How much? - Ikura desu ka.

When you go shopping in Japan the following easy phrase will come in very handy. The phrase is:
Ikura desu ka. - いくらですか。How much?



そのカメラはいくらですか。　－　Sono kamera wa ikura desu ka. 　－　How much is that camera?
十二万五千円です。　－　じゅうにまんごせんえんです。　－　Juunimangosen en desu.　－　It is 25,000 Yen.

あれはいくらですか。　－　Are wa ikura desu ka.　－　How much is that?

これはいくらですか。　－　Kore wa ikura desu ka.　－　How much is this?

これ = Kore is next to the speaker (This one next to me.)

その = Sono is next to the listener (That one next to you.)

あれ = Are is away from both speaker and listener (That one other there.)

あれは傘いくらですか。　－　あれはかさいくらですか。　－　Are wa kasa ikura desu ka.　－　How much is the umbrella (Over there)?

おのはテレビいくらですか。　－　Sono wa terebi ikura desu ka.　－　How much is the telly (next to you)?

これはラジオいくらですか。　－　Kore wa rajio ikura desu ka.　－　How much is this radio (next to me, here)？

Kanji break down:

十 = Ten, 10 = ON Reading: Juu, Jitsu, Jutsu / KUN Reading: Too, To.

二 = Two, 2 = ON Reading: Ni, Ji / KUN Reading: Futa, Futatsu, Futatabi.

万 = Ten Thousand, 10,000 = ON Reading: Man, Ban / KUN Reading: Yorozu.

五 = Five, 5 = ON Reading: Go / KUN Reading: Itsu, Itsutsu.　

千 = Thousand, 1000 = ON Reading: Sen / KUN Reading: Chi.

円 = Yen, Round, Circle = ON Reading: En / KUN Reading: Marui, Maru, Mado, Madoka, Maroyaka.

傘 = Umbrella = ON Reading: San / KUN Reading: Kasa.