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Learn Hardcore Japanese: takai - expensive

Hardcore Japanese
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/takai

takai

Word

高たかいtakai

Meaning

expensive

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of takai

車くるま　は　高たかい　です。kuruma wa takai desu.

The car is expensive.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

寿す司し　は　高たかい　です。sushi wa takai desu.

Sushi is expensive.

本ほん　は　高たかい　です　か。hon wa takai desu ka.

Are books expensive?

肉にく　は　高たかい　です　から、　買かいません。niku wa takai desu kara, kaimasen.

Meat is expensive, so I do not buy it.

この　本ほん　は　高たかい　です。kono hon wa takai desu.

This book is expensive.

飛行機ひこうき　は　速はやい　です　が、　高たかい　です。hikouki wa hayai desu ga, takai desu.

Airplanes are fast, but expensive.

肉にく　は　高たかすぎる。niku wa takasugiru.

Meat is too expensive.

魚さかな　は　高たかくて　も　おいしい　です。sakana wa takakute mo oishii desu.

Even if fish is expensive, it’s delicious.

この　料理りょうり　の　値段ねだん　は　高たかい　です　か。kono ryouri no nedan wa takai desu ka.

Is the price of this dish expensive?

海外旅行かいがいりょこう　は　高たかい　です　から、　お金かね　が　必要ひつよう　です。kaigairyokou wa takai desu kara, okane ga hitsuyou desu.

Overseas travel is expensive, so money is necessary.

それ　は　高たかすぎる　と　思おもいます。sore wa takasugiru to omoimasu.

I think that is too expensive.

この　駅えき　まで　の　運賃うんちん　は　高たかい　ので、　定期券ていきけん　が　ある　と　助たすかる。kono eki made no unchin wa takai node, teikiken ga aru to tasukaru.

The fare to this station is expensive, so having a commuter pass helps.

この　ジャム　は　高たかそう　に　見みえます　が、　駅えき　前まえ　の　スーパー　で　安やすく　買かいました。kono jamu wa takasou ni miemasu ga, eki mae no suupaa de yasuku kaimashita.

This jam looks expensive, but I bought it cheaply at the supermarket in front of the station.

この　修理しゅうり　の　金額きんがく　は　高たかいし、　今いま　すぐ　必要ひつよう　と　いう　わけ　で　も　ない　ので、　まず　見積みつもり　だけ　お願ねがいしました。kono shuuri no kingaku wa takaishi, ima sugu hitsuyou to iu wake de mo nai node, mazu mitsumori dake onegaishimashita.

The repair cost is high, and it’s not like I need it right away, so I just asked for an estimate first.

値札ねふだ　を　見みたら　思おもった　より　高たかかった　ので、　その　チーズ　は　買かわなかった。nefuda o mitara omotta yori takakatta node, sono chiizu wa kawanakatta.

When I looked at the price tag, it was more expensive than I expected, so I did not buy that cheese.

その　店みせ　の　ソーセージ　は　少すこし　高たかい　です　が、　とても　おいしい　です。sono mise no sooseeji wa sukoshi takai desu ga, totemo oishii desu.

The sausages at that shop are a little expensive, but very delicious.

あの　店みせ　は　高たかそう　です　が、　実際じっさい　は　それほど　高たかく　ありません。ano mise wa takasou desu ga, jissai wa sorehodo takaku arimasen.

That shop looks expensive, but actually it isn't that expensive.

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