Ask a shop assistant the price of an item and check how you can pay.

The idea

Use これはいくらですか for something you indicate, or この followed by a noun. 円 is the yen unit: 五百円 is ごひゃくえん and 千円 is せんえん. Ask カードで払えますか about card payment.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
すみません、これはいくらですか。Excuse me, how much is this?
それは五百円です。That is 500 yen.
この帽子はいくらですか。How much is this hat?
カードで払えますか。Can I pay by card?

Examples

  • すみません、これはいくらですか。Excuse me, how much is this?
  • それは五百円ごひゃくえんです。That is 500 yen.
  • この帽子ぼうしはいくらですか。How much is this hat?
  • はい、千円せんえんです。Yes, it is 1,000 yen.
  • カードで払はらえますか。Can I pay by card?
  • これを一ひとつお願ねがいします。One of these, please.

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Watch out

これ stands alone, while この must come before a noun. Confirm the actual price and available payment methods at the shop.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose and fill the blank: これは＿ですか。（いくら／どこ）

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    いくら

    いくら asks how much something costs.

  2. Write the reading in hiragana: 五百円

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    ごひゃくえん

    五百円 is ごひゃくえん: 五百 is ごひゃく and 円 is えん.

  3. Choose and fill the blank: カードで＿か。（はらえます／よみます）

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    はらえます

    はらえます completes the question about being able to pay by card.

Use it today

Point to an item, ask its price, then ask if you can pay by card.