How to Say ‘There are a lot of temples’ in Japanese
お寺が多いです
o tera ga ooi desu
[o teh-RAH ga oh-OH-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese says "many" with a describing word, 多い, rather than placing it before the noun. The pattern is thing + が多いです: 人が多いです "There are a lot of people".
Phrase Breakdown
お寺が
o tera ga
temples (subject)
お寺 (otera) means a Buddhist temple. The お is polite. The 'r' is a light tap, close to a soft 'd'. が (ga) marks the subject.
お寺が静かです。
The temple is quiet.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
寺
tera
[teh-RAH]
temple
A Buddhist temple; often said politely as お寺.
この寺はとても有名です。
This temple is very famous.
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.
多いです
ooi desu
are many / there are a lot
多い (ōi) means 'many'. Hold the long 'o' before 'i': o-o-i-des.
人が多いです。
There are a lot of people.
Words in this phrase
多い
ooi
[oh-OH-ee]
many; numerous
An i-adjective meaning there is a lot of something.
東京は人が多い。
Tokyo has many people.
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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