intermediate japanese language session 3 v3

Intermediate Japanese Language

Lunch-time sessions at PCCBy Peter Missen

Session 3

Shopping

Objectives for this session

ShoppingShop namesGrammar

with particlepolite request

Culture – Japanese holidays May Golden week

Counters More katakanaCommunities of Practice for Public Service

Shopping

The Japanese love to shop!

Their professional salaries are generally higher than the UK and prices reflect this!

Electrical consumer goods tend to be good value but the user guides are in Japanese!

ShoppingJapan is a shopper's paradise, offering everything

from high-tech gadgetry and electronics to traditional arts and crafts.

Large department stores, specialty shops, fashion boutiques, hotel arcades, and shopping centres abound.

Popular buys include cameras, watches, hi-fi equipment, silk goods, lacquer ware, Japanese dolls, and woodblock prints.

Shopping

Duty-free shopping is only available in Japan's international airports but tax-free shopping is possible in urban centres at authorised tax-free stores.

In these stores, purchases of over ¥10,000 on selected items are exempt from Japan's 5% Consumption Tax but it is worth comparing prices at discount stores and bargain markets before you buy.

Shop names

Foreign types of shop:

depa-to デパート Department store

su-pa- スーパー Supermarket

bukkushoppu ブックショップ bookshop

Shop names - Traditional shops

Put “ya” 屋 after the name of the item being sold to make the shop type. 屋 = shop

nikuya 肉屋 Butcher

sakanaya 魚屋 Fishmonger

kusuriya 薬屋 Pharmacy. kusuri = medicine

hanaya 花屋 Florist. hana = flower

panya パン屋 bakers. pan = bread

Grammar – with particle

to と = with

Add the particle to the entity you are with

Some examples: tomodachi to

友達 と with friend.

kazoku to

家族と with family.

With particle - sentence

watashi wa

kinou

kazoku to

nihon e

kimashita.

私は昨日家族と日本へ来ました。

With particle - sentence

Yesterday I came to Japan with my family.

kimashita = past tense of to come (came)

With particle - sentence

watashi wa

ashita

tomodachi to

takushi- de

rondon e

eiga (w)o mimasu.

私は明日

友達 とタクシーでロンドンへ 映画を見ます。

With particle - sentence

Tomorrow I’m going to London with a friend by taxi to watch a film.

eiga = film (movie)

(2 kanji: reflect + picture)

mimasu = polite form of verb to watch

Grammar – ~te kudasai

The “~te” form of a Japanese verb is present continuous.

In English the “~ing” form

Kudasai = please.

Adding kudasai to the “~te” form of a verb makes a “polite request”

Shopping sentences

sono kamera (w)o misette kudasai.

その カメラを見せてください。

Please show me that camera.

kore (w)o kudasai

これをください。I’ll take it. (literally this please)

Culture section – holidays & festivalsMay and June National holidays:

No holidays in June but the month of May more than makes up for this with the Golden week.

Trains, airports, and sightseeing spots get very crowded during Golden Week

Tourist accommodation can get booked up well in advance.

Culture section – holidays & festivalsMay and June National holidays:

May 3rd Constitution Day (kenpo kinenbi): A national holiday remembering the new constitution, which was passed on November 3rd 1946 and went into effect on May 3rd 1947. The new constitution replaced the old Meiji constitution of 1889.

Japanese laws are discussed and passed by their Parliament (Diet).

Culture section – holidays & festivalsMay and June National holidays:

May 4th Greenery Day (midori no hi): Until 2006, Greenery Day was celebrated on April 29th, the former Emperor Showa's birthday, due to the emperor's love for plants and nature.

Before being declared Greenery Day, May 4th used to be a national holiday due to a law, which declares a day that falls between two national holidays, is itself a national holiday.

Culture section – holidays & festivalsMay and June National holidays:

May 5th Children's Day (kodomo no hi): Also called boy's festival.

Families pray for the health and future success of their sons by hanging up carp streamers and displaying samurai dolls, both symbolizing strength, power, and success in life.

Culture section – holidays & festivals

May and June Non-national holidays:

No non-national holidays in this time period.

They need to recover from Golden week first!

Counting - another set of numbers The first 10 numbers in Japanese counting are irregular. From 11 onwards the numbers you already know kick in.

1 = hitotsu 2 = futatsu 3 = mittsu 4 = yottsu 5 = itsutsu 6 = muttsu 7 = nanatsu 8 = yattsu 9 = kokonotsu10 = tou11 = juuichi12 = juuni…

ひとつふたつみっつよっついつつむっつななつやっつ

ここのつとう

じゅういちじゅうに

More katakanaRo-maji:

ga gi gu ge go

za ji zu ze zo

da ji zu de do

ba bi bu be bo

pa pi pu pe po

Katakana:

ガ　ギ　グ　ゲ　ゴ

ザ　ジ　ズ　ゼ　ゾ

ダ　ヂ　ヅ　デ　ド

バ　ビ　ブ　ベ　ボ

パ　ピ　プ　ペ　ポ

Communities of Practice for Public Service

Language Learning & Development - Portsmouth City Council.

Our community is up and running.

It’s for all of us to use…

At the weekend there were 36 members

Homework

Nothing compulsory

Suggestions

– Work on making a few sentences

– Great if you can practice with a colleague

Questions

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