How to Say ‘Does it cost money?’ in Japanese
お金がかかりますか
o kane ga kakari masu ka
[o KAH-neh ga kah-KAH-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: かかります means "it takes" for money or time. 時間がかかります means "it takes time".
Phrase Breakdown
お金が
o kane ga
money (subject)
お金 (okane, money) + the subject particle が.
お金がありません。
I don't have money.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
金
kane
[KAH-neh]
money
Money; usually said politely as okane.
お金がありません。
I don't have money.
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.
かかりますか
kakari masu ka
does it cost?
かかる means 'to cost' or 'to take time'. This is its polite question form.
時間がかかりますか。
Does it take time?
Words in this phrase
かかり
kakari
[kah-KAH-ree]
to cost (money); to be charged
Stem of かかる; used for fees or money that must be paid.
送料がかかります。
There is a shipping fee.
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.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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