How to Say ‘The triangles are the number of customers.’ in Japanese
三角はお客さんの数です。
sankaku wa o kyaku san no kazu desu
[sahn-KAH-koo wa oh kyah-koo san noh KAH-zoo dess]
Phrase Breakdown
三角は
sankaku wa
the triangles (are)
'三角' (sankaku) means triangle. 'は' is the topic marker, read 'wa'.
三角は先月です。
The triangles are last month.
Words in this phrase
三角
sankaku
[sahn-KAH-koo]
triangle
A shape with three corners; literally 'three corners'.
青い三角を見てください。
Please look at the blue triangle.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks the proposed time as the topic; pronounced wa.
四時半は大丈夫です。
4:30 is okay.
お客さんの数です。
o kyaku san no kazu desu
(are) the number of customers
'お客さんの数' means 'number of customers' and 'です' makes it polite. Say 'okyakusan no kazu des'.
これはお客さんの数です。
This is the number of customers.
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.
客
kyaku
[kyah-koo]
customer; guest
The core noun meaning “customer/guest.” In service Japanese, often paired with お or 様.
客への説明をわかりやすくします。
I make explanations to customers easy to understand.
さん
san
[san]
Mr.; Ms.; polite suffix
A polite suffix added to a person's name or role.
お医者さんが来ました。
The doctor came.
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle showing possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe-s.
よやくの時間を見ます。
I look at the reservation time.
数
kazu
[KAH-zoo]
number; count
An amount or quantity of something.
人の数が多いです。
The number of people is large.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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