Lesson 4 (Shopping)

Today we're going to focus on Shopping かいもの.

Clothing shop is called いりょうひんてん and one that sells Western clothing (like the one in the illustration below) is called ようひんてん or ようふくてん.

Let us not waste time and go ahead with our first dialogue:

みせの　ひと ：　いらっしゃいませ。 

ヌーラ             ：　それ　を　みせてください。
みせの　ひと ：　はい、　どうぞ。
ヌーラ　　　 ：　ありがとう。これは　いくら　ですか　。
みせの　ひと ：　３，０００えん　です。
ヌーラ　　　 ：　それは　いくら　ですか。
みせの　ひと ：　これも　３，０００えん　です。
ヌーラ　　　 ：　じゃ、　それ　を　ください。
みせの　ひと ：　はい、　ありがとう　ございます。
ヌーラ 　　    ：　カードでも　いいですか。
みせの　ひと ：　はい、　けっこうです。 

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Translation

Salesperson： May I help you?
Noora　　  ： Please show me that one.
Salesperson： Yes, here it is.
Noora　　  ： Thank you. How much is this?
Salesperson： It's ３，０００ yen.
Noora　　  ： How much is that one?
Salesperson： This is also ３，０００ yen.
Noora　　  ： I'll take that one then.
Salesperson： Alright. Thank you.
Noora 　　 ： Is it alright to use a credit card?
Salesperson： Yes, it's fine.

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Now let us look at the vocabulary we've used:

いらっしゃいませ ＝ Can mean may I help you or welcome and usually used by shop clerks.
みせてください ＝ means please show me (Kudasai means please, but is never used without a request).
どうぞ ＝ Can mean go ahead or here you go.
いくら ＝ means how much.
も ＝ Can mean also or too.
〜でも いいですか ＝ means Is...alright?
けっこう です ＝ means it's fine

Credit card is Ca-do カード and cash is Kenkin けんきん (money is called Okane おかね)

Mise みせ means shop and Hito ひと means person, combined will literally mean shop person i.e shop clerk or sales person or shop keeper.
Another way of saying shop is by adding Ya や after the name like ケーキや, which means Cake shop.

In Japanese most words have several meanings and can be used for many things, like for example with Douzo どうぞ:

• It can be used to tell someone to come in or go ahead.
• It can be used when handing someone something.
• It can be used when meeting someone for the first time.

So just learn it as it is instead of searching for a single meaning behind each word.

Anyway let us go shopping again and learn more vocabulary!

ヌーラ             ：　すみません、あの 　カメラは　いくらですか。

みせの　ひと ：　どれですか。
ヌーラ             ：　あの あおい　 カメラです。
みせの　ひと ：　あれは　１，５００円です。
ヌーラ             ：　その　ちいさい　カメラは　いくらですか。
みせの　ひと ：　１，０００円です。
ヌーラ             ：　それは　どこの　カメラですか。
みせの　ひと ：　日本の　です。
ヌーラ             ：　じゃ、それ を　２だい　ください。

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Noora          ：   Excuse me, How much is that T-shirt over there?
Salesperson ：  Which one?
Noora          ：  That blue T-shirt.
Salesperson ：  That's 1,500 yen.
Noora          ：  How much is that small camera?
Salesperson ：  It's 1,000 yen.
Noora          ：  Where is that camera from?
Salesperson ：  It's from Japan.
Noora          ：  Well then, give me 2 of those.

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Now let's take a look at the vocabulary used:

カメラ = Camera
どれ = Which one 
あおい = Blue
円 = Yen (pronounced えん)
ちいさい = Small ( おおきい means Big)
どこ = Where
を =  A particle used to mark an object that is affected by a verb (pronounced O).
だい = A counter used for mechanical objects and household appliances

Next lesson I will explain counters, because it is something that you will need to learn in order to ask about different objects.

I will also accompany that with some charts, to make your lives a lot easier so stay tuned.

じゃまた！！！