How to Say ‘The meter was already 800 yen.’ in Japanese
メーターがもう800円でした。
meetaa ga mou 800 en deshi ta
[MEH-tah ga mou hah-pyah-koo en deshi tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese taxi meters should show only the base fare when you get in. If the meter already shows a higher number, it's fair to point it out calmly like this.
Phrase Breakdown
メーターが
meetaa ga
the meter
メーター is the taxi meter. が marks it as the subject. Keep the long vowels: mee-taa-ga.
メーターが止まりました。
The meter stopped.
Words in this phrase
メーター
meetaa
[MEH-tah]
meter (fare meter)
The device in a taxi that shows the fare.
メーターが動いています。
The meter is running.
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.
もう800円でした。
mou 800 en deshi ta
was already 800 yen.
もう means 'already'. 800 is read happyaku. でした is the polite past 'was'.
もう売り切れでした。
It was already sold out.
Words in this phrase
もう
mou
[mou]
already
Means 'already' or 'now.' In flirting, it can add playful emphasis, like saying something is already going well.
もう帰るなんて、早すぎませんか。
Leaving already? Isn’t that too early?
800
800
[hah-pyah-koo]
800
The number eight hundred.
これは800です。
This is 800.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
でし
deshi
[deshi]
was
Past tense form of 'desu'.
昨日は雨でした。
It was rainy yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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