The basic Japanese language "Oikura desu ka?" How much is it?
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Four notes and six coins are in use but the 2000 yen note is not frequently used. You can also say "Ikura desu ka?" when asking how much is it. "Oikura desu ka is more polite than "Ikura desu ka?"
Customer : Oikura deu ka? (How much is it?) Salesperson : Ichi-man go-sen san-byaku en desu (15300 yen)
How to count the Japanese numbers
0 zero 1 ichi 11 juu-ichi 2 ni 12 juu-ni 200 ni-hyaku 3 san 13 juu-san 30 san-juu 300 san-byaku 4 yon 14 juu-yon 40 yon-juu 400 yon-hyaku 5 go 15 juu-go 50 go-juu 500 go-hyaku 6 roku 16 juu-roku 60 roku-juu 600 roppyaku 7 nana 17 juu-nana 70 nana-juu 700 nana-hyaku 8 hachi 18 juu-hachi 80 hachi-juu 800 happyaku 9 kyuu 19 juu-kyuu 90 kyuu-juu 900 kyuu-hyaku 10 juu 20 ni-juu 100 hyaku 1000 sen 10000 ichi-man 100000 juu-man Please be careful when you pronounce 300, 600 and 800.
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Original scripts by Sai