How to Say ‘What about the fare?’ in Japanese
料金はどうなりますか。
ryoukin wa dou nari masu ka
[ryoh-keen wah doh nari mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: どうなりますか means literally "how will it become?" and is a handy way to ask "what happens with…?". You can swap in other things: 予約はどうなりますか "what about the reservation?".
Phrase Breakdown
料金は
ryoukin wa
the fare / the charge
'Ryoukin' means 'fee'. 'Ryo' is one sound, and the 'wa' marks the topic.
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?
どうなりますか。
dou nari masu ka
what will happen (to it)?
Asks how something will turn out. Raise your tone slightly on 'ka'.
予定はどうなりますか。
What will happen to the schedule?
Words in this phrase
どう
dou
[doh]
how
Question word used to ask how or in what way.
どうしますか。
What will you do?
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.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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