๐ฏ๐ต JAPANESE ยท N5
Lesson 32 โ Clothes & Prices
ใตใใจ ใญใ ใ ยท Fuku to Nedan
Listening & Speaking Practice ยท Formal ยท Standard ยท Casual
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๐ Expression Reference โ Clothes & Prices
Key phrases across formality levels. Press โถ to hear any expression.
FORMAL โ ใใใ (KEIGO)
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใใกใใฎ ใทใฃใใ ใฟใใฆใใใ ใใพใใ๏ผ |
Kochira no shatsu wo misete itadakemasu ka? | ใใใใพใใพใใใใใกใใงใใใใพใใ Kashikomarimashita. Kochira de gozaimasu. | Politely asking to see an item in a department store |
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ใใกใใใใฆใ ใใใใใงใใใใ๏ผ |
Shichaku shite mo yoroshii deshล ka? | ใฏใใใฉใใใใใกใใใใคใฏ ใใกใใงใใใใพใใ Hai, dลzo. Shichakushitsu wa achira de gozaimasu. | Asking permission to try on clothes (keigo) |
STANDARD โ ใฆใใญใ (TEINEI)
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใใฎ ใทใฃใใฏ ใใใใงใใ๏ผ |
Kono shatsu wa ikura desu ka? | ใใใใใใใงใใ Sanzen en desu. | Asking the price of an item |
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Mใตใคใบใฏ ใใใพใใ๏ผ |
M saizu wa arimasu ka? | ใฏใใใใกใใงใใ Hai, kochira desu. | Asking about size availability |
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ใใกใใใใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผ |
Shichaku shite mo ii desu ka? | ใฏใใใฉใใใ Hai, dลzo. | Asking to try on clothes (polite) |
CASUAL โ ใใ ใใ (KUDAKETA)
| Expression | Romaji | Typical Response | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
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ใใใใซใใ๏ผ |
Kore, niau? | ใซใใใ๏ผ Niau yo! | Asking a friend if something suits you |
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ใกใใฃใจ ใใใใใชใ๏ผ |
Chotto ookiku nai? | ใใใSใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใใใใ Un, S saizu no hล ga ii kamo. | Commenting on size โ casual among friends |
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ใปใผใซใกใ
ใใ ใ๏ผ |
Sฤru chลซ da yo! | ใพใใง๏ผ ใใใ๏ผ Maji de? Ikล! | Telling a friend about a sale |
๐ฃ Mini Dialogues
Three scenes at different formality levels. Press โถ to hear each line.
A โ FORMAL ยท Department Store โ Buying a Jacket
ใใใ
ใใฟใพใใใใใฎ ใใใ ใธใฃใฑใใใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใใ
Sumimasen, ano kuroi jaketto wo misete kudasai.
Excuse me, please show me that black jacket.
[ITEM]
ใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใใ
[item]
wo misete kudasai.
[item]
(obj) show please
โ "Please show me [item]."
ใฆใใใ
ใใใใพใใพใใใใใกใใฏ ใซใพใใใใงใใใใพใใ
Kashikomarimashita. Kochira wa niman en de gozaimasu.
Certainly. This one is 20,000 yen.
ใใใ
Mใตใคใบใฏ ใใใพใใ๏ผ ใใกใใใใฆใ ใใใใใงใใใใ๏ผ
M saizu wa arimasu ka? Shichaku shite mo yoroshii deshล ka?
Do you have size M? May I try it on?
[VERB-ใฆ]
ใ ใใใใใงใใใใ๏ผ
[verb-te]
mo yoroshii deshล ka?
[action]
even good would-be?
โ "May I [verb]?" โ very polite permission request
B โ STANDARD ยท Clothing Shop โ Looking for a T-Shirt
ใจใ
ใใฎ ใใใ Tใทใฃใใฏ ใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Kono shiroi T-shatsu wa ikura desu ka?
How much is this white T-shirt?
ใฆใใใ
ใซใใใใฒใใใใใงใใใใพ ใปใผใซใกใ
ใใงใใใ
Nisen gohyaku en desu. Ima sฤru chลซ desu yo.
It's 2,500 yen. It's on sale right now.
[NUMBER]
ใใใงใใ
[number]
en desu.
[number]
yen is
โ "It's [number] yen."
ใจใ
ใใใใใใใซ ใใพใใSใตใคใบใ ใใ ใใใ
Jฤ, kore ni shimasu. S saizu wo kudasai.
OK, I'll take this one. Size S, please.
C โ CASUAL ยท Friends Shopping Together
ใใ
ใญใใใใฎ ใใใ ในใซใผใใใใใใใชใ๏ผ
Nee, kono akai sukฤto, kawaikuna i?
Hey, isn't this red skirt cute?
ใใใ
ใซใใใ๏ผ ใงใ Sใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใใใใ
Niau yo! Demo S saizu no hล ga ii kamo.
It suits you! But maybe size S would be better.
[A]
ใฎ ใปใใ ใใใ
[A]
no hล ga ii.
[A]
's direction (subj) good
โ "[A] is better." โ casual comparison
ใใ
ใใใ ใญใใใใปใผใซใกใ
ใใ ใ๏ผ ใใใ๏ผ
Sล da ne. A, sฤru chลซ da yo! Yasui!
You're right. Oh, it's on sale! Cheap!
Asking a price โ ใใใใงใใ
STANDARD
[ITEM]
ใฏ ใใใใงใใ๏ผ
[item]
wa ikura desu ka?
โ "How much is [item]?" โ standard polite question
CASUAL
ใใใใใใ๏ผ
Kore, ikura?
โ "How much is this?" โ casual, drop ใงใ and ใ
Asking permission โ ๏ฝใฆใใใใงใใ
FORMAL
[VERB-ใฆ]
ใ ใใใใใงใใใใ๏ผ
[verb-te]
mo yoroshii deshล ka?
โ "May I [verb]?" โ keigo, very polite
STANDARD
[VERB-ใฆ]
ใใใใงใใ๏ผ
[verb-te]
mo ii desu ka?
โ "Is it OK if I [verb]?" โ polite everyday form
Making a decision โ ๏ฝใซใใพใ
๐ข STANDARD
ใใใซ ใใพใใ
Kore ni shimasu.
I'll take this one.
ใซ ใใพใ = "I'll decide on ~". Used when choosing an item to buy.
๐ก CASUAL
ใใใซ ใใใ
Kore ni suru.
I'll go with this.
Drop ใพใ for casual. Very common when shopping with friends.
Comparing โ ๏ฝใฎใปใใใใ
๐ข STANDARD
Sใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใใงใใ
S saizu no hล ga ii desu.
Size S is better.
๏ฝใฎใปใใ = "~ is moreโฆ". Add ใงใ for politeness.
๐ก CASUAL
Sใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใใใใ
S saizu no hล ga ii kamo.
Maybe size S is better.
ใใ = "maybe" โ softens the suggestion among friends.
A โ Flashcards
Click a card to flip it. Use โถ to hear the Japanese.
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B โ Listen & Choose the Meaning
Press โถ to hear each phrase, then choose the correct English meaning.
C โ Choose the Right Response
Listen to the question, then choose the most natural reply.
D โ Listen & Write in Romaji
Press โถ to hear each phrase, then type what you heard in romaji. Japanese letters are not needed.
๐ก Tip: Long vowels โ double the vowel (ใใ = ou / oo). Double consonants โ write them twice (ใใฃใฆ = kitte).
E โ Shadowing Practice
Press โถ to hear each line, say it aloud, then mark it as practised.
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ใใฎ / ใใฎ / ใใฎ โ Demonstratives for pointing at items
Japanese uses three demonstratives based on distance from the speaker:
โข ใใฎ (kono) โ "this" โ near the speaker
โข ใใฎ (sono) โ "that" โ near the listener
โข ใใฎ (ano) โ "that over there" โ far from both
They always come before a noun: ใใฎ + ใทใฃใ = this shirt.
โข ใใฎ (kono) โ "this" โ near the speaker
โข ใใฎ (sono) โ "that" โ near the listener
โข ใใฎ (ano) โ "that over there" โ far from both
They always come before a noun: ใใฎ + ใทใฃใ = this shirt.
[ใใฎ/ใใฎ/ใใฎ]
+ NOUN
[kono/sono/ano]
+ noun
โ "this/that/that (over there) [noun]"
ใใฎ ใใใ ใธใฃใฑใใใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใใ
Ano kuroi jaketto wo misete kudasai.
Please show me that black jacket over there.
๏ฝใฆใใใใงใใ โ Asking permission
To ask "May I do ~?", use the ใฆ-form of a verb + ใใใใงใใ.
โข ใใกใใใใ โ ใใกใใใใฆ + ใใใใงใใ๏ผ = "May I try it on?"
โข ใในใ โ ใในใฆ + ใใใใงใใ๏ผ = "May I eat?"
More polite: ใใใใใงใใใใ replaces ใใใงใใ for keigo.
โข ใใกใใใใ โ ใใกใใใใฆ + ใใใใงใใ๏ผ = "May I try it on?"
โข ใในใ โ ใในใฆ + ใใใใงใใ๏ผ = "May I eat?"
More polite: ใใใใใงใใใใ replaces ใใใงใใ for keigo.
[VERB-ใฆ]
ใใใใงใใ๏ผ
[verb-te]
mo ii desu ka?
โ "Is it OK if I [verb]?"
ใใกใใใใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผ
Shichaku shite mo ii desu ka?
May I try it on?
๏ฝใใฟใใฆใใ ใใ โ "Please show me ~"
ใฟใใ (miseru) means "to show". The ใฆ-form + ใใ ใใ makes a polite request.
โข [item] ใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใ = "Please show me [item]"
โข More formal: ใฟใใฆใใใ ใใพใใ๏ผ = "Could you show me?"
โข [item] ใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใ = "Please show me [item]"
โข More formal: ใฟใใฆใใใ ใใพใใ๏ผ = "Could you show me?"
[ITEM]
ใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใใ
[item]
wo misete kudasai.
โ "Please show me [item]."
ใใฎ ใใคใ ใฟใใฆใใ ใใใ
Sono kutsu wo misete kudasai.
Please show me those shoes.
ใ-adjective + ใใใ โ "Too ~"
To say something is "too [adjective]", drop the ใ from an ใ-adjective and add ใใใ (sugiru).
โข ใใใใ โ ใใใ + ใใใ = too big
โข ใกใใใ โ ใกใใ + ใใใ = too small
โข ใใใ โ ใใ + ใใใ = too expensive
Polite form: ใใใพใ (sugimasu).
โข ใใใใ โ ใใใ + ใใใ = too big
โข ใกใใใ โ ใกใใ + ใใใ = too small
โข ใใใ โ ใใ + ใใใ = too expensive
Polite form: ใใใพใ (sugimasu).
[ADJ stem]
ใใใพใใ
[adj stem]
sugimasu.
โ "It's too [adj]."
ใใฎ ใบใใณใฏ ใกใใฃใจ ใชใใใใพใใ
Kono zubon wa chotto nagasugimasu.
These trousers are a bit too long.
๏ฝใฎใปใใ โ Comparison ("~ is moreโฆ")
๏ฝใฎใปใใ (no hล ga) is used to say one thing is better/more than another.
โข Sใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใ = "Size S is better"
โข ใใใใฎ ใปใใ ใซใใ = "The red one suits you more"
Often paired with ใใ (good) or an adjective.
โข Sใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใ = "Size S is better"
โข ใใใใฎ ใปใใ ใซใใ = "The red one suits you more"
Often paired with ใใ (good) or an adjective.
[A]
ใฎ ใปใใ
[ADJ]
[A]
no hล ga
[adj]
โ "[A] is more [adj]."
Sใตใคใบใฎ ใปใใ ใใใใใ
S saizu no hล ga ii kamo.
Maybe size S is better.
๏ฝใซใใพใ โ Making a choice
ใซ ใใพใ (ni shimasu) means "I'll decide on ~" or "I'll take ~". Used when choosing from options.
โข ใใใซ ใใพใ = "I'll take this one"
โข Casual: ใใใซ ใใ = "I'll go with this"
Very useful when shopping, ordering food, or picking from a menu.
โข ใใใซ ใใพใ = "I'll take this one"
โข Casual: ใใใซ ใใ = "I'll go with this"
Very useful when shopping, ordering food, or picking from a menu.
[ITEM]
ใซ ใใพใใ
[item]
ni shimasu.
โ "I'll go with [item]."
ใใใใใใใซ ใใพใใ
Jฤ, kore ni shimasu.
OK, I'll take this one.
colour + ใฎ + noun โ Describing with colours
Most colour words in Japanese are ใ-adjectives and go directly before nouns:
โข ใใใ ในใซใผใ = red skirt
โข ใใใ ใธใฃใฑใใ = black jacket
โข ใใใ Tใทใฃใ = white T-shirt
For ใช-adjective colours (ใใณใฏ, ใชใฌใณใธ), use ใฎ: ใใณใฏใฎ ใผใใ = pink hat.
โข ใใใ ในใซใผใ = red skirt
โข ใใใ ใธใฃใฑใใ = black jacket
โข ใใใ Tใทใฃใ = white T-shirt
For ใช-adjective colours (ใใณใฏ, ใชใฌใณใธ), use ใฎ: ใใณใฏใฎ ใผใใ = pink hat.
[COLOUR-ใ]
+ NOUN
[colour-i]
+ noun
โ "[colour] [noun]" โ ใ-adj colours attach directly
ใใฎ ใใใ ในใซใผใใใใใใใชใ๏ผ
Kono akai sukฤto, kawaiku nai?
Isn't this red skirt cute?
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใทใฃใ | shatsu | shirt |
| Tใทใฃใ | T-shatsu | T-shirt |
| ใบใใณ | zubon | trousers / pants |
| ในใซใผใ | sukฤto | skirt |
| ใใค | kutsu | shoes |
| ใผใใ | bลshi | hat / cap |
| ใธใฃใฑใใ | jaketto | jacket |
| ใตใคใบ | saizu | size |
| ใญใ ใ | nedan | price |
| ใปใผใซ | sฤru | sale |
| ใใกใใ | shichaku | trying on (clothes) |
| ใซใใ | niau | to suit / to look good on |
| ใใใใ | ookii | big / large |
| ใกใใใ | chiisai | small |
| ใใใ | yasui | cheap / inexpensive |