How to Say ‘Two adult tickets.’ in Japanese
大人二枚です。
otona ni mai desu
[oh-toh-nah nee]
💬 Usage Tip: This phrase packs key information into a neat pattern: category + number + [です]. [大人二枚です] is a natural answer when staff ask what kind of tickets you need.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Giving short factual answers is common at service counters in Japan. You do not need full sentences every time to sound polite.
Phrase Breakdown
大人
otona
[oh-toh-nah]
adult
Used to specify that the tickets are adult tickets.
大人二枚です、とつたえました。
I told them, “Two adult tickets.”
二
ni
[nee]
two
The number two, indicating quantity.
かうのは二です。
The number I am buying is two.
枚
mai
です
desu
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