(えん)

yen (currency); circle

(とても)

very; extremely

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(いま)

now

(どる)

dollar

(ぐらい)

about, approximately

(すこし)

a little

(まえ)

before, previous

(かう)

to buy

(おおい)

many

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(がいこく)

foreign country

(もの)

thing

(たかい)

expensive; high

(がそりん)

gasoline

(ぱん)

bread

(ねだん)

price

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(せいかつ)

daily life; livelihood

(たいへん)

tough, serious

(ひと)

person / people

(りょこう)

Travel; trip

(いる)

to need; to be necessary

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(でも)

but; however

(いい)

good

(こと)

thing, matter

(にほん)

Japan

(くる)

to come

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(かいもの)

shopping

(みせ)

shop, store

(ほてる)

hotel

(うれしい)

happy; glad

(にゅーす)

news

(まいにち)

every day

(つたえる)

to convey / to tell

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(これから)

from now on

(より)

than; from

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

even though / despite ~

Expresses contrast or unexpected result. Iran says they were attacked even though they are not at war.

when ..., if ... (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating that when one thing happens, another naturally follows. States general truths, habitual results, or inevitable consequences.

there are as many as ~

Emphasizes a large quantity. 'There are as many as 140 kinds'.

円がとても安くなっている

The yen has become very weak

円が安くなっています。

The yen is getting weaker.

今、1ドルは162円ぐらいです。

Now, one dollar is about 162 yen.

少し前より、円がとても安いです。

The yen is much weaker than a little while ago.

1ドルを買うのに、前より多くの円が必要です。

To buy one dollar, you need more yen than before.

円が安いと、外国のものは高くなります。

When the yen is weak, foreign goods become expensive.

ガソリンやパンの値段が上がります。

The prices of gasoline, bread, and other things rise.

生活が大変になる人もいます。

There are also people whose lives become difficult.

外国へ旅行する人も、お金がたくさん要ります。

People who travel abroad also need a lot of money.

でも、いいこともあります。

But there are also good things.

外国から日本に来る人が増えます。

The number of people coming to Japan from abroad increases.

その人たちは、日本でたくさん買い物をします。

Those people do a lot of shopping in Japan.

日本の店やホテルはうれしいです。

Japanese shops and hotels are happy.

ニュースでは、毎日円の値段を伝えます。

The news reports the value of the yen every day.

多くの人が円のこれからを心配しています。

Many people are worried about the future of the yen.