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How to Say ‘So, twenty copies by two o'clock, right?’ in Japanese

じゃあ、二十部を二時までですね。

jaa nijuu bu o ni ji made desu ne

[jaa ni-juu boo oh nee ji ma-de dess ne]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Repeating the final details back to confirm them is standard practice in Japanese workplaces. It's seen as careful, not as doubting the other person.

Phrase Breakdown

じゃあ、二十部を

jaa nijuu bu o

so, twenty copies

じゃあ means 'well then' or 'so'. 二十部を marks 'twenty copies' as the object.

Example

じゃあ、これをお願いします。

Well then, this one, please.

Words in this phrase

じゃあ

jaa

[jaa]

well then

A casual transition word used to move to the next idea, suggestion, or action.

Example

じゃあ、次は丸を使いましょう。

Well then, next let's use a circle.

二十

nijuu

[ni-juu]

twenty

Twenty is the number after nineteen, represented as 二十 in Japanese.

Example

私は二十冊の本を持っています。

I have twenty books.

部

[boo]

copies (counter)

Counter for copies of printed materials.

Example

チラシを百部印刷します。

I'll print one hundred copies of the flyer.

を

[oh]

object marker

A particle marking the thing you want or the object of the action. In speech, it is pronounced 'o'.

Example

チェックインをお願いしますと言います。

I say, 'Check-in, please.'

二時までですね。

ni ji made desu ne

by two o'clock, right?

二時まで means 'by two'. ですね confirms the details with the listener.

Example

締め切りは金曜日までですね。

The deadline is Friday, right?

Words in this phrase

二

[nee]

two

The number two, combining with ten to make twelve.

Example

十二日にケーキを買います。

I buy a cake on the twelfth.

時

[ji]

o'clock

A term used after numbers to denote time.

Example

六時に会いましょう。

Let's meet at six o'clock.

まで

made

[ma-de]

until; by

Shows a limit in time or place.

Example

何時まで大丈夫ですか。

Until what time is okay?

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

Polite form of 'to be' used in many basic sentences.

Example

こちらで大丈夫です。

This is fine.

ね

[ne]

right?; isn't it?

Sentence-ending particle that adds warmth or asks for agreement.

Example

もう時間ですね。

It's time already, isn't it?

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