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The Travels of Tan · Episode 8

いくらですかHow much is it?

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雨です。
かさが ありませんね。
It's raining. / We have no umbrella.
かさ、 ありますよ。
いくらですか。
I have an umbrella! / How much is it?
一万円です。
It's 10,000 yen.
高い!
お金は 何円 ありますか。
Expensive! / How many yen do you have?
お金は 百円です…
じゃあ、 千円… いいえ、 百円です!
I have 100 yen... / Then 1,000... no, 100 yen!
やすい!
はじめから 百円でしたね。
Cheap! / It was 100 yen from the start.

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  1. 雨です。

    It's raining.

  2. かさが ありませんね。

    We have no umbrella.

  3. かさ、 ありますよ。

    I have an umbrella!

  4. いくらですか。

    How much is it?

  5. 一万円です。

    It's 10,000 yen.

  6. 高い!

    Expensive!

  7. お金は 何円 ありますか。

    How many yen do you have?

  8. お金は 百円です…

    I have 100 yen...

  9. じゃあ、 千円… いいえ、 百円です!

    Then 1,000... no, 100 yen!

  10. やすい!

    Cheap!

  11. はじめから 百円でしたね。

    It was 100 yen from the start.

Test yourself on this episode

  1. 1 / 3

    百円

    よみかたは?

    How do you read it?

  2. 2 / 3

    高い

    いみは?

    What does it mean?

  3. 3 / 3

    タンは いくら もって いましたか。

    How much money did Tan have?

  4. 0 of 3 answered

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