How to Say ‘One salad.’ in Japanese
サラダ一つです。
sarada hito tsu desu
[sarada hito tsu desu]
💬 Usage Tip: A standard order-reading pattern: item + quantity + [です]. Short, clear, and easy to repeat back.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Repeating an order aloud is part of teamwork in many Japanese kitchens—kind of like an audio double-check.
Phrase Breakdown
サラダ
sarada
[sarada]
salad
The dish being read from the ticket.
サラダ一つです。
It’s one salad.
一つ
hito tsu
one (thing)
General counter for one item.
パンを一つください。
One bread roll, please.
Words in this phrase
一
hito
[hito]
one
The number one in the counter phrase 一つ.
サラダ一つです。
It’s one salad.
つ
tsu
[tsu]
counter for things
A general counter used for items like dishes.
サラダ一つです。
It’s one salad.
です
desu
[desu]
is; it is
Polite sentence ending used when confirming an item and quantity.
サラダ一つです。
It’s one salad.
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