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Activity #9 - Money Exchange
How to say "dollars"
dooru - dollars
(number) dooru - (number) dollars
Examples:
hachi dooru - 8 dollars / $8.00
yon juu go dooru - 45 dollars / $45.00
san byaku ni dooru - 302 dollars / $302.00
roku sen kyuu hyaku nana juu ichi dooru - 6,971 dollars / $6,971.00
How to say "cents"
sento - cents
(number) sento - (number) cents
Examples
ichi sento - 1 cent
juu sento - 10 cents
ni juu nana sento - 27 cents
yon juu ni sento - 42 cents
Combine Dollars and Cents
Examples:
Go dooru roku sento - $5.06
Roppyaku yon juu dooru nana juu sento - $640.70
How to say total costs
Gokei - total cost
Gokei wa (total cost) de gozaimasu - Your total will be (total cost)
Examples
Gokei wa san juu nana dooru roku juu yon sento de gozaimasu - Your total will be $37.64
Gokei wa hassen go hyaku yon juu dooru kyuu juu ichi sento de gozaimasu - Your total will be $8,540.91
How to say the amount of money received from the customer
moraimasu - to receive
(money amount received) o moraimasu - Out of (money amount received)
Examples
Go hyaku dooru o moraimasu - Out of $500
Nana juu hachi dooru kyuu juu ni sento o moraimasu - Out of $78.92
How to give change back to the customers.
o-kaeshi shimasu - to exchange (polite form)
(money amount giving to customer) o-kaeshi shimasu - (money amount giving to customer) is your change.
Examples
San juu dooru go juu sento o-kaeshi shimasu - $30.50 is your change
Happyaku ni juu ichi dooru o-kaeshi shimasu - $821.00 is your change
dooru - dollars
(number) dooru - (number) dollars
Examples:
hachi dooru - 8 dollars / $8.00
yon juu go dooru - 45 dollars / $45.00
san byaku ni dooru - 302 dollars / $302.00
roku sen kyuu hyaku nana juu ichi dooru - 6,971 dollars / $6,971.00
How to say "cents"
sento - cents
(number) sento - (number) cents
Examples
ichi sento - 1 cent
juu sento - 10 cents
ni juu nana sento - 27 cents
yon juu ni sento - 42 cents
Combine Dollars and Cents
Examples:
Go dooru roku sento - $5.06
Roppyaku yon juu dooru nana juu sento - $640.70
How to say total costs
Gokei - total cost
Gokei wa (total cost) de gozaimasu - Your total will be (total cost)
Examples
Gokei wa san juu nana dooru roku juu yon sento de gozaimasu - Your total will be $37.64
Gokei wa hassen go hyaku yon juu dooru kyuu juu ichi sento de gozaimasu - Your total will be $8,540.91
How to say the amount of money received from the customer
moraimasu - to receive
(money amount received) o moraimasu - Out of (money amount received)
Examples
Go hyaku dooru o moraimasu - Out of $500
Nana juu hachi dooru kyuu juu ni sento o moraimasu - Out of $78.92
How to give change back to the customers.
o-kaeshi shimasu - to exchange (polite form)
(money amount giving to customer) o-kaeshi shimasu - (money amount giving to customer) is your change.
Examples
San juu dooru go juu sento o-kaeshi shimasu - $30.50 is your change
Happyaku ni juu ichi dooru o-kaeshi shimasu - $821.00 is your change
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