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Lesson 7: Shopping
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Expressions
About the store
Where can I buy electric
appliances?

Denka seihin wa doko de kae masuka?

Is there a convenience store

nearby?

Chikaku ni konbiniensu sutoa wa ari masuka?

What time does the pharmacy

close?

Yakkyoku w a nan-ji ni heiten desuka?

Does that store have variety of

products?

Sono mise w a shurui ga hfu desuka?

denka seihin: electric appliances / tabemono: food / fuku: clothes

dokode?: at where? (doko: where + de: at)
kau (kai masu): to buy (kae masu: can buy)
chikaku: nearby
konbiniensu sutoa: convenience store / sp: supermarket / yakkyoku: pharmacy
mise: store, shop
kaiten: opening (of the store) / heiten: closing (of the store)
shurui ga hfu: full of variety (shurui: kinds, hfu: plenty, abundant)

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I am looking for _.
Are you looking for something?

Nanika osagashi desuka?

I'm looking for second-hand

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Chko no konpyta o sagashi te imasu.

Where's camera section?

Kamera uriba w a doko desuka?

Watch section is on the 3rd flr.

Tokei uriba wa san-kai desu.

sagasu: to look for, to search

_te (tte) imasu: doing something right now (present progressive)

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verb + te (tte) + imasu = present progressive form
Affirmative: te imasu (present) / te imashita (past)
Negative: te imasen (present) / te imasen deshita (past)
Wuestion: te imasuka? (present) / te imashitaka? (past)
Examples: tabe te imasu (I'm eating), ka tte imashita (I was buying), tsuka tte imasendeshita (I was not
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About the product

C an this also be used in
foreign countries?

Gaikoku demo tsukae masuka?

What is this made of?

Kore w a nani de dekite imasuka?

What is the material?

Sozai wa nan desuka?

100% cotton.

Men hyaku psento desu.

gaikoku: foreign country

_demo: also at_, also in_ (place) (de: at + mo: also)
tsukau: to use (tsukae masu: can use)
_de dekite iru: be made of_
sozai: material
men: cotton / kinu: silk / poriesuteru: polyester
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C an I try this on?

Shichaku dekimasuka?

C an I back order?

Toriyose wa dekimasuka?

C an you do alteration?

Sunp naoshi wa dekimasuka?

C an I return?

Henpin wa deki masuka?

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henpin: return (of the purchased goods)
Fitting
How is it?

Ikaga desuka?

Little small.

Sukoshi chiisai desu.

It fits. I'll take this.

Chdo ii desu. Kore ni shimasu.

Little short.

Sukoshi mijikai desu.

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kii: large / chiisai: small

nagai: long / mijikai: short
ikaga desuka?: How is it? (polite) / d desuka? (informal)
chdo ii: just right (it fits) (chdo: just + ii: right, good)
Back order
Do you have a little smaller
size?

Msukoshi chiisai saizu w a ari masuka?

L size is out of stock.

Eru saizu wa shinagire desu.

How long does it take for back

order?

Toriyose wa donokurai kakarimasuka?

Then, please (back order). /

Then, no thanks.

Dewa, onegaishimasu. / Dewa, kekk desu.

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Color
Do you have a little lighter
color?

Msukoshi akarui iro wa arimasuka?

white, black, red, blue, yellow

shiro, kuro, aka, ao, kiiro

green, orange, pink

midori, orenji, pinku

purple, brown, gray

murasaki, chairo, haiiro

Do you have a pink color with

the same design?

Onaji dezain de pinku wa arimasuka?

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iro: color
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Basic Rules
Colors:

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People know most colors in English. Try with the Japanese way of pronunciation.
howaito (white), burakku (black), reddo (red), buruu (blue), ier (yellow), guriin (green)
Ask for other items
Do you have other patterns?

Hoka no gara wa arimasuka?

Do you have other colors?

Hoka no iro wa ari masuka?

Do you have other brands?

Hoka no burando wa arimasuka?

Do you have something similar

to this?

Nitamono wa arimasuka?

hoka: other
gara: pattern (print)
burando: brand
nitamono: similar goods
Is _ included?
Batteries included?

Denchi wa tsui te imasuka?

Half year warranty is included.

Han-toshi kan hosh ga tsuite imasu.

Instructions in English is not

included.

Eigo no setsumeisho wa tsuite imasen.

tsuku: attach, include (tsui te iru: be attached, be included)

denchi: battery
hosh: warranty
setsumeisho: instruction, manual
Basic Rules
verb + te (tte) + imasu = state of things
The present progressive form can be used to refer the state of things.
It is like English passive form also refers the state of things. "It's frozen." for example.
Bargaining

Bargaining
C an it be a little cheaper?

Msukoshi yasuku nari masuka?

C an it be cheaper if I bought
two?

Futatsu kattara yasuku nari masuka?

How much in total?

Zenbu de ikura desuka?

How about 7,500 yen?

Nana-sen go-hyaku en de ddesuka?

Then I'll take it. / Then, no

Dewa, kore ni shimasu. / Dewa, kekk desu.

thanks.
yasui: cheap
naru: become (yasu ku naru: becomes cheap)
kau: to buy (ka ttara: if I buy)
zenbu: all
_de ddesuka?: How about_? (inpolite)
dewa: then
Basic Rules
adjectives or adverbs + ku (or ni) + naru = become_
Affirmative: ku nari masu (present) / ku nari mashita (past)
Negative: ku narimasen (present) / ku narimasendeshita (past)
Question: ku nari masuka? (present) / ku nari mashitaka? (past)
Examples: taka ku nari masu (become expensive), chiisaku takuarimasen (doesn/t become small), shizuka ni
nari mashita (became quiet)
verb + ta (tta) + ra = if I _
Examples: i ttara (if I go), tabe tara (if I eat), shi tara (if I do)

Communication Tips
In most shops, prices are labeled. Consumption tax (5%) is included in that price.
Bargaining is not a common practice in Japan. You can try at the privately ow ned small shops, and electric
appliance stores especially in Akihabara, Tokyo (famous tourist destination for shopping).

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