Nihongo Daily — Lesson 12: Shopping & Prices

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Lesson 12 takes you shopping at Comiket in "Doujinshi at Comiket," teaching you how to point, ask prices, and buy in Japanese. You'll learn kore (this one), sore (that one), are (that one over there), misete kudasai (please show me), ikura desu ka (how much is it), en (yen), yasui desu (it's cheap), doujinshi (fan-made manga), and kore o kudasai (I'll take this one, please).

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Nihongo Daily — Lesson 12: Shopping & Prices

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