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How to Say ‘That comes to 1,230 yen in total.’ in Japanese

合計で千二百三十円です。

goukei de sen nihyaku sanjuu en desu

[goh-kay deh sen nee-hyah-KOO sahn-JOO en dess]

Phrase Breakdown

合計で

goukei de

in total

合計 (gōkei) means 'total', and で marks 'in/at'. Hold the long 'gō'.

Example

合計で五百円です。

That's 500 yen in total.

Words in this phrase

合計

goukei

[goh-kay]

total

Used to say the total amount due, such as the final price at a café or shop.

Example

お会計の合計は千円です。

The total for the bill is 1,000 yen.

で

de

[deh]

in (total); as

Particle marking the scope or sum, as in 'all together it comes to'.

Example

全部で五百円です。

It's 500 yen in all.

千二百三十円です。

sen nihyaku sanjuu en desu

it's 1,230 yen

Break the number down: 千 sen (1000), 二百 nihyaku (200), 三十 sanjū (30), 円 en (yen). です makes it polite.

Example

このパンは千二百三十円です。

This bread is 1,230 yen.

Words in this phrase

千

sen

[sen]

one thousand

The number one thousand; used as part of a larger price.

Example

千に二百円をたすと、せんにひゃくえんです。

If you add 200 yen to 1,000, it becomes 1,200 yen.

二百

nihyaku

[nee-hyah-KOO]

two hundred

The number 200; note hyaku stays unchanged after ni.

Example

二百円のパンを買います。

I buy a 200-yen bread.

三十

sanjuu

[sahn-JOO]

thirty

The number 30, literally three tens.

Example

三十円のおつりです。

Here is 30 yen change.

円

en

[en]

yen

The Japanese currency unit.

Example

チケットは八千円です。

The ticket is 8,000 yen.

です

desu

[dess]

is; am; are

A polite copula often used at the end of sentences.

Example

これはペンです。

This is a pen.

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