Learn the question "How much is this?" in Japanese and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Janet: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Japanese learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Janet: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question βHow much is this?β. In Japanese this is |
| Kaori: γγγ―γγγγ§γγγ |
| (Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| Janet: The first word in the question is |
| Kaori: γγ |
| (kore) |
| Janet: meaning βthisβ in English. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) γγ |
| (kore) |
| Janet: Listen again and repeat. |
| Kaori: γγ |
| (kore) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Kaori: γ― |
| (wa) |
| Janet: the topic marking particle. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) γ― |
| (wa) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: γ― |
| (wa) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: γγ γ― |
| (kore wa) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: And after that |
| Kaori: γγγ |
| (ikura) |
| Janet: meaning βhow muchβ (price). |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) γγγ |
| (ikura) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: γγγ |
| (ikura) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: γγ γ― γγγ |
| (kore wa ikura) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: And after that |
| Kaori: γ§γ |
| (desu) |
| Janet: sentence ending particle meaning something like βis.β |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) γ§γ |
| (desu) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: γ§γ |
| (desu) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Kaori: γγ γ― γγγ γ§γ |
| (kore wa ikura desu) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: And after that |
| Kaori: γ |
| (ka) |
| Janet: meaning (question marker). |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) γ |
| (ka) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: γ |
| (ka) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Kaori: γγ γ― γγγ γ§γ γγ |
| (Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question βHow much is this?β |
| Kaori: 100εγ§γγ |
| (100γγγ§γγ Hyakuen desu.) |
| Janet: "It's 100 yen.β Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Kaori: (Slow) 100εγ§γγ |
| (100γγγ§γγ Hyaku en desu.) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Kaori: 100 |
| (hyaku) |
| Janet: meaning β100.β |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) 100 |
| (hyaku) |
| Janet: Now repeat |
| Kaori: 100 |
| (hyaku) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: And after that |
| Kaori: ε |
| (γγ en) |
| Janet: meaning βyenβ, the Japanese currency. |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) ε |
| (γγ en) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: ε |
| (γγ en) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: And after that |
| Kaori: γ§γ |
| (desu) |
| Janet: sentence ending particle meaning something like βis.β |
| Kaori: (Slow, by syllable) γ§γ |
| (desu) |
| Janet: Now repeat. |
| Kaori: γ§γ |
| (desu) |
| {Pause} |
| Janet: Listen to the speaker say, βIt's 100 yenβ, and then repeat. |
| Kaori: 100εγ§γγ |
| (100γγγ§γγ Hyaku en desu.) |
| {pause} |
| Janet: To use a different phrase, replace β100 yenβ with β1,000 yen.β |
| Kaori: 1000ε |
| (1000γγ sen en) |
| Janet: 1,000 yen |
| Kaori: (slow) 1000ε |
| (1000γγ sen en) (regular) 1000ε |
| (1000γγ sen en) |
| Janet: Listen to the phrase again, this time with β1,000 yenβ |
| Kaori: 1000εγ§γγ |
| (1000γγγ§γγ Sen en desu.) |
| Janet: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace β100 yenβ with β1000 yen.β Say βIt's 1,000 yen.β |
| {pause} |
| Kaori: 1000εγ§γγ |
| (1000γγγ§γγ Sen en desu.) |
| Janet: To expand on the pattern, replace β1,000 yenβ with β20,800 yen.β |
| Kaori: 20,800ε |
| (20,800γγ Nimanhappyaku en) |
| Janet: 20,800 yen |
| Kaori: (slow) 20,800ε |
| (20,800γγ Nimanhappyaku en) |
| (regular) 20,800ε |
| (20,800γγ Nimanhappyaku en) |
| Janet: Listen to the phrase again, this time with β20,800 yenβ |
| Kaori: 20,800εγ§γγ |
| (20,800γγγ§γγ Nimanhappyaku en desu.) |
| Janet: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the β1,000 yenβ with β20,800 yen.β Say βIt's 20,800 yen.β |
| {pause} |
| Kaori: 20,800εγ§γγ |
| (20,800γγγ§γγ Nimanhappyaku en desu.) |
| Janet: To use a different phrase, replace β20,800 yenβ with β500 yen.β |
| Kaori: 500ε |
| (500γγ gohyaku en) |
| Janet: 500 yen |
| Kaori: (slow) 500ε |
| (500γγ gohyaku en) |
| (regular) 500ε |
| (500γγgohyaku en) |
| Janet: Listen to the phrase again, this time with β500 yenβ |
| Kaori: 500εγ§γγ |
| (500γγγ§γγ Gohyaku en desu.) |
| Janet: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace β20,800 yenβ with β500 yen.β Say βIt's 500 yen.β |
| {pause} |
| Kaori: 500εγ§γγ |
| (500γγγ§γγ Gohyaku en desu.) |
| QUIZ |
| Janet: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Japan and someone asks you how much something is. It is 100 yen. Respond to the question. |
| Kaori: γγγ―γγγγ§γγγ(Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) 100εγ§γγ |
| (100γγγ§γγ Hyaku en desu.) |
| Janet: Now imagine it's 1,000 yen. Respond to the question. |
| Kaori: γγγ―γγγγ§γγγ(Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) 1000εγ§γγ |
| (1000γγγ§γγ Sen en desu.) |
| Janet: Imagine it's 20,800 yen. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Kaori: γγγ―γγγγ§γγγ(Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) |
| 20,800εγ§γγ(20,800γγγ§γγ Nimanhappyaku en desu.) |
| Janet: Now imagine it's 500 yen. Respond to the question. |
| Kaori: γγγ―γγγγ§γγγ(Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| (five seconds) |
| 500εγ§γγ |
| (500γγγ§γγ Gohyaku en desu.) |
| Janet: You want to learn how much something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Kaori: γγγ―γγγγ§γγγ(Kore wa ikura desu ka.) |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Janet: This is the end of Lesson 25. |
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