Key Concept Size Comparisons

Imagine you are with your friend shopping at the mall. Respond to her questions in complete sentences in Japanese. Click each image to see the correct response.

このドレスは どうですか。 Elegant dress
このブラウスは からだに あいますか。 Nice blouse
しまのシャツと こうしじまのシャツと どちらが すきですか。 Striped shirt
このブラウスは、このズボンに あいますか。 Bad match pants

 

Key Concept Sizeサイズ

Sizing in other countries is not the same as it is in the United States. If you are shopping in Japan you will have to look for a different size than you would in the U.S. The measurements in Japan are numbers in centimeters. In general, clothing is much smaller in Japan than it is in the U.S.
Here are some quick equivalents:

しょう(小)
Small
ちゅう(中)
Medium
だい(大)
Large
日本のサイズ
5-7 / 9
8 / 10
12-14 / 16
アメリカのサイズ
8/10
11/ 13
15-17 / 19

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Listening Describing Clothing

Look at each of the clothing items below and click each “play” button to hear the description. See if you can understand the description you are hearing and what it means. Then click  the  “こたえ” to see the correct description.

Yellow shirt
こたえ
Blue shirt
こたえ
Big pants
こたえ
Red heels
こたえ

 

activity Vocabulary Practice

Practice to become more familiar with the concepts in this unit. Repeat and study this new vocabulary.

Click Vocabulary Practice or click Begin below.

Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.

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Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section1, Part D.

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Now go to Part E