How to Say ‘Today it's for 20 people.’ in Japanese
今日は二十人分だよ。
kyou wa nijuu nin bun da yo
[kyoh wah nee-jyuu neen boon dah yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: [今日は二十人分だよ。] is a natural way to tell someone the day's prep quantity. Casual but common among coworkers.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Kitchen talk in Japan is often short and efficient, especially during busy prep time.
Phrase Breakdown
今日
kyou
[kyoh]
today
Sets the time frame as today.
今日は二十人分だよで今日が予定の日です。
In kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo, kyou shows the scheduled day is today.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks 'today' as the topic of the sentence.
今日は二十人分だよのはは話題を示します。
The wa in kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo marks the topic.
二十人分
nijuu nin bun
twenty servings; for twenty people
Shows the quantity is enough for twenty people.
二十人分お願いします。
Twenty servings, please.
Words in this phrase
二十
nijuu
[nee-jyuu]
twenty
Specifies the number of servings as twenty.
今日は二十人分だよで二十が数です。
In kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo, nijuu is the number.
人
nin
[neen]
person; people counter
Counts how many people the food is for.
今日は二十人分だよで人は人数を表します。
In kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo, nin shows the number of people.
分
bun
[boon]
portion; serving; for ... people
Shows this is the serving amount for that many people.
今日は二十人分だよで分は量を表します。
In kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo, bun shows the portion amount.
だよ
da yo
it's; you know
Casual sentence-ending expression that states something plainly and softly.
今日は二十人分だよ。
Today it's for twenty people.
Words in this phrase
だ
da
[dah]
is; it's
Casual copula used in informal speech among coworkers.
今日は二十人分だよでだはくだけた言い方です。
In kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo, da is an informal way of speaking.
よ
yo
[yoh]
you know; emphasis
Adds emphasis in a casual, friendly way.
今日は二十人分だよでよは強調です。
In kyou wa nijuuninbun da yo, yo adds emphasis.
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