How to Say ‘Yes, it costs 3,000 yen per person.’ in Japanese
はい、お一人様三千円かかります。
hai o hitori sama sanzen en kakari masu
[hai oh hee-toh-ree sama SAHN-zen en kah-KAH-ree mahs]
Phrase Breakdown
はい、お一人様
hai o hitori sama
yes, per person
はい (yes) + お一人様 (ohitori-sama), a very polite way to say 'one person' or 'per person'.
お一人様ですか。
Just one person?
Words in this phrase
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A basic affirmative response meaning yes.
はい、来週の土曜日です。
Yes, it's next Saturday.
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.
一人
hitori
[hee-toh-ree]
one person
Refers to one person. In 一人分, it indicates a single person's portion.
スープは一人分ずつよそいます。
We serve the soup in one-person portions.
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.
三千円
sanzen en
3,000 yen
Pronounced 'sanzen en'. Note the z sound.
三千円お願いします。
3,000 yen, please.
Words in this phrase
三千
sanzen
[SAHN-zen]
three thousand
The number 3,000.
三千円あります。
I have 3,000 yen.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
かかります。
kakari masu
it costs
The polite form of 'to cost'.
送料がかかります。
There is a shipping charge.
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.
キャンセル料がかかります。
A cancellation fee is charged.
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.
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