How to Say ‘It's 6,000 yen per person.’ in Japanese
お一人様六千円でございます。
o hitori sama rokusen en de gozai masu
[oh hi-to-ri sama roh-KSEN en deh goh-zah-ee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: お一人様 (o-hitori-sama) is the polite "per person" you'll see on menus and price lists. For two people it becomes お二人様 (o-futari-sama).
Phrase Breakdown
お一人様
o hitori sama
Per person
Read it as 'o-hi-to-ri-sa-ma'. It is a polite way to say 'one person', used by shops and restaurants.
お一人様一個までです。
Limit one per person.
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.
一人
hitori
[hi-to-ri]
one person
Refers to a single individual.
私は一人で来ました。
I came alone.
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.
六千円でございます。
rokusen en de gozai masu
It is 6,000 yen.
'六千円' is read 'rokusen en'. 'でございます' is a very polite 'です'. Keep 'sen' and 'en' separate: ro-ku-se-n e-n.
合計六千円でございます。
The total is 6,000 yen.
Words in this phrase
六千
rokusen
[roh-KSEN]
six thousand
The number 6,000.
六千人が来ました。
Six thousand people came.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
で
de
[deh]
(part of でございます 'is')
Copula particle in the very polite form でございます.
こちらが入口でございます。
This is the entrance.
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
to be; to exist (polite part of expression)
A polite verb stem used in set phrases like greetings to sound respectful.
あいさつでは、ございをていねいに言います。
In greetings, you say gozai politely.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.
まだありますか。
Are there still some available?
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