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Shopping & Money 買い物・お金

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Learn how to shop in Japan — from reading prices to asking for help. Japanese cash culture makes this especially important!

Japanese Currency 日本のお金

いちえん
1 yen coin
ごえん
5 yen coin (lucky!)
じゅうえん
10 yen coin
ごじゅうえん
50 yen coin
ひゃくえん
100 yen coin
ごひゃくえん
500 yen coin
せんえん
1,000 yen bill
ごせんえん
5,000 yen bill
いちまんえん
10,000 yen bill

Large Number Readings 大きい数字

ひゃく = 100
300=さんびゃく、600=ろっぴゃく、800=はっぴゃく
せん = 1,000
3,000=さんぜん、8,000=はっせん
まん = 10,000
50,000=ごまん、100,000=じゅうまん

Reading Prices 値段の読み方

¥500
500 yen
¥1,200
1,200 yen
¥3,800
3,800 yen
¥10,000
10,000 yen
¥25,000
25,000 yen

Shopping Vocabulary 買い物の言葉

ねだん
price
おかね
money
さいふ
wallet
レジ
cash register / checkout
おつり
change (money back)
りょうしゅうしょ
receipt
セール
sale
わりびき
discount
しちゃくしつ
fitting room / dressing room
ふくろ
bag
げんきん
cash
クレジットカード
credit card

Shopping Phrases 買い物で使う言葉

You
Ikura desu ka?
How much is it?
You
~ wo kudasai
Please give me ~ / I'll take ~
You
Kore wo kudasai
I'll take this one
You
Mite iru dake desu
Just looking
You
Kaado de haraemasu ka?
Can I pay by card?
You
Ookii saizu wa arimasu ka?
Do you have a larger size?
Staff
~ en ni narimasu
That will be ~ yen
You
Arigatou gozaimashita
Thank you (after purchase)
Staff
Fukuro wa irimasu ka?
Do you need a bag?
You
Shichaku shite mo ii desu ka?
May I try this on?

Quick Quiz

Shopping phrases and price reading practice

Question 1 of 10
「How much is it?」を日本語で？
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