How to Say ‘Changing to oat milk costs 55 yen.’ in Japanese
オーツミルクへの変更が55円かかります
ootsu miruku e no henkou ga 55 en kakari masu
[OH-tsoo miruku eh noh henkou ga goh-JOO-goh en kah-kah-ree mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Many Japanese cafés charge a small extra fee for plant milks. Staff will usually tell you up front, as here.
Phrase Breakdown
オーツミルクへの変更が
ootsu miruku e no henkou ga
changing to oat milk
This is the subject of the sentence. が (ga) marks it. Keep 'ōtsu miruku e no henkō ga' smooth.
オーツミルクへの変更が人気です。
Changing to oat milk is popular.
Words in this phrase
オーツ
ootsu
[OH-tsoo]
oats
Loanword from English 'oats'.
オーツが好きです。
I like oats.
ミルク
miruku
[miruku]
milk
Liquid food produced by mammals.
牛乳を飲みます。
I drink milk.
へ
e
[eh]
to; toward
Direction/target particle. 旗へ = “toward the flag.”
旗への攻撃の意味が重すぎる。
The meaning of an attack on the flag is too serious.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
A particle that connects words, like showing possession or linking a day and time.
土曜日の七時にお願いします。
Saturday at seven, please.
変更
henkou
[henkou]
change; modification
Used for changing ticket details, dates, seats, or reservation information.
日付の変更はできますか。
Can I change the date?
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
55円かかります
55 en kakari masu
costs 55 yen
This gives the price: gojūgo-en kakarimasu. The final 'u' is soft.
シロップは55円かかります。
Syrup costs 55 yen.
Words in this phrase
55
55
[goh-JOO-goh]
fifty-five
The number 55.
55円です。
It's 55 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.
かかり
kakari
[kah-kah-ree]
takes; costs
Used for time or money required, like “take” or “cost.”
どのくらいかかりますか、と聞いてください。
Please ask, “How long will it take?”
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.
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