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How to Say ‘The monthly salary is 300,000 yen.’ in Japanese

月給は三十万円です。

gekkyuu wa sanjuu man en desu

[GEK-kyoo wah sahn-JOO mahn en dess]

💬 Usage Tip: は here is said (wa), not (ha). It sets up "the monthly salary" as the topic before the amount.

Phrase Breakdown

月給は

gekkyuu wa

the monthly salary

月給 (gekkyū) means 'monthly salary'. The small っ makes a double k: gek-kyū. は marks the topic and is pronounced 'wa'.

Example

月給はいくらですか。

How much is the monthly salary?

Words in this phrase

月給

gekkyuu

[GEK-kyoo]

monthly salary

Pay received each month, common in Japanese job offers.

Example

月給はいくらですか。

How much is the monthly salary?

は

[wah]

topic marker; as for

Marks 'today' as the topic. Written は but pronounced 'wa.'

Example

本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。

Thank you for giving me your time today.

三十万円です。

sanjuu man en desu

is 300,000 yen

三十万円 = 300,000 yen, followed by polite です.

Example

これは三十万円です。

This is 300,000 yen.

Words in this phrase

三十

sanjuu

[sahn-JOO]

thirty

The number 30, literally three tens.

Example

三十円のおつりです。

Here is 30 yen change.

万

man

[mahn]

ten thousand

Japanese counts large numbers in units of 10,000.

Example

一万円です。

It's ten thousand yen.

円

[en]

yen

The Japanese currency unit.

Example

チケットは八千円です。

The ticket is 8,000 yen.

です

desu

[dess]

is; am; are

A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'

Example

田中です。

I am Tanaka.

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