve included lots of 侍　- samurai! You might of heard of 七人の侍　= shichi nin no samurai = 7 samurai the famous movie? So remember the song and impress your friends when you walk into a Japanese