#3 "Ikura desu ka?" ๐ด | The Only Japanese Shopping Phrase You Need (N5)
Welcome to Lesson 3 of our Beginner Japanese series! Today, we are going shopping (Kaimono).
๐ Transcript
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Imagine you're standing right now in a small figure shop tucked away in an alley in Akihabara.
Hmm, nice. Let's say you've found that vintage item you've been searching for, through the glass display case.
Yes, it's an exciting moment. If you were speaking English at that moment, you'd simply point and say, "This."
Right, it's just a physical action. But if you were speaking Japanese at that moment, you wouldn't just be pointing at something.
Oh, it's completely different. The single word you choose instantly draws an invisible boundary or personal space between you and the shop assistant.
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๐ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๆณๅใใ | Verb | to imagine | ๆฅๆฌใง่ฒทใ็ฉใใใใฎใๆณๅใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ |
| ่ฆใคใใ | Verb | to find | ใใฃใจๆขใใฆใใๆฌใ่ฆใคใใพใใใ |
| ๅบๅก | Noun | store clerk | ๅบๅกใใใซๅๅใฎๅ ดๆใ่ใใพใใใ |
| ่ฒทใ็ฉ | Noun | shopping | ้ฑๆซใซใใใผใใง่ฒทใ็ฉใใใพใใ |
| ๅๅฟ่ | Noun | beginner | ็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใฎๅๅฟ่ ใงใใ |
| ไผใใ | Verb | to convey, to tell | ่ชๅใฎๆฐๆใกใ็ธๆใซไผใใพใใ |
| ่ท้ข | Noun | distance | ้ง ใพใงใฎ่ท้ขใฏใฉใฎใใใใงใใ๏ผ |
| ็ธๆ | Noun | partner, other person | ็ธๆใฎๆ่ฆใใใ่ใใพใใใใ |
| ๅฐ้ใใ | Verb | to respect | ๆๅใฎ้ใใๅฐ้ใใใใจใฏๅคงๅใงใใ |
| ็ฉบ้ | Noun | space | ใใฎ้จๅฑใฏๅบใ็ฉบ้ใใใใพใใ |
โ๏ธ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
ใใชใใๆฅๆฌใซใใใจ___ใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ
ๅบๅกใใใฎ่ฟใใซใใๅๅใๆใใจใใไฝใจ่จใใพใใ๏ผ
ใๅบใงไฝใ่ใใใใจใใ___ใใใซ่ฉฑใใใใพใใ
้ฑๆซใซใใใผใใง___ใใใพใใใ
็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎ___ใชใฎใงใใพใ ้ฃใใใงใใ
่ชๅใฎๆฌฒใใใใฎใ___ใฎใฏๅคงๅใงใใ
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใฏใ่ฉฑใใฆใใไบบใจใฎ___ใซใใฃใฆ่จ่ใฎไฝฟใๆนใๅคใใใใจใใใใพใใ
ไผ่ฉฑใงใฏใ___ใฎๆฐๆใกใ่ใใใใจใ้่ฆใงใใ
ไปใฎไบบใฎๆ่ฆใ___ใใจใฏใ่ฏใไบบ้้ขไฟใ็ฏใไธใงๅคงๅใงใใ
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใใใใใใใใใใใฏใ็ฉ็็ใช___ใ ใใงใชใใไบบ้้ขไฟใฎ___ใ่กจใใพใใ
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