How to Say ‘Here's your change of 770 yen.’ in Japanese
七百七十円のお返しです。
nanahyaku nanajuu en no o kaeshi desu
[nah-nah-hyah-KOO nah-nah-JOO en noh oh kah-EH-shee dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Cashiers often place the bills in your hand first, then the coins and receipt. Using the small tray on the counter for your own payment is also common.
Phrase Breakdown
七百七十円の
nanahyaku nanajuu en no
770 yen (of)
nanahyaku nanajū en plus の (no), which links the amount to 'change'.
七百七十円の本です。
It's a 770-yen book.
Words in this phrase
七百
nanahyaku
[nah-nah-hyah-KOO]
seven hundred
The number 700, read nanahyaku.
七百円です。
It's 700 yen.
七十
nanajuu
[nah-nah-JOO]
seventy
The number 70, read nanajuu.
七十円の切手です。
It's a 70-yen stamp.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects 'usual' to 'road.'
いつもの道を使いたいです。
I'd like to use the usual road.
お返しです。
o kaeshi desu
is your change
Say it 'okaeshi desu'. The 'u' in desu is nearly silent.
百円のお返しです。
Here's 100 yen in change.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix that makes the expression sound more courteous.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
返し
kaeshi
[kah-EH-shee]
change (money returned)
Noun from 返す, to return; here the money given back to a customer.
お返しは五十円です。
Your change is 50 yen.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A polite copula often used at the end of sentences.
これはペンです。
This is a pen.
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