How to Say ‘Child's chair’ in Japanese
お子様用の椅子
o ko sama you no isu
[oh koh sama YOH noh ee-SOO]
💬 Usage Tip: 用 (yō) after a noun means "for use by": 子ども用 "for kids", 女性用 "for women". The polite お and 様 on 子 are the staff being respectful toward your child; you'd just say 子ども yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
お子様用
o ko sama you
for children (polite)
お子様 (okosama) is a polite word for 'child'. 用 (you) means 'for the use of'. Say it as o-ko-sa-ma-you, with a long final 'you'.
お子様用のメニューはありますか。
Do you have a children's menu?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific/polite prefix
A polite prefix that makes a word sound more refined or respectful.
おすすめのおは、ことばを丁寧にします。
The o in osusume makes the word more polite.
子
ko
[koh]
child
Kanji for child; with o- and -sama it forms a very polite word for someone else's child.
お子様は何歳ですか。
How old is your child?
様
sama
[sama]
honorific suffix
A suffix used to show respect, often for males.
社長様はこちらです。
This way, Mr. President.
用
you
[YOH]
for (use by); intended for
Suffix meaning 'for the use of', attached to a noun to show who or what something is for.
子ども用のメニューはありますか。
Do you have a children's menu?
の椅子
no isu
chair
の links the previous word to 椅子 (isu, 'chair'). Say it as no-i-su. The final 'u' is very light.
木の椅子に座ります。
I sit on a wooden chair.
Words in this phrase
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.
ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。
I take medicine after meals.
椅子
isu
[ee-SOO]
chair
A seat with a back for one person.
この椅子に座ってください。
Please sit on this chair.
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