Learn Japanese: How much? + I'll take it! in Japanese

[cielisademon]

I just know when I go to Japan in June I'm going to be singing this

[MsApplesarecool]

my Japanese teacher showed us this song we were all dancing up and down like crazy

[TheEpicOtaku]

Genki Japan's videos are a great way to learn little things. The lyrics stay in your head for a LONG time. I have short term memory loss and it still stays there, lol

[KenChanCake]

The "Ichi man yen" is so adorable!

[xDloveguardingstarxc]

Hahah... this song stuck in my head for a year... :D Its so addictive!

[FarEien18]

THE SONG IS SO DAMN NICE!!! HAHAHa

[saczers95]

I can't stop listening to it xD

[colachan9]

I am going to Japan in 7 months and these are helping me so much xD

I was afraid I was not going to find anything D8

[XxTsukiyomiEriko19xX]

I like how Genki makes alot of songs, they get stuck in your head so you remeber.

[LadyDiamond33]

AWW THIS IS SOO CUTE!!

[Paigethedemon]

This song is ALWAYS getting stuck in my head. ALWAYS. D:

[DespaXify]

My Japanese teacher showed this video to us in class when we had this chapter about buying stuff. For us the video is a little wierd HOWEVER it's a great way of learning, the song really gets stuck in your head ^.^

[PandasforCatnip]

this is like, the only song you have that ever gets stuck in my head xD so I will forever know how to ask how much something is.

[4teensanime]

now i have this stuck in my head well thanks a lot... but is so cute!

[able0416]

日本語を勉強しましょ！

[PandaLord74]

how do u say a million?

[666frad]

@PandaLord74 百万（ひゃくまん）

[Nitroanarchygirl]

@PandaLord74

"Hyaku man"　百万　（ひゃくまん in Hiragana） They don't have a word for million, as such, so it is literally, a hundred 10 thousands.

[Renlovergirl]

GAAAH it is stuck in my head, but hilarious

[XxEmoGirl4evxX]

I was singing this before I fell asleep last night xD

[YourJapaneseSergent]

GET IT OUT OF MY BRAIN O_e"

[DIEmyBLOOD]

いくら いくら　いくらですか!! かわいい!!! This song is soooo cute!!! I haven't learned this in Japanese yet and now i have it forever stuck in my head that's great!!!

[narumine]

いくらですか？（How much is it?）

が

イクラですか？（Is it a salmon roe?）

に聞こえる＾＾

頑張って勉強してください！

[emelyn28video]

ikura? ikura? ikura desu ka?...

yay!! so fun!

[Pnoifox]

That voice ish so cute...

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

doesn't 円 also mean circle?

[mys3LfNi]

LMAO its so fun singing along

[Hatimoooo]

O negai shimasu means "Please" isn't it ?

Does it means also "I'll take it "?

[AmaDurable]

many words in the japanese language mean many different things. it's a very simple, yet hard language to learn because something like Onegaishimasu can mean anything from "please" to "give me" to "i'll take it!"

[Eorzean]

you can use that to say "I'll take it" or

こ / それをください (I'll take this / that)

[Emily5482]

yes it is, and yes in this case it does^-^

[explodingmoons]

yes. it can be interpreted as that.

like "i will take this please" not literal translation, but it will be understood as that depending on the situation!

[Peachandsmytheproduc]

i've heard it being used as "please can i have"

so i think they may be similar

x

[DominoRooster]

omg when i got shopping in Japan i know ill end up breaking out in song and look like a muppet.. haha

[ymeza21]

LMAO XDD SAME HERE!

I will be like

"Iku ra iku ra, IKURA DESU KA?!!

O NE GA I SHI MA SU!!!!!!!!!"

LMAO

[hp221girl]

@DominoRooster: LOL join the club.

this is good for learning Japanese! :O

[khaza1wolfgurl]

@DominoRooster I know! me too xD I first watched this about a year ago..and still remembered it all--I love this technique for learning :3

[noiserockijapan]

*presses replay* *starts singing along*

oh my.. i don't think i'll ever be able to get this song out of my head.

it's great for learning japanese though. arigato gozaimasu :D

[123kawaiigirl123]

wow. it s true i ant get this song of my head.

thats good if you want to learn apajnese XD

[bubblerei]

jyu hyaku sen ichi man en! ~♪

[kinkunki]

why are there 2 signs for yen??? confusssed!!!

[klakkid]

i was, as well, until a friend of mine explained.

we, in english, have two ways of writing "dollar". the word dollar, and the sign $.

The Y with the two lines is like our "$" for dollar.

the other one is the word "yen" like our word "dollar". just written in japanese.

[MoriMelody23]

the 円 is the character (word) for the money.

and the ￥ is the symbol for the money. same as the $ here.

[snakesrcute]

I'm also confused, why are there 2 signs for yen?

[Everclear51]

We use 円(Japanese) and also Yen.

[LuwBren]

The first one is a Japanese symbol for yen and the second one is American. And it's pronounced "yen" in English. However the real Japanese pronounciation is "en".

[Paigethedemon]

@LuwBren Yup. It's cause there is no "Ye" sound In Japanese. In the Y category, there's only "Ya" "Yu" and "Yo" sounds.

[hunannnchicken]

in america 100 yen is about $1

[SamuraiNinjaDante]

i ku ra i ku ra i ku ra de su ka

[112048112048]

onegaishimasu!

that sounded to cute

[KillerLizard12]

ikura ikura i ku ra de su ka, jyu hyaku sen  ichi man en o ne ga i shi ma su!

[kumichan90]

Useful video, now I'm ready to go shopping in Japan!

[123kawaiigirl123]

ha ha funny XD

[bazstar23]

when I go to Japan I'll end up singing this to the shop keepers now.

thanks a lot.

[munirss]

IKURA!

[japaneseUSAGIgirl]

SO CUTEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!!

[crazypalm93]

omg! xD I love this song! 8)

[zoomboomafoo]

I Love this! ありがとうございます！

[esagatitacaramelita]

CUTEEEEEEEEEEE

[Cinderalex]

Yay! Now I can go shopping in Japaan! XD

Uhhmm.. Kinda.. xD

Arigato gozaimas!

[dsxfablequest]

customer: ikura de su ka?

me:1,000,0000,0000 en!

customer: *shakes head

[girlmedolls]

how much does the money here worth in japan?

[panthar91]

google your currency to yen

[wingusmcingus]

if you are in australia $1 buys about 70 yen

[cannibalmonkey13]

x e ( d o t ) c o m

[xXAnimenurseXx]

I think 1 dollar gets you 100 yen, but i think it might have changed...

[sugarycrunch]

love it !! ikura ikuraaaaaaaaaa ikuraaaa desu kaaaaaaaaaa ^_^

[Katty7928]

omg shoot me now i actually kinda like this

[Dannyboy865]

Its stuck on my head!! Dx

Great vid! ;D

[stoufzilla]

I love how you make them so damn catchy, I can hum the tune to every single video I've seen so far! Ikura! Ikura! Iku-ra-de-su ka!

[esther718]

i only want the money!!! hehe

[girlyOSAKA]

oh gosh.

Now I'm going to be humming this all damn day. xD

[hurtmeloveme]

いくらいくらいくらですか！＾＿＾

[ichbaas]

I always loved this song! I used to jam out to the german version thou :)

[Korakira]

Great another song stuck in my head. lets see thats about...

50 SONGS iieeeeeee!!!

[HamstersOMFG]

Watched this once and learnt it already XD hahaha. these song ideas are great O__O

[HongsiquanWingDing]

kick ass video.

[jacqcar19]

"_____"

[PuddingMew4]

Ikura! Ikura! Iku-ra-de-su ka!

GAHHH! STUCK IN MY HEAD!

[0SADness0]

Love it

Arigato gozaimashita ^^

[jingtroc23]

lol... this is great, love it. thanks genkijapan

[juniorhighriot]

oh God... I'm going to have this stuck in my head now, lol

[NinjangelRave]

My favorite song!Ikura desu ka!

[Chrisytinaa]

AHHHHH!!!! IT'S STUCK IN MY HEAD!!!!

but it's so cute!

and it does help...

[dzhitler]

it's very very very nice trick to learn japanies

[Juelz906]

omg! i was singing this song to myself in class cause i was bored one day. n a japanese girl sitting near me just looked @ me funny. XD

[orangie84]

a ha ha lol...

[Sk8terWolf]

Totally awesome now that is a quick way to learn how to ask how much something is!

[Suzumaya1]

Annoying little song, but helpful!!

[Cybunny80]

soo funny XD and helpful :)

[gbo95]

omg i love this song xDDD ikura ikura ikura desu ka thhxx one step of lerning japnees :D

[zelarian]

I know ka is used to denote a question, but when is desu used and what does it denote? Thanks.

[poke1nar2avatar34eva]

isnt desu just "it is" or "they are" like it wud be the "is" in "my name is" or "watashi no namae wa_____desu"

[TenorSaxy]

Zelarian, desu means 'to be'. (Basically.) It's just needed in the sentence.

[juniorhighriot]

basically the same as etre in French.

[Akirakitsune]

僕の名前は＿です。

Boku no namae wa "_" desu

My name is "_" .

So im my case id come up to someone and say

始めまして、僕の名前は順/キャレンです。

Hajimemashite, boku no namae wa Jyun/Kyaren Desu.

Nice to meet you (or just hello) My name is Jun/ Callen.

[coushcrew]

I sing this like every day now XD I love this song!

[xberriesandcreamx]

This is really helpful, and so is the website.

Ikura, ikura, ikura desu ka?

I love it!

[BdeBakan]

すみません ,これはいくらですか.おもしろい !

[freakoo33]

I love the genki Japan videos! they're so catchy and it lets you learn Japanese at the same time! xD

[aaarrrggghhhh]

Putting things to music and repeating is an excellent memory aid.

When I learnt left (hidari) & right (migi) I marched down the street saying each one in my head following my footsteps. I even memorised how to ask for an international remittance form in a post office to send money to a bank in England this way. Nothing else sticks in my memory!

[kid1emo]

hhhhh i lv that it's 2 funy

[sasorinicole]

lol oh to all of u ogenkidesuka?

how r u?

[LoveVideoGames8]

wow i actually learned from this! THNX 4 POSTING IT! :)

[EllayElysa]

Yes... Let this song get into our heads and make us go CRAZY!!

Arigatou GenkiJapan XD

[Topazz29]

LOL these actually do help a lot. But they make me feel all tripped-out like I'm high or something. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL XD

[chiifu]

this song will haunt my dreams

[tonyTaco19]

i love this song it halarious and easy to remember

[alkocat]

i ku ra kur va

[JaguarSymbol]

I'm not able to remember those symbols.

[buggyparr]

Man... i got this in my head lol brillant ^^

[UAExGust]

OMG I love this one Too ^-^

I'll take em allll no matter i ku ra are they ^-^

[lynxbchan]

cant get it out of my head i sing it at school

i subed to the podcast

[kichiPOP]

OMG. That's totally catchy.

[bokuwaChauserdesu]

Is it just me, or does the girl singing the song sound like she's about to cry in some parts?

I do have to say arigato gozaimasu to genkijapan, though. Ikura desuka. Onegaishimasu!

[kadayo]

I think in some parts she about to laugh, not cry. But that's just me! She could sound either way!

[Syi2432m]

kawaii desu :)

weeeeeeeeeee

Arigoto Genkijapan san

[RiruProxy]

ikura?? Ikura de-su ka?... i cant stop singing it!!!

[FeralWolfQueen]

omg these videos rock! learnin a forign language is sooo much easier through kid-like techniques rather than borin books an stuff lol mayb thats a reason kids learn there own language so fast haha, this is soo awsome plz make more!!!

[goddessmelania]

I have a question im new at learning japanese.. and I have been taught that the su in de su is silent does this not go for all? so would it sound more like i ku ra des ka? or the way your saying it?

[TRTimes]

Arigatou for the Video!

[philorida]

Yay, I'm glad to see some new stuff from them. I found some of the best memorization songs from here. Check out their site.

[PokemonAddict14]

i know, but all i learned was onegaishimasu

i'll have to watch it more!

[MegamanEXEv2]

This song is language learning cocaine.

[gussygurl]

lol if you think this one stays in your head, wait until you hear the weather song!

[frankyownage]

ZOMG this song does not ever leave ur mind this would be an awesome way to learn japanese

[PurplePinstripeDevil]

This is so stuck in my head now.

It's SO cute!

[d3zHa]

you mean kawii ^.^

[RinoaHatake]

Ive had this jinggle stuck in my heaf since you loaded this up and I watched it xD

[bridget3678]

so hard man help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­e

[animelove2021]

Oh my that voice is soooooooooooo cute thanks for the upload! :)

[Y2007wii]

お願いします！

[jheavenlydays]

lol, your vids are always fun to watch.

[hotnspicy32]

This ones my favorite lol ^^

[eggy1004]

please more videos please~

[GenkiJapanNet]

I'm working on more at the moment!

[paul19781105]

I dare you to go to a japanese store and sing it! lmao!!!

[trumdatpiano]

nice

[linniec1981]

This has got to be one of the best genki vids yet... me & my 4 year old son love your stuff, keep posting!!!!!!

[tchkaine]

10,000 yen? its over 9,000!!!!

[KikyoHamashitei]

Lol! XD

[DavyMacaroni]

THERE NO WAY THAT CAN BE RIGHT!! :o

[kartoniec]

I can't stop singing ^^

[parsnip02]

this songs way better than the number rap one! lol

[cornonthecob023]

lol, this song is sooo kewl!

[JPortfolio]

Excelent vids. Great Channel!

[Star3Wars3]

I was wondering what the math terms are. Add, subtract, divide, multiple, algebra (is it something like や＝２ or something) and stuff like that.... I like math.... There are more than 43 quintillion possible combinations with a Rubik's cube! Cool huh?

[aniefig]

Haha, I was wondering the same thing. :}

[PlasticPurpleDino]

That's going to be in my head aaaallllll day...

[EmuZonePro]

im italian that's crazy simple love this song!| XXDDDD

[atchah]

OMG!!! this is so kawaii and very helpful!! I love this!! thank you so much!!!...

p/s: this song stuck in my head for a very long time.. XD

[ceigered]

OMG this stuff is classique!

[girhappy91]

good job

[breathingair]

lol catchy! xD

[Knuckles194]

Cool

[silverhoneycat]

What I mean is this ione is great! sorry bout that! ^_^

[silverhoneycat]

I haven't liked many better than the numbers helper - Sounding out really helps when going back. When sounds/text isn't included... Phonetics is the hardest for me!

[BranShew7]

=)...O.o

thanks lol

[nonbolanos]

thesong is so kawaii i love it

[SoyKing]

ROFLMAO That is brilliant!!!

[airdre1]

when you think about it, all nations learn their languages through sing-song videos at a young age.

[NapalmXD]

^_^ thank you!

[Mantekilla]

Ikuraaaa iKuraaa , Ikura desu kaaaaaa

[digitalimpulse]

There should be male versions because I hear when men say it the way the videos do it makes us sound like transexuals..

[jockyilse2]

i have singing it all day long... well now i know it, ne?? lol

[GloryGraydon]

wickedly funky and extremely useful as ever!

thanks very much

[Athrun52]

i thought the U in desu was silent??

[LearningJapanese1993]

do you have some of your students do this?

[hrabbit]

I love it <3 Its so catchy!

[notrica22]

omg now I got this song stuck in my head O.o

[witchbaby72]

ikura ikura....na na na na

ok it is officially stuck in my head!!!!

but you did warn me!

*giggle*

honestly it is the perfectly way to learn things like this. put it into a catchy sing song and then i can sing it to my child and he will learn it too!

[7ElementzHeroes]

I must learn this,just like I did the Genki number song and I'm still working on my months of the year and days of week.(^__^)

[btkw]

not as stuck as the numbers

[MysteriosDI]

got stuck in my head

ikura

lalala

[freefreakster]

lawl, thanks, these are fun to watch hahaha