How to Say ‘Here's your 800 yen change.’ in Japanese
八百円のお返しです。
happyaku en no o kaeshi desu
[hahp-pyah-koo en noh oh kah-EH-shee dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff usually say the amount of change out loud as they hand it over, often while counting the bills. It's a set phrase, and you can reply with a simple ありがとうございます.
Phrase Breakdown
八百円の
happyaku en no
of 800 yen
八百 is read 'happyaku', with a sound change from hachi + hyaku. The particle の (no) links the amount to the next word. Say 'hap-pya-ku-en-no', with a short pause on the small 'tsu' sound.
八百円のケーキです。
It's an 800-yen cake.
Words in this phrase
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.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects nouns, often showing possession or describing one noun with another.
日本の文化が好きです。
I like Japanese culture.
お返しです。
o kaeshi desu
is your change
お返し (okaeshi) means 'change' or 'something given back'. Cashiers use this set phrase when handing you your change. Pronounce it 'o-ka-e-shi-des'.
百円のお返しです。
Here is 100 yen in change.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
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.
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.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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