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How to Say ‘It comes to 2,340 yen’ in Japanese

二千三百四十円になります

nisen sanbyaku yonjuu en ni nari masu

[nee-sen sahn-byah-koo YOHN-joo en Ni nari mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Said (nisen sanbyaku yonjū en). Note 三百 becomes (sanbyaku), not (sanhyaku).

Phrase Breakdown

二千三百四十円

nisen sanbyaku yonjuu en

2,340 yen

Read it ni-sen san-byaku yon-juu en. Note that 300 is 'sanbyaku', not 'sanhyaku'.

Example

このシャツは二千三百四十円です。

This shirt is 2,340 yen.

Words in this phrase

二千

nisen

[nee-sen]

two thousand

The number 2,000, often used for prices.

Example

二千円ぐらいかかります。

It costs about 2,000 yen.

三百

sanbyaku

[sahn-byah-koo]

three hundred

The number 300. In Japanese this is read irregularly as さんびゃく.

Example

三百円から三百五十円になりました。

It changed from 300 yen to 350 yen.

四十

yonjuu

[YOHN-joo]

forty

The number 40.

Example

四十人います。

There are forty people.

円

en

[en]

yen

The Japanese currency unit.

Example

チケットは八千円です。

The ticket is 8,000 yen.

になります

ni nari masu

comes to / will be

A polite way shop staff say a total price. Say ni-na-ri-ma-su with a soft 'su' at the end.

Example

合計で五百円になります。

That comes to 500 yen in total.

Words in this phrase

に

ni

[Ni]

to

Indicates direction or destination.

Example

駅に行きます。

I am going to the station.

なり

nari

[nari]

become

The stem of なる, used when something changes or comes to an amount.

Example

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.

Example

予約を確認し ます。

I will confirm the reservation.

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