Japanese Vocabulary – Shopping
ショッピング
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漢字 |
かな |
英語 |
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お店 |
おみせ |
store, shop |
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-店 |
てん |
common ending of compound words meaning store, shop (same as みせ but this reading, which comes from Chinese is used often in compound words, often written as a sequence of Chinese characters only) |
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-屋 |
や |
another common ending meaning store or shop |
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洋服店 |
ようふくてん |
clothes shop |
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洋服 |
ようふく |
clothes (western style) |
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靴屋 |
くつや |
shoe store |
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コンビニ |
convenience store |
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スーパー |
supermarket |
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商店街 |
しょうてんがい |
shopping mall |
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デパート |
department store (older word 百貨店 (ひゃっかてん)) |
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薬局 |
やっきょく |
pharmacy (chemist) |
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薬屋 |
くすりや |
pharmacy (an older word) |
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青空市場 |
あおぞらいちば |
open-air market |
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文房具屋 |
ぶんぼうぐや |
stationery store |
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食べ物 |
たべもの |
food (more officially 食料 (しょくりょう)) |
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品物 |
しなもの |
goods |
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本 |
ほん |
books |
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肉 |
にく |
meat |
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野菜 |
やさい |
vegetables |
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返品する |
へんぴんする |
return (sth you've bought) |
Shopping in Japanese – example sentences
このシャツは小(ちい)さすぎます。 This shirt is too small.
このブラジャーは大(おお)きすぎます。 This bra is too big.
お金(かね)が足(た)りません。 I don't have enough money.
高(たか)いですね。 That's expensive, isn't it?
安(やす)いです。 It's cheap.
これはいくらですか？ How much is this?
一万(いちまん)円(えん)です。 It's ￥10,000.
赤(あか)いのありますか？ Do you have a red one?
これを二つ(ふたつ)下(くだ)さい。Two of these please.
（クレジット）カードで払(はら)えますか？ Can I pay by (credit) card?
現金(げんきん)のみです。 Only cash.
お釣(つ)り change
またお越(こ)し下(くだ)さい『ませ』。 Please come again. (-ませ makes it überpolite, just like Japanese sales assistants often speak)