How to Say ‘One hamburger.’ in Japanese
ハンバーガーをひとつ
hanbaagaa o hito tsu
[hahm-bahh-gahh oh hee-toh tsoo]
💬 Usage Tip: A very natural “order fragment.” The implied ending is [ください].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese counter speech is full of these fragments—fast, efficient, and perfectly polite in context.
Phrase Breakdown
ハンバーガー
hanbaagaa
[hahm-bahh-gahh]
Hamburger
Item name; often followed by quantity like ひとつ.
ハンバーガーをひとつください。
One hamburger, please.
を
o
[oh]
Object marker (direct object)
Marks the thing you’re ordering before stating the quantity.
ハンバーガーをひとつお願いします。
One hamburger, please.
ひと
hito
[hee-toh]
One (counter: one item)
Used with つ-counters for small/general items; ひとつ = one.
ポテトをひとつください。
One fries, please.
つ
tsu
[tsoo]
Counter ending (completes ひとつ)
Completes ひとつ (“one item”). Common in simple orders.
ハンバーガーをひとつでいいです。
Just one hamburger is fine.
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