How to Say ‘How about 3,500 yen?’ in Japanese
三千五百円でいかがでしょうか。
sanzen gohyaku en de ikaga deshou ka
[SAHN-zen goh-HYAH-koo en deh ikaga deshou ka]
💬 Usage Tip: Use で after an amount or option to mean "with that" or "at that". For example, これでいいです means "this is fine".
Phrase Breakdown
三千五百円で
sanzen gohyaku en de
for 3,500 yen
Pronounced 'sanzen gohyaku en de'. Here 'de' means 'at' or 'for' a price.
三千五百円で買いました。
I bought it for 3,500 yen.
Words in this phrase
三千
sanzen
[SAHN-zen]
three thousand
The number 3,000.
三千円あります。
I have 3,000 yen.
五百
gohyaku
[goh-HYAH-koo]
five hundred
The number 500.
五百円玉
500-yen coin
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
で
de
[deh]
for; at (amount)
Marks a price or condition.
千円でいいです。
1,000 yen is fine.
いかがでしょうか。
ikaga deshou ka
how would that be?
Pronounced 'ikaga deshou ka'. It politely proposes an offer.
明日の午後はいかがでしょうか。
How about tomorrow afternoon?
Words in this phrase
いかが
ikaga
[ikaga]
how about
A polite way to ask for someone's opinion.
このケーキはいかがですか？
How about this cake?
でしょう
deshou
[deshou]
would it be; is it
A polite expression used to soften a question or confirmation.
何名様でしょうか。
How many guests will there be?
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Indicates a question with previous verb.
飲みませんか？
Won't you drink?
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