How do you say "It's for myself." in Japanese?

Name: A Twelve Thousand Yen Melon Isn't Food in Japan. It's a Greeting Card, and the Counter Staff Are About to Ask Which One You're Buying.
Uploaded: 2026-08-26T05:55:00Z
Duration: 33 s
Description: Learn to say 自分用です (jibun-yō desu) — It's for myself.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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A Twelve Thousand Yen Melon Isn't Food in Japan. It's a Greeting Card, and the Counter Staff Are About to Ask Which One You're Buying.

To say It's for myself. in Japanese, say 自分用です (jibun-yō desu).

A twelve thousand yen melon in a Japanese department store isn't food. It's a greeting card. And the person at the counter is about to ask you which one you're buying.

自分用です jibun-yō desu It's for myself.

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ご自宅用ですか、ご贈答用ですか？ go-jitaku-yō desu ka, go-zōtō-yō desu ka? For home, or for a gift?
自分用です。 jibun-yō desu It's for myself.

Why this phrase

Kofuku is at a depachika sweets counter buying something for himself; Hana plays the counter staff and opens with the question every gift floor asks, for home or for a gift. Answer it wrong and you walk out with a ribboned presentation box and a price tier you never wanted, and the two words that get you out are the whole video. Accuracy guardrails from the verifier, keep these: the staff line must carry the honorific prefix and the two option form, either the full one or the short one, and NEVER the unprefixed form. Do not claim gift wrapping costs extra everywhere; the point is the tier and the packaging, not a hidden fee. Keep it warm, the gift culture is lovely, the tourist just isn't in it today.