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Introduction
John: How to Understand Prices. In this lesson, you'll learn how to read and say prices in Japanese.
Body
John: Here's the way to say “one yen" in Japanese.
Risa: [Normal] 一円。(Ichi-en.)
John: First is a word meaning "one."
Risa: [Normal] いち [Slow] いち (ichi)
John: Last is the word meaning "yen."
Risa: [Normal] 円 [Slow] 円(en)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "one yen."
Risa: [Slow] 一円。 [Normal] 一円。
John: Okay, now let's see the way to say "Ten yen."
Risa: [Normal] 十円。(Jū-en.)
John: First is a word meaning "ten."
Risa: [Normal] 十 [Slow] じゅ・う (jū)
John: Last is the word meaning "yen."
Risa: [Normal] 円 [Slow] 円(en)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "ten yen."
Risa: [Slow] 十円。 [Normal] 十円。
John: The following is the way to say "five thousand five hundred and ten yen."
Risa: [Normal] 五千五百十円。(Go-sen go-hyaku jū-en.)
John: First is a word meaning "five thousand."
Risa: [Normal] 五千 [Slow] 五千(go-sen)
John: Next is the word meaning "five hundred."
Risa: [Normal] 五百 [Slow] 五百(go-hyaku)
John: Next is the word meaning "ten."
Risa: [Normal] 十 [Slow] じゅ・う(jū)
John: Last is the word meaning "yen."
Risa: [Normal] 円 [Slow] 円(en)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Five thousand five hundred and ten yen."
Risa: [Slow] 五千五百十円。 [Normal] 五千五百十円。
John: Finally is a way to say "two thousand six hundred and seventy yen."
Risa: [Normal] 二千六百七十円。(Ni-sen roppyaku nana-jū-en.)
John: First is a word meaning "two thousand."
Risa: [Normal] 二千 [Slow] 二千(ni-sen )
John: Next is the word meaning "six hundred."
Risa: [Normal] 六百 [Slow] 六百(roppyaku)
John: Next is the word meaning "seventy."
Risa: [Normal] 七十 [Slow] な・な・じゅ・う(nana-jū)
John: Last is the word meaning "yen."
Risa: [Normal] 円 [Slow] 円(en)
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "two thousand six hundred and seventy yen."
Risa: [Slow] 二千六百七十円。 [Normal] 二千六百七十円。
Cultural Insight
John: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Risa: The Japanese currency has 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500-yen coins and 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000-yen bills. The coins are called ichi-en dama, go-hyaku-en dama and so on. On the other hand, the bills are called sen-en satsu, ichi-man-en satsu and so on.

Outro

John: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson!
Risa: またね!(mata ne!)

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