4.通貨
◆日本円 JPY=JP¥Japanese yen
*硬貨6種類
1円硬貨 a one-yen coin
5円硬貨 a five-yen coin
10円硬貨 a ten-yen coin
50円硬貨 a fifty-yen coin
100円硬貨 a (one-) hundred-yen coin
500円硬貨 a five-hundred-yen coin
*紙幣4種類
千円札 a thousand-yen bill/note
二千円札 a two-thousand-yen bill/note
五千円札 a five-thousand-yen bill/note
一万円札 a ten-thousand-yen bill/note
Two ten-thousand-yen bills, Two ten-thousands 一万円札2枚
Three five-hundred-yen coins, Three five-hundreds 500円硬貨3枚
◆米ドル USD=US$=US dollar
*硬貨6種類
1セント硬貨 a one-cent coin, 1¢, a penny
5セント硬貨 a five-cent coin, 5¢, a nickel
10セント硬貨 a ten-cent coin, 10¢, a dime
25セント硬貨 a twenty-five-cent coin, 25¢, a quarter
50セント硬貨 a fifty-cent coin, 50¢, a half-dollar
1ドル硬貨 a (one-) dollar coin, $1 coin
*紙幣7種類
1ドル紙幣 a (one-) dollar bill, $
2ドル紙幣 a two-dollar bill, $2 bill
5ドル紙幣 a five-dollar bill, $5 bill, a five
10ドル紙幣 a ten-dollar bill, $10 bill, a ten
20ドル紙幣 a twenty-dollar bill, $20 bill, a twenty
50ドル紙幣 a fifty-dollar bill, $50 bill, a fifty
100ドル紙幣 a (one-) hundred-dollar bill, $100 bill, a hundred
・Four nickels, two dimes, three quarters
[5セント硬貨4枚、10セント硬貨2枚、25セント硬貨3枚]
・Do you have a dollar (bill)? / Do you have a buck?
*buckは$1。$10をten bucks, $50をfifty bucksのように、
buckはdollarと同じくらいよく使います
・Five hundred-dollar bills, Five hundreds [100ドル札5枚]
・Three ten-dollar bills, Three tens [10ドル紙幣3枚]
・The project cost us about five grand.
[そのプロジェクトは約5000ドルの費用がかかった]
*grandは$1,000 単複同形
◆英国ポンド GBP=GP£=Great Britain Pound
*硬貨8種類
pence= pennyの複数形 peeと略して発音することもある
1ペニー硬貨 a
2ペンス硬貨 a -pence piece, p
5ペンス硬貨 a five-pence piece, 5p
10ペンス硬貨 a ten-pence piece, 10p
20ペンス硬貨 a twenty-pence piece, 20p
50ペンス硬貨 a fifty-pence piece, 50p
1ポンド硬貨 a one-pound coin, 1£coin, a quid
2ポンド硬貨 a two-pound coin, 2£coin, two pounds
*紙幣4種類
5ポンド紙幣 a five-pound note, £5 note, a five, a fiver
10ポンド紙幣 a ten-pound note, £10 note, a ten, a tenner
20ポンド紙幣 a twenty-pound note, £10 note, a twenty
50ポンド紙幣 a fifty-pound note, £50 note, a fifty
◆ユーロ EUR=€=Euro
1ユーロセント硬貨 a (one-) euro cent, 1¢ coin, €0.01
1ユーロ硬貨 a one-euro coin, €1 coin
5ユーロ紙幣 a five-euro note, €5 note
◆その他の通貨
韓国:ウォン W=won
中国:人民元 RMB (renminbi) = Chinese yuan