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物の値段の言い方と値段の尋ね方を学びます。マーティンは土曜日の朝催される農産物を扱う市場に買い物に来ています。

MARTIN:

Excuse me. How much are the onions?

MALE:

The yellow ones or the white ones?

MARTIN:

No, the red ones.

MALE:

Forty cents a pound.

MARTIN:

How much are the white ones?

MALE:

The same. Forty cents a pound. All the onions are forty cents a pound.

MARTIN:

I want two pounds please.

MALE:

Do you want anything else?

MARTIN:

I want some potatoes.

MALE:

Red or white?

MARTIN:

The large white ones. How much are they?

MALE:

They're a dollar a box.

MARTIN:

OK. One box. That's all, thank you.

MALE:

That's a dollar and eighty cents.

MARTIN:

Here.

MARTIN:

Hi. Your vegetables look nice.

FEMALE:

They are nice. I have nice green beans and new peas.

MARTIN:

You have two kinds of peas.

FEMALE:

Try them. I have carrots too. And broccoli.

MARTIN:

How much are the beans?

FEMALE:

The peas and beans are a dollar a bag.

MARTIN:

How much is the broccoli?

FEMALE:

Everything is one dollar. The broccoli is a dollar a bunch.

MARTIN:

That's easy.

FEMALE:

Where are you from?

MARTIN:

I'm from Baltimore. Where are you from?

FEMALE:

I live in the country.

MARTIN:

Do you like to garden?

FEMALE:

Sure. My husband and I both like to garden. What do you do?

MARTIN:

I'm a reporter.

FEMALE:

Do you want anything else?

MARTIN:

No. I'm going to look around.

FEMALE:

OK. Thanks.

MARTIN:

See you.

FEMALE:

I'm here every Saturday.

MALE:

How are you this morning?

MARTIN:

Good morning. I'm fine thanks. How are you?

MALE:

Good.

MARTIN:

I want some tomatoes.

MALE:

They aren't very good. They're too green.

MARTIN:

That's OK. They look good to me.

MALE:

These are the best. They're twenty cents a pound.

MARTIN:

I want three pounds.

MALE:

See that woman over there.

MARTIN:

Which one?

MALE:

The one with the red hat. She has some nice tomatoes. Hers are better than mine.

MARTIN:

Thanks. I'm going to look.

MARTIN:

Excuse me. How much are the cookies?

FEMALE:

They're three dollars.

MARTIN:

Uuuh. That's a lot.

FEMALE:

They're very good. They're the best cookies at the market.

MARTIN:

How much is the cake?

FEMALE:

Seven dollars.

MARTIN:

Wow.

FEMALE:

It's the best.

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物の値段を尋ねるときにもっともよく使われるのは"How much?"（いくら？）です。マーティンが値段を尋ねる様子を聴いてください。

MARTIN:

How much are the onions?

How much are the white ones?

How much are they?

How much are the beans?

How much is the broccoli?

How much are the cookies?

How much is the cake?