Japanese for Shopsおみせ の にほんご

ou / oo / uu / ii / aa = a long vowel: hold it a beat longer
は as "wa" = topic marker. を = "o"
ですか desu ka at the end = it's a question
Bold line = English in Japanese word order. as-for = は wa · [object] = を o · [subject] = が ga · ? = か ka

Practice: hide the English, tap a phrase to check yourself.

ko / so / a / do

The first sound tells you where the thing is.

ko near me ("close")
so near you
a away from us both
do which? (question)
kosoado
Thing これkore それsore あれare どれdore
+ noun このkono そのsono あのano どのdono
Place ここkoko そこsoko あそこasoko どこdoko

At the counter: the item in your hand is kore. The one next to the clerk is sore. The one on the high shelf behind them is are. "Kono" always needs a noun after it: kono hon, this book.

Things you say

Things you'll hear

Don't try to follow the whole sentence. Listen for one key word (fukuro, pointo, atatame). The shaded line is your answer.

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