How to Say ‘The fee is 2,000 yen.’ in Japanese
料金は二千円です。
ryoukin wa nisen en desu
[RYOH-keen wah nee-SEN en dess]
💬 Usage Tip: は here is said (wa), not (ha). It marks the topic: "as for the fee, it's 2,000 yen."
Phrase Breakdown
料金は
ryoukin wa
the fee is
料金 (ryoukin) means 'fee' or 'charge'. The particle は is pronounced 'wa'. 'Ryo' is one syllable, so don't say 'ri-yo'.
料金はいくらですか。
How much is the fee?
Words in this phrase
料金
ryoukin
[RYOH-keen]
fee; charge
The price paid for a service.
送料の料金はいくらですか。
How much is the shipping fee?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
二千円です。
nisen en desu
2,000 yen
二千 (nisen) means 2,000 and 円 (en) means yen. Say ni-sen-en smoothly.
入場料は二千円です。
The admission is 2,000 yen.
Words in this phrase
二千
nisen
[nee-SEN]
two thousand
The number 2,000, formed from 二 (two) and 千 (thousand).
二千円あります。
I have two thousand yen.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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