Unit 05

Grocery Shopping in Japan

日本で、ショッピングをする
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.

  • [hyaku] means "one hundred"
  • [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