How to Say ‘There are a lot of convenience stores in Japan, huh.’ in Japanese
日本はコンビニが多いですね。
nihon wa konbini ga ooi desu ne
[Nihon wah kohn-bee-nee ga oh-OH-ee dess neh]
💬 Usage Tip: は here is said (wa), not (ha). The pattern A は B が 多い means "A has a lot of B": 東京は人が多い "Tokyo has a lot of people".
Phrase Breakdown
日本は
nihon wa
in Japan / as for Japan
日本 (Nihon) means Japan. は marks the topic and is pronounced 'wa'.
日本は寒いです。
Japan is cold.
Words in this phrase
日本
nihon
[Nihon]
Japan
Country located in East Asia.
日本は美しい国です。
Japan is a beautiful country.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
コンビニが
konbini ga
convenience stores (subject)
コンビニ means 'convenience store'. が marks the subject.
コンビニが近いです。
The convenience store is close.
Words in this phrase
コンビニ
konbini
[kohn-bee-nee]
convenience store
A very common Japanese shortening of convenience store.
コンビニはありますかと聞きました。
I asked, 'Is there a convenience store?'
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
多いですね。
ooi desu ne
there are many, aren't there
多い means 'many'. ね seeks friendly agreement. Hold the long 'ō' in ōi.
車が多いですね。
There are a lot of cars, aren't there?
Words in this phrase
多い
ooi
[oh-OH-ee]
many; numerous
An i-adjective meaning there is a lot of something.
東京は人が多い。
Tokyo has many people.
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.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it?; right?
A sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or add warmth.
すばらしい経験ですね。
That's wonderful experience, isn't it?
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