How to Say ‘It will be’ in Japanese
になります
ni nari masu
[ni nari masu]
🇯🇵 In Japan: At counters, staff often say [〜になります] for totals, even though it literally means "becomes." Just hear it as the normal polite way of giving the amount due, not as oddly formal wording.
Phrase Breakdown
に
ni
[ni]
to; into
Here it is part of になります, often used for totals or results.
合計は二万四千円になります。
The total comes to 24,000 yen.
なります
nari masu
becomes; will be; turns into
Polite present/future form of なる, meaning something changes or becomes something else.
安くなります。
It will become cheaper.
Words in this phrase
なり
nari
[nari]
become
The stem of なる, commonly used in service language for prices and totals.
お会計は一万円になります。
Your bill comes to 10,000 yen.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite verb ending
A polite ending used in formal customer service speech.
になりますは会計でよく聞きます。
You often hear narimasu when paying.
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