How to Say ‘I'm number 105.’ in Japanese
百五番です。
hyaku go ban desu
[hyah-KOO goh bahn dess]
💬 Usage Tip: 百五 is (hyaku-go): 100 and 5, with no word for the zero. Likewise, 二百三 means 203.
Phrase Breakdown
百
hyaku
[hyah-KOO]
hundred
The number 100.
百円です。
It's 100 yen.
五
go
[goh]
five
The number 5; combines with 時 to make five o'clock.
五人で話しました。
Five people talked.
番
ban
[bahn]
number (in a sequence)
Suffix for numbers in order, like gate or seat numbers.
三番のバスに乗ります。
I take bus number three.
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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