Learn how to exchange money
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, Season 2, Lesson 19 - Exchanging Your American Dollars for Japanese Yen. I’m Becky. |
| Natsuko: こんにちは。 なつこです。 |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to exchange money. The conversation takes place at a foreign exchange counter. |
| Natsuko: It's between David and a clerk. |
| Becky: The speakers are a customer and a shop clerk, so they’ll be using formal Japanese. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| デービッド:すみません、ドルを円にりょうがえしてもらえますか。 |
| 店員:はい。いくら、りょうがえしますか。 |
| デービッド: きょうのレートはいくらですか。 |
| 店員:1ドル98円50せんです。てすうりょうこみです。 |
| デービッド:じゃ、300ドル、おねがいします。 |
| 店員:かしこまりました。（間）はい、29550円です。 |
| デービッド:この１万円さつを千円さつにりょうがえしてもらえますか。 |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| デービッド:すみません、ドルを円にりょうがえしてもらえますか。 |
| 店員:はい。いくら、りょうがえしますか。 |
| デービッド: きょうのレートはいくらですか。 |
| 店員:1ドル98円50せんです。てすうりょうこみです。 |
| デービッド:じゃ、300ドル、おねがいします。 |
| 店員:かしこまりました。（間）はい、29550円です。 |
| デービッド:この１万円さつを千円さつにりょうがえしてもらえますか。 |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| David: Excuse me, but can you exchange dollars into yen? |
| Clerk: Sure. How much are you going to exchange? |
| David: How much is today's rate? |
| Clerk: It's 98.50 yen per dollar. It's including the fee. |
| David: Then, I'd like to exchange 300 dollars. |
| Clerk: Sure. (interval) Here is 29,550 yen. |
| David: Can you change this 10,000 yen bill into 1,000 yen bills? |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Natsuko: Becky, do you have any recommendations for exchanging money in Japan? |
| Becky: Well actually foreign exchange counters are not so common in Japan, and even in Tokyo it will take time to find one, so I think it’s more convenient to exchange money at the airport. Rates will be expensive there, but it’s better than trying to find a place once you’re in the city. Of course, you can also buy yen or exchange money at foreign exchange counters at banks, large hotels and inns. |
| Natsuko: When you’re looking for a currency exchange, just remember this word 両替 meaning “currency exchange.” |
| Becky: Okay! Now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is… |
| Natsuko: りょうがえ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: exchange |
| Natsuko: りょうがえ[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: りょうがえ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: ドル [natural native speed] |
| Becky: dollar |
| Natsuko: ドル[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: ドル [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: 円 [natural native speed] |
| Becky: yen |
| Natsuko: 円[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: 円 [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: いくら [natural native speed] |
| Becky: how much |
| Natsuko: いくら[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: いくら [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: レート [natural native speed] |
| Becky: rate |
| Natsuko: レート[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: レート [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: てすうりょう [natural native speed] |
| Becky: fee, commission charge |
| Natsuko: てすうりょう[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: てすうりょう [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: こみ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: included |
| Natsuko: こみ[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: こみ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: せん [natural native speed] |
| Becky: one hundredth of a yen |
| Natsuko: せん[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: せん [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last.. |
| Natsuko: さつ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: bill |
| Natsuko: さつ[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: さつ [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Natsuko: 98円50せん |
| Becky: meaning "98.5 yen" |
| Natsuko: 円 (en) means ”yen,” and せん(sen) means "one-hundredth of a yen." |
| Becky: But Natsuko, I don’t actually use the word せん when I talk about price in Japan. |
| Natsuko: Ah yes. The unit せん(sen) is only used for the exchange rate. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Natsuko: Sure. For example, when you ask... 1ドルはいくらですか。 |
| Becky: “How many yen is to a dollar?” |
| Natsuko: You might hear a price like 98円50せんです。 |
| Becky: “It's 98.50 yen." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Natsuko: てすうりょうこみ |
| Becky: meaning "including fees, including commission" |
| Natsuko: てすうりょう means "fees" and こみ "including". |
| Becky: You will often hear this word when you’re receiving a service from a bank, security company, or travel agency, when you will need to pay fees for their service. |
| Natsuko: Right. When they tell you how much you need to pay in total including the fees or commissions for their services, they will say てすうりょうこみ(tesūryō-komi)... |
| Becky: meaning "including fees." Natsuko, can you give us an example using this word? |
| Natsuko: Sure. To check if the commission is included in the price, you can ask.. その価格は、てすうりょうこみですか。 |
| Becky: “Is there commision included in this price?” |
| Natsuko: If it’s not included, the person will say.. てすうりょうは、べつです。 |
| Becky: “Commission will be charged separately." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you will learn how to exchange money. |
| Natsuko: When you ask about currency exchange, you can use the sentence structure... A を B に両替してもらえますか。 |
| Becky: So if you want to exchange US dollars to Japanese yen, you can say .. |
| Natsuko: ドルを円に |
| Becky: “Dollar into Yen.” |
| Becky: And, you can add the request, “could you exchange, please?” |
| Natsuko: りょうがえしてもらえますか |
| Becky: Can you break down this phrase? |
| Natsuko: Sure. 両替する is the verb meaning “to exchange” and its te-form is りょうがえして |
| Becky: Then we had.. |
| Natsuko: もらえますか |
| Becky: which is the expression to ask someone to do something politely. So altogether, “could you exchange please” is, |
| Natsuko: りょうがえしてもらえますか |
| Becky: “Could you exchange US dollars into Japanese yen please”? |
| Natsuko: ドルを円にりょうがえしてもらえますか |
| Becky: Natsuko, what if we want to exchange Korean won into yen? |
| Natsuko: Just replace ドル with ウォン, the currency name for Korean won. |
| Becky: So, the whole sentence “Can you please exchange won into yen?” would be |
| Natsuko: ウォンを円に両替えしてもらえますか。 |
| Becky: And another example, "Can you change Singapore dollars into yen?" is, |
| Natsuko: シンガポールドルを円にりょうがえしてもらえますか。 |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Natsuko: またねー |
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