LESSON 9
How Much?

Phrases
how much?	ikura?
How much is it?	Ikura des' ka?
1 Yen	ichi en
5 Yen	go en
10 Yen (¥10)	jū en
20 Yen	ni-jū en
30 Yen	san-jū en
40 Yen	yon-jū en
50 Yen	go-ju en
60 Yen	roku-jū en
70 Yen	nana-jū en
80 Yen	hachi-jū en
90 Yen	kyū-jū en
100 Yen	hyaku en
200 Yen	ni-hyaku en
250 Yen	ni-hyaku go-jū en
300 Yen	sam-byaku en
400 Yen	yon-hyaku en
500 Yen	go-hyaku en
600 Yen	rop-pyaku en
700 Yen	nana-hyaku en
800 Yen	hap-pyaku en
900 Yen	kyū-hyaku en
1000 Yen	sen en
2000 Yen	ni-sen en
3000 Yen	san-zen en
4000 Yen	yon-sen en
10,000 Yen	ichi-man en
20,000 Yen	ni-man en
1 million Yen	hyaku-man en
high, expensive	takai
cheap	yasui

Practice
1.	A: Chotto.	Clerk: Hai.
	A: Kore—ikura des' ka?	C: Sō des' ne. Sore—ni-hyaku en des'.
	A: Sō des' ka? Ni-hyaku en des' ka? Are—ikura des' ka?	C: Kore des' ka? Kore— hyaku go-jū en des'.
	A: Sore kudasai.	C: Hai, arigatō goza-imas'. Go-hyaku en des' ka? Chotto matte kudasai. ... Sumimasen. Kore— sambyaku go-jū en des'. Dōmo arigatō.
	A: Iie. Sayonara.	C: Sayonara.
2.	A: Ano hon—anata no des' ka, Tanaka san?	T: Kore des' ka? Kono hon des' ka? Hai, watashi no des'.
	A: Ikura desh'ta ka— sono hon?	T: Sō des' ne. Ikura desh'ta ka ne. Chotto matte kudasai. Hanako, Hanako!
		Wife: Hai, hai, Nan des' ka?
		T: Kono hon ne—ikura desh'ta ka?
		W: Ē, sen-ni-hyaku en desh'ta ne.
	A: Sō des' ka. Tanaka san no ok'-san, dōmo sumimasen.	W: Dō itashimash'te. Shitsurei shimash'ta.
		T: Kanai—shitsurei shi-mash'ta. (he is apologizing to the guest for his wife's intrusion.)
	A: lie. watashi—shit-surei shimash'ta.
3.	A: Watashi—eiga des'. ("I'm off for the movies.") Anata— eiga des' ka?	B: Sō des' ne. Anata— doko no eiga des' ka?
	A: Nichi-geki des'.	B: Sō des' ka. Sono eigakan no kippu— ikura des' ka.
	A: Sō des' ne. Ē, sen-go-hyaku en des' ne.	B: Takai des' ne—sore. Yasui kippu no eigakan—arimasen ka? Yasui eigakan arimasen ka?
	A: Arimas'. Eki no soba ni, yasui eigakan arimas'.	B: Sono eki no soba no eigakan no kippu— yasui des' ka? Ikura des' ka?
	A: Kippu—sen en. Sore—yasui ne.	B: Hai, yasui des'. Watashi—sono eigakan des'. Anata?
	A: Hai, watashi—sono yasui eigakan. Anata—okane tak'san arimas' ka?	B: Iie, tak'san arimasen. S'koshi arimas' ne.
	A: Ikura arimas' ka?	B: Sō des' ne. Ni-sen en arimas'.

Tips

Money is counted in Yen. There are bills for ¥1,000 (senen satsu), ¥5,000 (go-sen-en satsu) and ¥10,000 (ichi-man-en satsu). There is a ¥1 coin (ichi-endama), a perforated ¥5 brass coin (go-en-dama), a solid ¥10 copper coin (jū -en-dama), a ¥50 coin (gojū -endama), a ¥100 coin (hyaku-en-dama) and a ¥500 coin (go-hyaku-en-dama).

1.	A: Excuse me.	Clerk: Yes sir.
	A: How much is this?	C: Let me see. That is 200 Yen.
	A: Oh? It's 200 Yen? That over there, how much is it?	C: You mean this one? This is 150 Yen.
	A: I'll take that one.	C: Yes sir, thank you. Is it 500 Yen (you are handing me)? Excuse me a minute... Sorry. Here (this is)—350 Yen (change). Thank you very much.
	A: You're welcome. Goodbye.	C: Goodbye.
2.	A: Is that book yours, Mr. Tanaka?	T: You mean this one? Is it this book (you mean)? Yes, it is mine.
	A: How much was it, that book?	T: Let me see. How much was it now.... Wait just a minute. Hanako, Hanako!
		W: Yes, yes. What was it (you wanted)?
		T: This book, you know— how much was it?
		W: Why, it was 1,200 Yen.
	A: Oh really? Thank you, Mrs. Tanaka.	W: Not at all. I've been rude.
	A: Not at all, it was rude of me.	T: My wife was rude.
3.	A: I'm going to the movies. Are you going to the movies?	B: Well, let's see. Which movie are you going to?
	A: The one at the Nichigeki.	B: Oh? How much are the tickets at that theater?
	A: Let me think, why they are 1,500 Yen.	B: That's expensive, isn't it. Isn't there a theater with cheaper tickets? Isn't there a cheaper theater?
	A: Yes, there is. There is a cheap movie next to the railroad station.	B: Are the tickets cheap to that theater by the station? How much are they?
	A: The tickets are 1,000 Yen. That's cheap, isn't it.	B: Yes, that's cheap. I'm for that theater. How about you?
	A: Yes, I'll go to that cheap theater. Do you have lots of money (with you)?	B: No, I don't have lots. I have a little.
	A: How much do you have?	B: Let me see. I have 2000 Yen.