| Situation | Japanese | Similar English | Remarks |
| When entering a shop | KONNICHIWA | Hello |
Meaning
This is the same as usual greeting.
The person of the shop says the following greeting.
IRASSYAI or IRASSYAI MASE
Means "Welcome" |
| When asking the one to want to buy | "Something" WA ARIMASUKA? | Is there "something"? |
Meaning
ARIMASUKA : Is there
WA is the conjunction to put after subject. |
| When confirming the price of the goods |
KORE WA IKURA DESUKAS?
or
IKURA DESUKA?
or
just IKURA? | How much is this? |
Meaning
KORE : This
IKURA : How much
DESUKA? : Is |
| The price negotiation | SUGOKU TAKAI DESUNE ! | It's too expensive. |
Meaning
SUGOKU : Too
TAKAI : Expensive or High
DESUNE : It's |
| MOUSUKOSHI YASUKU NARIMASENKA? | Please give me more better price. |
Meaning
MOUSUKOSHI : More
YASUKU : Cheap
NARIMASENKA : Become
Because it is the request which lowers the price, it does a polite way of speaking. |
| HOKANO MONO WO MISETE KUDASAI | Please show me other one. |
Meaning
HOKANO : other
MONO : goods
MISETE : Show me
KUDASAI : Please
KUDASAI is used with the various cases.
It means "Wanting to do something for me". |
| The purchase | KORE WO KUDASAI |
I will take this.
I want to buy this. |
Meaning
KORE : This
KUDASAI : Take ( Give me ) |
| When leaving a shop | MATA KIMASU | See you. |
Meaning
MATA : Again
KIMASU : I will come
Just greeting.
Meaning
I will come and visit again.(It doesn't need to come again, if you don't want.)
The person at the shop says the following greeting.
ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU
Means "Thank you"
They say this greeting even if you buy nothing. |
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