Japanese Skill:Shopping 2

Shopping 2
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Language	Japanese
Skills	218
Skill No.	110
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Shopping 2 is the 42nd skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has 5 lessons.

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Lessons

Lesson 1

• 誰のもの (da-re-no-mo-no) = whose (だれのもの)
• バター (ba-taa) = butter
• ハンカチ (han-ka-chi) = handkerchief
• ネクタイ (ne-ku-tai) = tie
• グラム (gu-ra-mu) = gram
• ブラウス (bu-ra-u-su) = blouse
• ダイヤモンド (da-i-ya-mon-do) = diamond/diamonds
• どこにもないです (do-ko-ni-mo-nai-de-su) = it is nowhere to be seen
• 出す (da-su) = to take out; to get out (だす)
• 出しました (da-shi-ma-shi-ta) = I took it out/I emptied it (だしました)

Lesson 2

• もっと (mo-tto) = more
• もっとかわいい (mo-tto-ka-wai-i) = cuter
• のほうが (no-hou-ga) = more, better
• より (yo-ri) = than
• より暑い (yo-ri-a-tsu-i) = hotter than (よりあつい)
• 一番 (ichi-ban) = the most/the best (いちばん)
• 一番近い (ichi-ban-chika-i) = the closest/nearest (いちばんちかい)
• 洋 (you) = Occident and Orient; foreign; Western, European; ocean (よう)
• 洋服 (you-fuku) = (western) clothes (ようふく)

Lesson 3

• 着る (ki-ru) = to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on (きる)
• 着て (ki-te) = wore (きて)
• 締める (shi-me-ru) = ₍₂₎ to wear (necktie; belt); to put on (v1, vt) (しめる)
• 締め (shi-me) = tighten (しめ)
• 締めて (shi-me-te) = to put on (しめて)
• 締めてください (shi-me-te-ku-da-sai) = please put on (しめてください)
• 締めます (shi-me-ma-su) = I wear/I put on (しめます)
• 締めました (shi-me-ma-shi-ta) = he put on (past tense) (しめました)
• 背 (se) = height (せ)
• 背広 (se-bi-ro) = suit (せびろ)
• 上着 (u-wa-gi) = jacket (うわぎ)
• ワイシャツ (wai-sha-tsu) = dress shirt

Lesson 4

• 牛肉 (gyuu-ni-ku) = beef (ぎゅうにく)
• 豚肉 (bu-ta-ni-ku) = pork (ぶたにく)
• 鶏肉 (to-ri-ni-ku) = chicken (とりにく)
• どちらが好きですか？(do-chi-ra-ga-su-ki-de-su-ka) = which do you like better? (どちらがすきですか)
• 私は鶏肉より牛肉が好きです(wa-ta-shi wa to-ri-ni-ku yo-ri gyuu-ni-ku ga su-ki-de-su) = i like beef better than chicken
• 私は鶏肉より牛肉のほうが好きです(wa-ta-shi wa to-ri-ni-ku yo-ri gyū-ni-ku no-hou-ga su-ki-de-su) = i like beef better than chicken
• 静かな所のほうがいいです (shi-zu-ka-na to-ko-ro-no-hou-ga-ii-de-su) = I would prefer a quiet location

Lesson 5

• 飴 (a-me) = hard candy/sweets (あめ)
• 払う (hara-u) = ₍₁₎ to pay (e.g. money, bill) (v5u, vt) (はらう)
• 払います (ha-rai-ma-su) = I pay/I will pay (はらいます)
• お金を払ってください (o-ka-ne-o-ha-ra-tte-ku-da-sai) = please pay the money (おかねをはらってください)
• かなり+ (adj.) (ka-na-ri) = quite / rather / pretty (adj.)
• 丈夫 (jou-bu) = durable
• たくさんの (ta-ku-san-no) = a lot of
• 次 (tsugi) = next (time); following; subsequent (つぎ)
• や (ya) = and/or