REVIEW LESSON

Memory test: Do you remember these words from our yesterday's lesson?

​いらっしゃいませ !
なにかおさがしですか？
Irasshaimase!
Nanika osagashi desu ka?

すみません、みどりのドレスをさがしています。みどりドレスがありますか？
Sumimasen, midori no doresu o sagashiteimasu. Midori no doresu ga arimasu ka?

​ノート

​いらっしゃいませ !
Irasshaimase:
"Welcome!" used when customers enter a shop or restaurant.

なにかおさがしですか？
Nanika osagashi desu ka?
"Are you looking for something?" Used by staff to offer assistance to customers.

さがしています
Sagashiteimasu:
To searching/looking for ....

This is the ~te imasu form of the verb さがします sagashimasu which means "to look/search"

​​Observe the conversation below. What do you think is happening? Share your opinion in the Zoom chat or raise your hand to be unmuted.

Do you have .....? I looking for .......

​いらっしゃいませ !
なにかおさがしですか？
Irasshaimase!
Nanika osagashi desu ka?

​セーター
Seetaa

Tシャツ
T-shatsu

ズボン
Zubon

くつした
Kutsushita

​しろい
Shiroi

​くろい
Kuroi

​あかい
Akai

​あおい
Aoi

FOLLOW THIS PATTERN

(Item)がありますか？(Color) (item) をさがしています
(Item) ga arimasu ka? (Color) (item) o sagashiteimasu

Do you have ....? I am looking for .....

Example

シャツがありますか？あかいシャツをさがしています
Shatsu ga arimasu ka? Akai shatsu o sagashiteimasu

Do you have shirts? I am looking for a red shirt.

きょうのぶんぽう　Today's Grammar

この　Kono
その　Sono
あの　Ano

Kono, Sono, and Ano (Japanese Demonstratives)

💡 In Japanese, Kono (この), Sono (その), and Ano (あの) are demonstrative adjectives used to indicate “this,” “that,” or “that over there” when referring to nouns. They help specify the location or proximity of something.

Important Notes:

When using この (kono), その (sono), or あの (ano), a noun must follow these demonstratives. They cannot stand alone without a noun

✨ Example:
この (kono) + ズボン (zubon) = このズボン (kono zubon) - "This pants"

その (sono) + シャツ (shatsu) = そのシャツ (sono shatsu) - "That shirt"

あの (ano) + みずぎ (mizugi) = あのみずぎ (ano mizugi) - "That swimwear"

Do you have .....? I looking for .......

この・その・あの
(color)(item)はどうですか？
Kono/sono/ano
(color)(item) wa dou desu
ka?

​セーター
Seetaa

Tシャツ
T-shatsu

ズボン
Zubon

くつした
Kutsushita

​しろい
Shiroi

​くろい
Kuroi

​あかい
Akai

​あおい
Aoi

FOLLOW THIS PATTERN

(この・その・あの) (Color) (item) はどうですか？
(Kono/Sono/Ano) (Color) (item) wa dou desu ka?

How about (this/that/that overthere) ........?

Example

このあかいみずぎはどうですか？
Kono akai mizugi wa dou desu ka?

How about this red swimwear?

きょうのぶんぽう　Today's Grammar

かぶります
Kaburimasu
きます
Kimasu
はきます
Hakimasu

💡 In Japanese, there are multiple verbs for saying "to wear," depending on the type of clothing or accessory you are talking about. Unlike English, where we just say "to wear" for most things, Japanese uses specific verbs for different items of clothing or accessories. Here's an explanation of the common verbs:

Kimasu (着ます)

Meaning: "To wear" (on the upper body, such as shirts, jackets, dresses, etc.)

Example:

シャツをきます。 (Shatsu o kimasu.)
"I wear a shirt." 👕

ドレスをきます。 (Doresu o kimasu.)
"I wear a dress." 👗

Hakimasu (履きます)

Meaning: "To wear" (on the lower body, such as shoes, pants, socks, etc.) 👟👖🧦

Example:

くつをはききます。 (Kutsu o hakimasu.)
"I wear shoes." 👟

ズボンをはきます。 (Zubon o hakimasu.)
"I wear pants." 👖

Kaburimasu (かぶります)

Meaning: "To wear" (on the head, such as hats, caps, or helmets) 🧢

Example:

ぼうしをかぶります。 (Boushi o kaburimasu.)
"I wear a hat." 🧢

This/that/that overthere .... is .... isn't it? Yes, I will try wearing it.

この・その・あの(color)(clothing)は
(Adjective)ですね。（Verbて)みます。

Kono/sono/ano ...... wa ....... desu ne.
(Verb te-from)mimasu.

This/that/that overthere ..... is ...... isn't it?
I will try wearing (it).

​Follow This Pattern

この・その・あの(color)(clothing)は(Adjective)ですね。はい、(Verbて)みます。
Kono/sono/ano .... wa .... desu ne. Hai, .....te mimasu.

Ano akai doresu wa kawaii desu ne. Hai, kite mimasu.
That red dress is cute, isn't it? Yes, I will try wearing it.

​セーター
Seetaa

Tシャツ
T-shatsu

ズボン
Zubon

くつした
Kutsushita

​しろい
Shiroi

​くろい
Kuroi

​あかい
Akai

​あおい
Aoi

🛒 Today's Japanese Practice with くろちゃん（Store clerk てんいん)

Today, you will practice speaking Japanese with くろちゃん, who is playing a store clerk.

You can type in: Hiragana / Katakana / Kanji or Romaji

Typing in Japanese characters might help くろちゃん give better feedback, but both are fine.

❓ If you don’t understand a word

Copy the word ➜ Add:

➡️ 「___ はなんですか。わかりません。」
➡️ or “___ wa nan desu ka. Wakarimasen.”

Example:
📝 くろい はなんですか。わかりません。

くろちゃん will explain it in English.

💡 If you forget a Japanese word

Use English inside the sentence.

Example:
📝 Blue jacket をさがしています。
📝 Blue jacket wo sagashiteimasu.

くろちゃん will teach you the correct Japanese word.