How to Say ‘I'll cut two carrots.’ in Japanese
にんじんを二本、切ります。
ninjin o ni pon kiri masu
[neen-jeen oh nee hon kee-ree mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a full polite sentence. The comma gives a natural pause after the quantity, common in spoken instructions or confirmations.
🇯🇵 In Japan: As a prep worker, repeating instructions back like this can show you understood correctly. That is appreciated in Japanese workplaces.
Phrase Breakdown
にんじんを
ninjin o
carrots + object marker
にんじん means “carrot,” and を marks the object.
にんじんを切ります。
I will cut the carrots.
Words in this phrase
にんじん
ninjin
[neen-jeen]
carrot
A carrot, often prepared by cutting, peeling, or slicing in the kitchen.
にんじんを二本、切ります。
I cut two carrots.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks にんじん as the thing being cut.
にんじんを二本、切ります。
I cut two carrots.
二本
ni pon
two long thin objects
Counter 本 is used for long cylindrical objects like carrots.
にんじんを二本ください。
Two carrots, please.
Words in this phrase
二
ni
[nee]
two
The number two, used here with the counter 本.
にんじんを二本、切ります。
I cut two carrots.
本
pon
[hon]
long-item counter
Counter for long items like carrots. 二本 means two long items.
にんじんを二本、切ります。
I cut two carrots.
切ります
kiri masu
will cut
Polite present/future form of 切る.
野菜を切ります。
I will cut the vegetables.
Words in this phrase
切り
kiri
[kee-ree]
cut
Verb stem meaning cut, used in the polite form 切ります.
にんじんを二本、切ります。
I cut two carrots.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the sentence polite and suitable for workplace communication.
にんじんを二本、切ります。
I cut two carrots.
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