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japanese · Shopping & Money · Lesson 34

How Much? Asking Prices & Basic Adjectives

Learning to ask prices and using fundamental descriptive adjectives.

At a souvenir shop, you're comparing two items. You ask the clerk, 'How much is this big one?' and comment that the smaller one seems quite cheap.

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払う (はらう)

to pay

Group 1 verb

The most common verb type. The ending sound changes depending on how you use it — like how 飲む (drink) becomes 飲みます in polite speech.

高い (たかい)

expensive / tall

い-word

A describing word that ends in い. You change the ending to express different meanings — like 高い (expensive) becomes 高くない (not expensive).

安い (やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

い-word

A describing word that ends in い. You change the ending to express different meanings — like 高い (expensive) becomes 高くない (not expensive).