How to Say ‘It's 5,000 yen per person.’ in Japanese
お一人様五千円です。
o hitori sama gosen en desu
[oh hee-toh-ree sama GOH-sen en dess]
💬 Usage Tip: 一人 is said (hitori), not (ichinin).
🇯🇵 In Japan: お一人様 "per person" is the polite way staff refer to customers. You'd say 一人 about yourself, never お一人様.
Phrase Breakdown
お一人様
o hitori sama
per person (polite)
Polite form of 一人 (hitori, one person), used by staff. Say 'o-hi-to-ri-sa-ma'.
お一人様ですか。
Just one 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
[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.
五千円です。
gosen en desu
It's 5,000 yen.
go-sen-en desu, the price. Link 'sen' and 'en' smoothly.
これは五千円です。
This is 5,000 yen.
Words in this phrase
五千
gosen
[GOH-sen]
five thousand
The number 5,000; often used with prices in yen.
このワインは五千円です。
This wine is 5,000 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.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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