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How to Say ‘Here's your 300 yen change.’ in Japanese

300円のお返しです。

300 en no o kaeshi desu

[sahn-BYAH-koo en noh oh kah-EH-shee dess]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Tipping isn't done in Japanese taxis. Drivers hand back exact change and saying "keep the change" is unusual.

Phrase Breakdown

300円の

300 en no

of 300 yen

300 is read sanbyaku (not sanhyaku). の links the amount to the next word.

Example

300円のコーヒーです。

It's a 300-yen coffee.

Words in this phrase

300

[sahn-BYAH-koo]

300

The number three hundred, read sanbyaku.

Example

300円です。

It's 300 yen.

円

[en]

yen

The Japanese currency unit.

Example

チケットは八千円です。

The ticket is 8,000 yen.

の

[noh]

of; linking particle

Connects nouns, often showing possession or describing one noun with another.

Example

日本の文化が好きです。

I like Japanese culture.

お返しです。

o kaeshi desu

change (here it is).

お返し means change returned to a customer. です makes it polite.

Example

50円のお返しです。

Here's 50 yen change.

Words in this phrase

お

[oh]

honorific prefix

お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.

Example

チケットを二枚お願いします。

Two tickets, please.

返し

kaeshi

[kah-EH-shee]

change (money returned)

Noun from 返す, to return; with お it means your change at a shop.

Example

三百円のお返しです。

Here is 300 yen change.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

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