how much

どれくらい、どれほど

一つずつ数えない物の量を尋ねたり示したりする表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask or show the amount of something that you cannot count individually.

• How much water do you need?
• I did not know how much rice to cook.
• This is how much space we have left.

使い方： how much + uncountable noun (How much milk do we need?); how much + clause (Tell me how much time you have.)

類義語： what amount of

よく使う表現： how much water, how much time, how much sugar

いくら

金額、特に物の値段を尋ねたり示したりする表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask or show an amount of money, especially the price of something.

• How much is this book?
• How much did you pay for your bike?
• She told me how much the repairs would cost.

使い方： how much + be + something (How much is this jacket?); how much + do/does + something + cost (How much does the ticket cost?)

よく使う表現： how much money, how much altogether, how much each

どれほど、どの程度

気持ちや変化、影響がどれほど強いかを尋ねたり示したりする表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask or show how strong a feeling, change, or effect is.

• How much do you like it?
• I never realized how much I missed home.
• How much has your English improved?

使い方： how much + clause (You know how much I care.); how much + comparative adjective (How much better do you feel today?)

類義語： to what extent, to what degree

よく使う表現： how much better, how much worse, how much longer