The One Phrase That Tells You the Price in Japan
To say how much is it? in Japanese, say いくらですか？ (ikura desu ka?).
Shopping in Japan? This is the only price phrase you need.
いくらですか？
ikura desu ka?
how much is it?
In this video
- いくらですか？ ikura desu ka? how much is it?
- いくらですか？ ikura desu ka? how much is it?
Why this phrase
Absolute-beginner survival lesson (mostly English). Teach いくらですか？ (how much is it?) with English scaffolding; Japanese spoken slowly and repeated.
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