How to Say ‘The fare comes to 4,800 yen.’ in Japanese
料金は四千八百円になります。
ryoukin wa yonsen happyaku en ni nari masu
[ryoh-keen wah YOHN-sen hahp-pyah-koo en ni nari mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: になります literally means "becomes", but staff use it as a soft, polite "it is" when stating prices. You'll also hear 千円になります "that comes to 1,000 yen".
Phrase Breakdown
料金は
ryoukin wa
the fare / the charge
Pronounced 'ryoukin wa'. The particle は is read 'wa' and marks the topic. The 'ryo' is one quick sound.
料金はいくらですか。
How much is the fare?
Words in this phrase
料金
ryoukin
[ryoh-keen]
fare; fee
The charge or fare, especially for a taxi ride.
料金はいくらですか。
How much is the fare?
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?
四千八百円
yonsen happyaku en
4,800 yen
Pronounced 'yonsen happyaku en'. Mind the double 'pp' in 'happyaku'.
全部で四千八百円です。
It's 4,800 yen in total.
Words in this phrase
四千
yonsen
[YOHN-sen]
four thousand
The number 4,000.
四千円です。
It's 4,000 yen.
八百
happyaku
[hahp-pyah-koo]
eight hundred
The number 800. Often paired with 円 (えん) for prices.
この薬は八百えんくらいです。
This medicine is about 800 yen.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
になります。
ni nari masu
it comes to / it will be
Pronounced 'ni narimasu'. Service staff use it as a polite way to state a price or result.
お会計は千円になります。
Your bill comes to 1,000 yen.
Words in this phrase
に
ni
[ni]
to; into
Particle used before なる to show a change into a new state.
気持ちが楽になりました。
I felt more at ease.
なり
nari
[nari]
become
The stem of なる, used when something changes or comes to an amount.
合計が二万円となります。
The total comes to 20,000 yen.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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