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Big numbers in man

Word sets, Stage 4chunk 2 of 33Numbers

Lets you talk about rent, salaries and big prices.

Mix-ups English counts in thousands; 100,000 is juuman, not hyakusen.

ichiman

ten thousand

Japanese groups big numbers in man (10,000), not thousands, and always says ichiman, never man alone.

Count up in man: niman is 20,000, goman is 50,000.

casual

ichiman en satsu shika nai.

I've only got a ten-thousand-yen note.

一万円札しかない。

polite

ichiman en satsu shika arimasen.

I only have a ten-thousand-yen note.

一万円札しかありません。

Written 一万 · いちまんRank #28430 in 3,030 TV dramas

juuman

a hundred thousand

Ten man; prices and rent in this range are said in man.

Not hyakusen. Two hundred thousand is nijuuman.

casual

yachin, juuman gurai da yo.

Rent's about a hundred thousand yen.

家賃、十万ぐらいだよ。

polite

yachin wa juuman en gurai desu.

The rent is about a hundred thousand yen.

家賃は十万円ぐらいです。

Written 十万 · じゅうまんRank #32601 in 3,030 TV dramas

hyakuman

a million

A hundred man; there is no separate word for million.

Ten million is issenman, with sen shortened to issen.

casual

hyakuman en atattara nani suru?

What would you do if you won a million yen?

百万円当たったら何する?

polite

hyakuman en atattara nani o shimasu ka.

What would you do if you won a million yen?

百万円当たったら何をしますか。

Written 百万 · ひゃくまんRank #14900 in 3,030 TV dramas

ichioku

a hundred million

The next unit after man: ten thousand man is ichioku.

The classic 'fortune' number in lotteries and dreams. A billion is juuoku.

casual

ichioku en atte mo tarinai yo.

Even a hundred million yen wouldn't be enough.

一億円あっても足りないよ。

polite

ichioku en atte mo tarimasen.

Even a hundred million yen wouldn't be enough.

一億円あっても足りません。

Written 一億 · いちおくRank #30809 in 3,030 TV dramas