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Prices and paying 値段と支払い
値段を聞く・払う：price, dollar, cent, expensive, cheap, how much, pay, cash, card。核心文法は一つには「How much is …?」、二つ以上には「How much are …?」— 英語は単数・複数で動詞を変える。韓国語は数で動詞を変えないので、韓国語話者は「is」をよく残す：「How much is these bags?」✗ →「How much are these bags?」✓。発音コーナー：「dollar」、cheap の「ch」、expensive の強勢。
Dialogue
is or are? — is？ are？
- Emma Minsu, do you want to buy these bags? ミンス、このかばんを買いたいですか？
- Minsu Yes. How much is these bags? はい。このかばんはいくらですか？（間違い: these bags は複数 —「are」→「How much are these bags?」）
- Emma "These bags" is plural — use "are": How much are these bags? 「These bags」は複数 —「are」を使って：How much are these bags?
- Minsu How much are these bags? このかばんはいくらですか？
Dialogue
At the shop — 店で
- Minsu Hello. How much is this bag? こんにちは。このかばんはいくらですか？
- Assistant It's fifteen dollars. 十五ドルです。
- Minsu That's cheap. I want to pay by card. 安いですね。カードで払いたいです。
- Assistant Sure. Here you are. はい。どうぞ。
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | n. | 値段 | |
| dollar | n. | ドル | |
| cent | n. | セント | |
| expensive | adj. | 高い | |
| cheap | adj. | 安い | |
| how much | phr. | いくら | |
| pay | v. | 払う | |
| cash | n. | 現金 | |
| card | n. | カード | |
| free | adj. | 無料の |
Grammar
"How much is …?" and "How much are …?" 「How much is …?」と「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.
値段を聞くとき「How much」+ is / are + もの。一つには IS：How much is this bag? — It's ten dollars。二つ以上には ARE：How much are these apples? — They're four dollars。動詞は一致：一つ → is、複数 → are。「this is / these are」と同じ規則。答えは「dollars」の値段で：It's five dollars。払い方は：I want to pay by card / with cash。韓国語はどの数でも動詞が一形なので、複数に注意 —「these bags」には is ではなく ARE。
- How much is this? — It's ten dollars. これはいくらですか？ — 十ドルです。
- How much are these apples? — They're four dollars. このりんごはいくらですか？ — 四ドルです。
- This bag is expensive. These bags are cheap. このかばんは高いです。このかばんたちは安いです。
- I want to pay by card. カードで払いたいです。
pronunciation
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