Instantaneous Composition Method

Japanese Grammar Exercise: How Many or Much 「いくつ」「いくら」「なん」

Wh-question: いくら、いくつ、なん

Before starting the exercise for how many or much 「いくつ」「いくら」「なん」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki I – Lesson 1: Useful Expression じかん・とし and Lesson 2 かいもの
Tae Kim’s Guide – Counting and counters

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for How Many or Much 「いくつ」「いくら」「なん」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

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English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

 1.  How old are (you)?
いくつですか? 
 2.  How old is Tanaka-san?
なかさんはいくつですか?
 3.  How much is this jacket?
このうわはいくらですか?
 4.  How much is that apple?
あのリンゴはいくらですか?

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 5.  How many pictures are there?
何枚なんまいありますか?
 6.  How many dishes will (you) buy?
さら何枚なんまいいますか?
 7.  How many pencils do (you) have?
鉛筆えんぴつ何本なんぼんっていますか?
 8.  How many umbrellas will (you) sell?
かさ何本なんぼんりますか?
 9.  How many eggs are there?
たまごはなんありますか?
 10.  How many (pairs of) glasses do (you) have?
メガネをなんっていますか?

Note

There are slightly more polite and casual expressions for “How old are you?” and “How much is it?” which are: 「おいくつですか?(polite)」「何歳なんさいですか?(casual)」 and 「おいくらですか?(polite)」「何円なんえんですか?(casual)」.

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