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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Sticker shock. It happens to many people who travel to Japan because the Japanese currency is so much different from dollars. One Japanese yen is only a little bit more than one penny (about eight per cent more). So the numbers look really, really big in Japan. Your tube of toothpaste that cost you $3 in the United States will be 325 yen in Japan. It takes a while to get used to the really big Japanese numbers. You know that $100,000 Ferrari you’ve been eyeballing? In Japan, it is 10,250,000 yen!! But you can adjust. Keep repeating to yourself, “Divide by 100, divide by 100.” Now about that umbrella you bought for $294…
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is all about money and buying things in Japan. You’ll need big numbers in your brain so this lesson will have you counting in Japanese all the way up into the millions. You’re ready to dicker with the shopkeepers and used Ferrari salesmen when you’ve mastered this lesson. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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