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27 両替 Money Exchange

Alternative Meanings

Make Change, Currency Exchange

Part of Speech

Noun and する verb

Reading

りょうがえ

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

後で、今日習った日本語での両替の仕方について復習したいと思います。

I’ll review today’s lesson about how to exchange money in Japanese later.

Meaning Explanation

I can replace both of your moneys for other moneys at this money exchange. I can also make change for you too, if you'd like. You'll probably see this word the most in Arcades where you can go to the 両替 machine and get coins to feed your UFO catcher addiction.

Reading Explanation

The reading here is a bit weird. Instead of just being か (it changes to が for the rendaku), it is がえ. Just think that if you want change exchanged, I'm your guy (がえ).

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