買い物
shopping, purchases
→ I go shopping on Paulista Avenue on weekends.
~をください
please give me ~
→ One cheese bread, please.
と
and, with
→ Coffee and cake, please.
や
and, etc.
→ I buy meat, vegetables, and other things at the supermarket.
いくら
how much?
→ How much is this shirt?
円
yen (Japanese currency)
→ This is 100 yen.
高い
expensive
→ Appliances in Brazil are expensive.
安い
cheap, inexpensive
→ Fruit at the market is cheap.
百
hundred
→ It costs 100 reals.
千
thousand
→ I ate a 1,000-yen lunch.
万
ten thousand
→ This TV is 50,000 reals.
億
hundred million
→ The population of Brazil is about 200 million people.
一円
one yen
→ Do you have a 1-yen coin?
十円
ten yen
→ I make a phone call with a 10-yen coin.
百円
one hundred yen
→ I shop at a 100-yen shop.
千円
one thousand yen
→ Please exchange this 1,000-yen bill.
一万円
ten thousand yen
→ I will pay with a 10,000-yen bill.
一億円
one hundred million yen
→ I want to win 100 million yen in the lottery.
ちょっと
a little, a bit
→ Please wait a moment.
では
then, well (formal)
→ Well then, I will take this.
じゃ
well, then (informal)
→ Well then, see you tomorrow.
お金
money
→ I received pocket money.
払う
to pay
→ I will pay by credit card.
おつり
change (money back)
→ I forgot to take the change.
細かいお金
small change, coins
→ I don't have small change.
足りる
to be sufficient, to be enough
→ The money is not enough.
生活
life, living
→ Life in Brazil is fun.
物価
prices of commodities, cost of living
→ Prices in São Paulo are high.
いくつ
how many? (for things)
→ How many mandarin oranges did you buy?
全部で
in total, all together
→ In total it is 50 reals.
一つ
one (general counter)
→ One hamburger, please.
二つ
two (general counter)
→ I ate two rice balls.
三つ
three (general counter)
→ I have three questions.
四つ
four (general counter)
→ I bought four apples.
五つ
five (general counter)
→ I have five erasers.
六つ
six (general counter)
→ I cut the cake into six pieces.
七つ
seven (general counter)
→ I can see seven stars.
八つ
eight (general counter)
→ I received eight mandarin oranges.
九つ
nine (general counter)
→ There are nine pieces of luggage.
十
ten (general counter)
→ I made ten cookies.