かいもの（買い物）
Teenagers everywhere love to shop and Japanese teenagers are no exception to this. There are a wide variety of places to shop in Japan, including markets, malls, boutiques and shops of all kinds. In this unit, we are going to learn about some interesting places one can shop in Japan, as well as learning how to carry on a conversation with a sales clerk when you want to shop for and buy something. You will learn to talk about fashion in Japanese, and learn additional expressions to use when talking about what you are wearing and what style of clothing you like. As you can see in the picture of the しょうてんがい（商店街）or shopping arcade, the shopping districts in Japan are generally very colorful and full of life.
Shopping かいもの
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Vocabulary Practice #1
Continue practicing this vocabulary as you complete more practice for the words pictured. You can go back to the complete Unit Vocabulary at the beginning of the Unit and in the Dictionaries.
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| おかね(お金)
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こぎって（小切手）
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クレジット・カード
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レジ
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| てんいん(店員)
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きゃく（客）
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デパート
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きげんがいい(機嫌が良い)
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These are additional words to help us talk about shopping: Click each word to listen to it and click on the blue arrow to see what the word means in English.
あいています（開いています）
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| しまっています（閉まっています）
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| りゅうこうの（流行の）
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| ～とあいます（～と合います）
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| きつい
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| エレガントな
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| ひろい（広い）
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| きげんがわるい（機嫌が悪い）
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| ゆったりしている
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| せまい（狭い）
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| くらい(暗い)
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| あかるい(明るい)
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| しまの（縞の）
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| こうしじまの（格子縞の）
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| ふくを きます(服を 着ます)
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| じゅんびします（準備します）
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| さがします(探します)
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| ためます（貯めます）
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| かります（借ります）
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| つかいます（使います）
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And here are some additional clothing items and related terms:
| ハイヒール
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| サイズ
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| ジャケット
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| どうですか。
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| いいです。
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| あいますか。（合いますか。）
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| ゆるいです。(緩いです）
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| すみませんが…
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Vocabulary Practice #2
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section1, Part A.
