How to Say ‘A child's chair’ in Japanese
お子様用のいす
o ko sama you no isu
[oh ko sama yoh noh ee-soo]
💬 Usage Tip: [名詞] + [用] means "for ..." in the sense of intended use, so [お子様用] is "for children." Then [の] links that to the object: [お子様用のいす] = "a chair for children."
Phrase Breakdown
お子様
o ko sama
child; children (polite)
Very polite word for child/children, often used in customer service.
お子様はこちらです。
Children are over here.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to make a word sound more respectful or refined.
お子様用のいすをお願いします。
A children's chair, please.
子
ko
[ko]
child
The kanji for child; here it is part of the polite word お子様 meaning child or young guest.
お子様用のいすはありますか。
Do you have a children's chair?
様
sama
[sama]
honored person; polite suffix
A very polite suffix used after people, here in お子様 meaning child in an honorific way.
お子様用のいすを一つください。
Please give us one children's chair.
用
you
[yoh]
for; intended for
Used in compounds to show something is for a particular purpose or person.
お子様用のいすをご用意できます。
We can prepare a children's chair.
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle that links nouns, often showing possession or description, like 'of' or apostrophe-s.
お子様用のいすは入口の近くです。
The children's chair is near the entrance.
いす
isu
[ee-soo]
chair
A chair or seat; in restaurants it can refer to a regular chair or a child's chair depending on context.
お子様用のいすを使ってもいいですか。
May we use the children's chair?
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