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August 4, 2025 10 mins

👔 Navigate Real Clothing Store Situations

From: Basic vocabulary → To: Practical shopping phrases

From: "Can I try this on?" → To: "shichaku dekimasu ka" (Can I try this on?)

From: "It's tight" → To: "kitsui desu" (It's tight) - get the right size!


🎯 Handle Common Shopping Challenges

At the entrance: Respond to "nanika osagashi desu ka" (Are you looking for something?) naturally

In fitting rooms: Understand "san-chaku desu ne" (You have 3 items) and counter "chaku" for clothes

When sizing: Ask "ookii no wa arimasu ka" (Do you have this in a larger size?)

At checkout: Say "zenbu kudasai" (I'll take them all) for multiple items


🎯 Master Essential Clothing Vocabulary

Sizes: esu-saizu (size S), emu-saizu (size M), eru-saizu (size L), 9-gou/11-gou (size 9/11)

Colors: kuro (black), shiro (white), guree (gray), kon (navy blue)

Discounts: san-wari-biki (30% off), go-wari-biki (50% off) - not 3% or 5%!

Payment: "Apple Pay wa daijoubu desu ka" (Is Apple Pay okay?), "fukuro onegaishimasu" (A bag, please)


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    (00:03):
    こ ん に ち は、 ウ ェ ル ク の miki で す。 I am national certified Japanese
    language instructor and specialized in teaching Japanese
    to global corporate employees today's topic is 服 を 買 う going
    shopping for clothes by the end of this episode you know、 the
    essential phrases for shopping for clothes in Japan from

    (00:24):
    browsing to trying on close to making your purchase で は 始 め ま し
    ょ う。 When you enter A closing store
    you will start browsing the items less than essential
    expressions for this situation store staff will often great you
    with い ら っ し ゃ い ま せ。 welcome if they ask。

    (00:48):
    何 か お 探 し で す か? are you looking for something
    specific? you can respond in several ways?
    if you are just browsing say。 見 て る だ け で す。
    I'm just looking。 if you are looking for something
    specific、 you can say 黒 い シ ャ ツ を 探 し て い ま す。

    (01:10):
    I'm looking for A black shirt when looking AT close、 you will
    want to check the size sizes in Japan are often different from
    other countries。 you can ask、 m size は あ り ま す か?
    you have this in size m。 Japanese sizes typically use S サ

    (01:32):
    イ ズ、 m サ イ ズ、 L サ イ ズ、 XL サ イ ズ、which R サ イ ズ S サ イ ズ m サ イ ズ、 L
    and サ イ ズ XL or numbers like 九 号11 号 many size nine。

    (01:56):
    And size eleven for women's closing you might also want to
    ask about colors use。 他 の 色 は あ り ま す か?
    do you have this in other colors?
    common colors include 黒 black、 白white、 グ レ ー、 グ レ ー コ ン、 ネ イ ビ ー

    (02:23):
    ブ ル ー、 茶 色。 Brown、 赤 red and 青 BluE。
    if we want to know the price askこ れ は い く ら で す か?
    how much is this you might also see sale 中 on cell or 割 引?

    (02:48):
    discount signs in the store it'sgood to know that 3割 引。
    Doesn't mean three percent off、 3割 引 means thirty percent off。
    and 5割 引 means fifty percent offwhen you say discount signs you

    (03:09):
    can ask 何 パ ー セ ン ト オ フ で す か? or 何 割 引 で す か?
    what percentage discount is IT or sale は い つ ま で で す か?
    Until one is A sale once you find something you like you will

    (03:31):
    probably want to try IT on let'slearn the essential expressions
    for trying on clothes and makingA purchase to ask about trying
    on clothes say 試 着 で き ま す か。 can I try this on the stuff will
    show you to the 試 着 室 fitting room。

    (03:52):
    they might say。 こ ち ら へ ど う ぞ this way please
    the store staff will check the items in your shopping basket
    and say 三 着 で す ね。 シ ャ ツ を ご 試 着 の 際 は こ ち ら の カ バ
    ー を お 使 い く だ さ い which means you have three items when

    (04:14):
    training on shirts、 police use this disportable cover check is
    A counter used for counting clothes。
    In the fetting room、 your discover is the closed fet
    property if something doesn't fit you can ask for A different
    size say。 大 き い の は あ り ま す か。

    (04:38):
    do we have this、 in A larger size or 小 さ い の は あ り ま す か。
    do we have this in A smaller size?
    when describing fit you can use these expressions。
    き つ い タ イ ト ゆ る い ブ ー ス ち ょ う ど い い just write 長 い long or 短 い

    (05:08):
    short if you like what you triedon and want to buy IT、 say こ れ を
    く だ さ い I'll、 take this or こ れ にし ま す。
    I'll go with this if you tried on multiple items and decide to
    buy them all you can say 全 部 く ださ い。

    (05:31):
    I'll take them all when paying the stuff will ask お 支 払 い は ど う
    さ れ ま す か。 how would you like to pay?
    you can respond with 現 金 で cash card by card。
    Or ask Apple Pay は 大 丈 夫 で す か? is Apple Pay OK?

    (05:59):
    usually you'll、 be asked。 こ の ま ま で よ ろ し い で す か?
    which means is this OK AS IT is。do you not need A back or gift
    wrapping if you want A bag say 袋お 願 い し ま す if you need gift
    wrapping。 say。

    (06:20):
    ラ ッ ピ ン グ お 願 い し ま す。 many stores have return policies
    you can say 返 品 お 願 い し ま す。 I'd like to return this or 交 換 お
    願 い し ま す。 I'd like to exchange this some

    (06:42):
    stores of A loyalty programs they might ask メ ン バ ー ズ カ ー ド は
    お 持 ち で す か? Do you have A membership card or
    メ ン バ ー ズ カ ー ド を お 作 り に な り ま す か?
    would you like to make A membership card?

    (07:02):
    let's practice using the Words we learned today?
    rqb situations and you can thinkabout what to say situation one
    you enter、 the store、 and the stuff asks if you are looking
    for something、 you want to say you are looking for A black
    shirt。 黒 い シ ャ ツ を 探 し て い ま す。

    (07:29):
    I'm looking for A black shirt 黒 い シ ャ ツ を 探 し て い ま す。
    situation too you tried something on but it's A bit
    tight you want to ask if they have bit in A larger size。

    (07:51):
    大 き い の は あ り ま す か? Do you have this in A larger
    size? 大 き い の は あ り ま す か?
    situation three you like all theclose you tried on and want to
    buy them all。 全 部 く だ さ い。

    (08:15):
    I take them all。 全 部 く だ さ い。
    Situation for AT check out you asked about bags、 and wrapping
    you only want A bag 袋 お 願 い し ま す A back、 please 袋 お 願 い し ま す 今

    (08:47):
    日 の レ ッ ス ン は こ こ ま で で す 日 本 語 は。
    も の や 体 に つ け る 場 所 に よ っ て、 where put on の 言 い 方 が い ろ い ろ あ
    り ま す ね。 例 え ば、 テ ィ ー シ ャ ツ を 着 ま す put
    on AT shirt 靴 を 履 き ま す put on shoes 帽 子 を か ぶ り ま す put on A

    (09:15):
    head 時 計 を つ け ま す where A watch。
    な の で、 試 着 し た い 時 は 着 て も い い です か?
    履 い て も い い で す か? か ぶ っ て も い い で す か?

    (09:36):
    つ け て も い い で す か? に な り ま す。
    で も 動 詞 を 忘 れ た 時 は い い で す か? だ け で も 大 丈 夫 で す。
    今 日 も 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ を 聞 い て い た だ い て あ り が と う ご ざ い ま し た。
    ペ イ ト を 呼 ん で、 エ ピ ソ ー ド の ス ク リプ ト を 確 認 し て く だ さ い ね。

    (09:59):
    ス ポ テ ィ フ ァ イ で コ メ ン ト を お 待 ち し て い ま す。
    お 疲 れ 様 で し た。 ま た 次 の エ ピ ソ ー ド で お 会 い し ま し
    ょ う。
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