Unit 05
Grocery Shopping in Japan

Lesson
これはいくらですか [kore wa ikura desu ka]
How much is this?
- これは [kore wa] means "this thing"
- いくら [ikura] means "how much"
- Literally means "This thing, how much is it?"
百円です [hyaku en desu]
It's one hundred yen.
- 百 [hyaku] means "one hundred"
- 円 [en] is Japan currency
三百円です [sanbyaku en desu]
It's three hundred yen.
- 三百 [sanbyaku] means "three hundred"
三千円です [sanzen en desu]
It's three thousand yen.
- 三千 [sanzen] means "three thousand"
Conversation
- A: これはいくらですか [kore wa ikura desu ka]
How much is this? - B: 100円です
It's one hundred yen. - A: これはいくらですか [kore wa ikura desu ka]
How much is this? - B: 500円です
It's five hundred yen. - A: では、これをください [dewa, kore o kudasai]
Then, Please give me this.
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 百円 [hyaku en] | 100 yen |
| 三百円 [sanbyaku en] | 300 yen |
| 六百円 [roppyaku en] | 600 yen |
| 八百円 [happyaku en] | 800 yen |
| 千円 [sen en] | 1,000 yen |
| 三千円 [sanzen en] | 3,000 yen |
| 六千円 [rokusen en] | 6,000 yen |
| 八千円 [hassen en] | 8,000 yen |
| 一万円 [ichi man en] | 10,000 yen |
