Learn how to read and say prices in Japanese
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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 |
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| 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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