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Prices and paying Preise und Bezahlen
Nach Preisen fragen und bezahlen: price, dollar, cent, expensive, cheap, how much, pay, cash, card. Die Kerngrammatik ist „How much is …?" für eine Sache und „How much are …?" für mehr als eine — das Englische ändert das Verb je nach Singular und Plural. Koreanisch ändert das Verb nicht nach der Zahl, daher behalten Koreanischsprachige oft das „is": „How much is these bags?" ✗ → „How much are these bags?" ✓. Aussprache-Ecke: „dollar", das „ch" von cheap und die Betonung in expensive.
Dialogue
is or are? — is oder are?
- Emma Minsu, do you want to buy these bags? Minsu, möchtest du diese Taschen kaufen?
- Minsu Yes. How much is these bags? Ja. Wie viel kosten diese Taschen? (Patzer: these bags ist Plural — nimm „are" → „How much are these bags?")
- Emma "These bags" is plural — use "are": How much are these bags? „These bags" ist Plural — nimm „are": How much are these bags?
- Minsu How much are these bags? Wie viel kosten diese Taschen?
Dialogue
At the shop — Im Geschäft
- Minsu Hello. How much is this bag? Hallo. Wie viel kostet diese Tasche?
- Assistant It's fifteen dollars. Fünfzehn Dollar.
- Minsu That's cheap. I want to pay by card. Das ist billig. Ich möchte mit Karte bezahlen.
- Assistant Sure. Here you are. Klar. Bitte schön.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | n. | Preis | |
| dollar | n. | Dollar | |
| cent | n. | Cent | |
| expensive | adj. | teuer | |
| cheap | adj. | billig | |
| how much | phr. | wie viel | |
| pay | v. | bezahlen | |
| cash | n. | Bargeld | |
| card | n. | Karte | |
| free | adj. | kostenlos |
Grammar
"How much is …?" and "How much are …?" „How much is …?" und „How much are …?"
To ask a price, say "How much" + is / are + the thing. Use IS for one thing: How much is this bag? — It's ten dollars. Use ARE for two or more: How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. The verb must match: one → is, many → are. It is the same rule as "this is / these are". To answer, use a price with "dollars": It's five dollars. To say how you pay: I want to pay by card / with cash. Korean keeps one form of the verb for any number, so watch the plural — with "these bags" you must say ARE, not is.
Um einen Preis zu fragen, sag „How much" + is / are + die Sache. Nimm IS für eine Sache: How much is this bag? — It's ten dollars. Nimm ARE für zwei oder mehr: How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. Das Verb muss passen: eins → is, mehrere → are. Es ist dieselbe Regel wie „this is / these are". Antworte mit einem Preis in „dollars": It's five dollars. Sag, wie du zahlst: I want to pay by card / with cash. Koreanisch nutzt eine Verbform für jede Zahl, also achte auf den Plural — bei „these bags" musst du ARE sagen, nicht is.
- How much is this? — It's ten dollars. Wie viel kostet das? — Zehn Dollar.
- How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. Wie viel kosten diese Äpfel? — Vier Dollar.
- This bag is expensive. These bags are cheap. Diese Tasche ist teuer. Diese Taschen sind billig.
- I want to pay by card. Ich möchte mit Karte bezahlen.
pronunciation
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