How to Say ‘About 20,000 yen a month’ in Japanese
月に二万円ぐらい
tsuki ni ni man en gurai
[TSKEE nee nee MAHN en goo-RAI]
💬 Usage Tip: に after a time period means "per": 週に三回 "three times a week".
Phrase Breakdown
月
tsuki
[TSKEE]
month
A calendar month; with に it means 'per month'.
月に一回会います。
We meet once a month.
に
ni
[nee]
per; in (a period)
After a time unit, shows frequency or rate.
週に三日働きます。
I work three days a week.
二
ni
[nee]
two
The number two.
二お願いします。
Two, please.
万
man
[MAHN]
ten thousand
Japanese counts large numbers in units of 10,000.
一万円です。
It's ten thousand 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.
ぐらい
gurai
[goo-RAI]
about; approximately
Placed after a number or amount to show it is an estimate; a variant of くらい.
十分ぐらい待ちました。
I waited about ten minutes.
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