Learn Japanese – Useful Phrases: Shopping
Shopping in Japan is generally a very pleasant experience as they take the West's motto "The customer always right "to another level with" wa Kamisama Okyakusama ", literally" The customer is God. "And it is no exaggeration to say that you are treated as such. From the second you walk in the door (or often just meters before it) you are greeted with a roar "IRASHAIMASE!" (WELCOME!) for the first officer sees you, then repeated by all the available wizards. The next part can be a bit difficult if you do not know much about the Japanese, who tend to follow the store that offers intricate details of everything left to the eye. While not seem to do this anywhere so when it comes to foreigners, who understand that it is make custom in most countries. But it is a great opportunity to practice or learn Japanese if you wish. O So, here are some of the words most common and useful phrases in Japanese will be very useful when shopping.
* Note: The Japanese language uses a large number of particles write that often fall into the conversation (except when it speaks very formally). Similar to say "I am …" instead of "I am …". Most the textbooks are these but I have omitted to help you learn Japanese in a more natural.
Upon entering the store:
* Irasshaimase – Welcome * Nanika osagashi desuka? – Are you looking for something (in particular)?
* Miteru Dake desu – I am looking * Hai, ____arimasuka? – Does some ____?
Names of clothing (many names are derived from English as you can pick up!)
* Zubon – Pants * Denimu – * Hanzubon Jeans – Shorts * Shaatsu – T * Seeta – Sweater * Boushi – Hat
* Buruzon / Daun – Jacket * Wanpiisu – Dress * Mafura – Scarf * Kutsu – Shoes * Kutsushita – Socks
Colours:
* Aka – Red * Ao – Blue * Midori – Green * Kiira – Amarillo * Kuro – Black * Shiro – White * Pinku – Pink
* Orenji – Orange * Murasaki – Purple * Chair – Brown
*____ Arimasuka iro? – You got the color of ____()? * Chigau arimasuka iro? – Do you have a color different?
Other phrases:
Kore wa ikura desuka *? – What is this? * Chotto Takai desu – is a bit expensive
* Mou sukoshi ____ No arimasuka? – I'll ____? (Ookii – Bigger, Chiisai – Smaller, Yasui – cheaper)
* Chotto kangaemasu – I'll think about it * Arigatou gozaimasu – Thank you
Numbers: (Note-Yen is pronounced as 'in' at the end of the price)
* 1 – ichi 2 – ni, 3 – san 4 – shi 5 – However, 6 – roku, 7 – nana 8 – hachi, 9 – kyu, 10 – jyu.
* Add a number and then jyu (ten) to twenty, thirty, etc. For example nijyu = twenty gojyu = Fifty.
* Hyaku – one hundred * Sen – Mil * Man – Ten thousand * Jyuman – one hundred thousand
* Examples-2500 – Ni sen go hyaku, 11400 – Hyaku sen Ichima yon, 255 – or go jyu go hyaku
(There are some small changes to the numbers when grouping but will be very difficult to talk about them here.
I focused on clothing purchases in this article, but you can easily insert other words instead. There are plenty of free dictionaries on the net where Japanese You can find the words to their particular purposes. Ganbatte! (Good luck) to learning Japanese and happy SHOPPING!
About the Author
Adam has been living in Japan for over twelve years and runs his own school teaching both Japanese and English. If you found this article helpful and would like to learn more, please visit http://learn-japanese-online.info