How do I ask for the price of an item in Japanese
To ask for the price of an item in Japanese, you can say:
これ、いくらですか？
(Kore, ikura desu ka?)
This means “How much is this?” and is a common, polite way to inquire about the price of something you want to buy by pointing to it.
If you want to be more specific by naming the item, you can say:
この[Item]は、いくらですか？
(Kono [item] wa ikura desu ka?)
This translates to “How much is this [item]?” The particle は is pronounced “wa” here.
For a more polite form, you can say:
おいくらですか？
(O-ikura desu ka?)
This adds a polite prefix お (o) to the question.
Example:
すみません、これはいくらですか？
(Sumimasen, kore wa ikura desu ka?)
”Excuse me, how much is this?”
The typical answer format is:
[Price] です。
([Price] desu.)
For example, にひゃくえんです (Nihyaku en desu) means “It’s 200 yen.”
These phrases are used widely in stores and markets in Japan to ask the price of items politely and clearly.