How to Say ‘Two hundred yen in change.’ in Japanese
二百円のお返し。
nihyaku en no o kaeshi
[nee-hyah-KOO en noh oh kah-EH-shee]
💬 Usage Tip: お返し here means "change", though elsewhere it also means "a return gift". の links the amount to it: 五十円のお返し "fifty yen in change".
Phrase Breakdown
二百円の
nihyaku en no
of 200 yen
二百 is read 'nihyaku'. 円 is yen. の links it to the next word.
二百円のジュース
a 200-yen juice
Words in this phrase
二百
nihyaku
[nee-hyah-KOO]
two hundred
The number 200; note hyaku stays unchanged after ni.
二百円のパンを買います。
I buy a 200-yen bread.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
の
no
[noh]
of
A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.
前の方が見やすいです。
The front area is easier to see from.
お返し。
o kaeshi
change (returned money)
お返し (okaeshi) means 'something given back'. In shops it means your change.
百円のお返しです。
Here's 100 yen in change.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix used in polite expressions
The polite prefix お makes the following word sound more courteous.
お願いできますか。
Could you please do that?
返し
kaeshi
[kah-EH-shee]
change (money returned)
Noun from 返す, to return; with お it means your change at a shop.
三百円のお返しです。
Here is 300 yen change.
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