Latest / Learn Japanese with Fexingo / Japanese Grocery Shopping Basics
Transcript
- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, I'm excited for today's topic. Lucas: What are we learning? Luna: Well, last time we reviewed kitchen items. But I realized I don't know how to actually those things at a store. Lucas: Oh, perfect. So today we'll cover some basic grocery shopping phrases. Luna: Yes. I want to be able to walk into a supermarket and ask for things. Lucas: Great. Let's start with the most useful word: ください。 Luna: ください。 Lucas: ください means 'please give me' or 'I'd like'. You can attach it to an item. Luna: So if I want apples, I say りんごをください?. Lucas: Exactly. りんごをください。 The を marks the object. Let's practice. Say りんごをください。 Luna: りんごをください。 Lucas: Good. Now what if you want two apples? You need to know いくつ。 Luna: いくつ? Lucas: いくつ means 'how many'. So you can ask りんごをいくつください。 Luna: りんごをいくつください。 How many apples please? Lucas: Right. And the clerk might ask you いくつですか。 Luna: いくつですか? That's 'how many?' Lucas: Yes. You can reply with a number and ください。 So 'two please' is ふたつください。 Luna: ふたつください。 Lucas: Perfect. Now after you pick your items, you go to the レジ. Luna: レジ? That's the register, right? Lucas: Yes. You can say レジはどこですか to ask where the register is. Luna: レジはどこですか。 Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a full conversation. Imagine you want three oranges. Luna: Umm... みかんを三つください。 Lucas: Almost. Remember the counter for small objects is つ. So 'three' is みっつ. Say みかんをみっつください。 Luna: みかんをみっつください。 Lucas: Yes. And the clerk might say はい、みっつですね。 That's 'yes, three, right?' Luna: Oh, so ですね confirms. Lucas: Right. Then you pay at the レジ. Say レジはどこですか if you can't find it. Luna: レジはどこですか。 Got it. Lucas: By the way, if you're finding these episodes helpful, and you've made progress with your Japanese... Luna: Oh yeah, I definitely have. Lucas: A small token of support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo goes a long way. It's what keeps these episodes ad-free and coming. Luna: Absolutely. Even a couple of dollars makes a real difference. We appreciate it so much. Lucas: Now, back to shopping. Let's do one more. How would you ask for one bottle of water? Luna: 水を一つください。 Lucas: Perfect. 水 is water. 一つ is 'one'. ください. Great. Luna: So today we learned ください, いくつ, and レジ. Lucas: Yes. Practice these and you'll be ready for your next trip to a Japanese supermarket. Luna: Thanks Lucas. I feel more confident already. Lucas: That's the goal. Keep practicing, and see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye!