Saki | 🇯🇵Japanese teacher on Instagram: "Did you know? 🤔 In Japanese, you can count people in two ways: 👥 ～人 (nin) = everyday, casual 💁‍♀️ ～名 (mei) = polite, often in service situations At a restaurant, staff will say: 「1名様（ichimeisama）ですか？」 instead of 「1人（hitori）ですか？」 👉 It sounds more respectful to the customer. 😊So remember: Use 人 (nin) for yourself, Use 名 (mei) when showing respect to others! ✨👍 #にほんごべんきょう #japaneseconversation #japanesephrases #japaneselanguage #studyjapanese"