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Unit6
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How much is this? Can-do
Can-do1
You can ask the price of a product.
Can-do2
You can ask the fare for a train, bus, etc.
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Model Dialogue
Ⅰ At a station
Ryu
: Excuse me.
Japanese :
Ryu
Yes.
:
Japanese :
Ryu
How much is the fare from here to Shibuya?
To Shibuya.
:
I see.
Let me see. It's 230 yen.
Thank you.
Ⅱ At a shop
Ryu :
Excuse me, but how much is this?
Sales person It's 3900 yen.
:
Ryu :
Well, how much is that coat?
Sales person It's 5800 yen.
:
Ryu :
I see. Ah, how much is that?
Sales person
It's 1900 yen.
:
Ryu :
Then, I'll take it.
Sales person
Thank you very much.
Vocabulary
いくら
うえの
うんちん
えき
えん
おおきい
かたかな
コート
しぶや
しんじゅく
すうじ
:
how much
Ueno a place-name
a (bus/train) fare
a station
yen (Japanese currency)
big, large
the katakana syllabary
a coat
Shibuya
a place-name
Shinjuku
a place-name
a number, a figure
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せっけん
(a) soap
テレビ
television (TV)
でんしゃ
a train
とうきょう
Tokyo; the capital city of Japan
とうきょうスカイツリー Tokyo Skytree
とっきゅう
a limited express train
なりたエクスプレス Narita Express (a limited express train)
なりたくうこう
Narita International Airport
にっこう
Nikko; a place-name
ねだん
a price
のりもの
a means of transport/a vehicle
はこね
Hakone; a place-name
ふじさん
Mt. Fuji; a mountain's name
ふつう
ordinary
~まん
ten thousand
ロマンスカー
Romance Car
Grammatical Notes
-wa
ikura-desu-ka.
1.N は
いくらですか。
ikura
‘いくら’ is an interrogative asking ‘how much (is the price)?’
Kore-wa
Example これは
kara
ikura-desu-ka.
いくらですか。(How much is this?)
made
2.(place) から (place) まで
-kara
‘から’ (from) used after a place name indicates that the place is the starting point.
-made
‘まで’(to) added after a place name indicates the destination.
Narita-kara
Example
なりたから
Shinjuku-made
しんじゅくまで(from Narita to Shinjuku)
made
ikura-desu-ka.
3. (place) まで いくらですか。
kara
made
ikura-desu-ka
(place) から (place) まで いくらですか。
Ginza-made ikura-desu-ka.
Example ぎんざまで いくらですか(How much is the fare to Ginza?)
Tokyo
kara
Narita ku:ko:
made ikura-desu-ka.
とうきょうから なりたくうこうまで いくらですか
(How much is the fare from Tokyo to Narita airport?)
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4. Numbers
1000 せん 2000 にせん 3000 さんぜん 4000 よんせん
5000 ごせん 6000 ろくせん 7000 ななせん 8000 はっせん 9000 きゅうせん
10,000 いちまん 20,000 にまん 30,000 さんまん 40,000 よんまん 50,000 ごまん 60,000 ろくまん 70,000 ななまん 80,000 はちまん 90,000 きゅうまん
100,000 じゅうまん 200,000 にじゅうまん 300,000 さんじゅうまん 400,000 よんじゅうまん 500,000 ごじゅうまん
600,000 ろくじゅうまん 700,000 ななじゅうまん
800,000 はちじゅうまん 900,000 きゅうじゅうまん
Example 123,000 じゅうにまんさんぜん
84,560
はちまんよんせんごひゃくろくじゅう
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