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Shopping for food at the Depachika is one of the most fun things to do in Japan! Today we head into the basement of the Department store to grab some good eats!



This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2006 at 6:32 am and is filed under Beginner Season 1 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

37 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #28 - Shopping at the Depachika!”

JapanesePod101.com says:

Ohayou! Whoops! There’s an “Error 404: not found” screen when I click for the pdf notes. I’ll check back later. :smile:

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japanesepod101.com says:

Today’s location is sunny Naha・なは・那覇 located in sunny Okinawa! :grin:

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japanesepod101.com says:

Martini-san, your faster than my upload connection!! :wink: They are up there now. Also, great to hear from you! Please keep the posts coming!

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Steve says:

Konnichiwa.

Another great podcast.

There is a place in North London, called Oriental City. It used to be all Japanese, but now it is a mix off all of Asia, which I like, but there is still a Japanese side. A Japanese Bakery in which you can buy my daughters favourite Anpan and also a Supermarket that has a Japanese section, as I enjoy cooking Japanese food, I buy plenty of ingredients from there. Also there is a large food court which you can eat food from all over Asia inculding Japan and possible the best Sushi bar outside of Japan. And a great shop to buy Japanese crockery, such as Green tea teapots and cups and also Bento boxes. I often shop there (Oriental City and the second hand Japanese book shop) as an excuse to try and speak Japanese….my proplem is I lack confidence and therefore get all nervous and stumble my words or my mind just goes blank.

But what I wanted to say to any listeners in the UK and in easy reach of North London, Just out side Oriental City on the Edgeware Road is a great little second hand Japanese book shop. I have brought Japanese teaching books there for a £1 (one pound) instead of the normal £10, £15 or £20 pounds. I brought a couple of really helpful books on Japanese verbs and particles and for the both of them I actually did just pay £2 pounds. Not only that you can buy some great Japanese books and magazines, and if you like Manga you can buy whole sets for a really cheap price. What I like doing is buying childrens books and then trying to translate them into English for my daughter. This is fun especially if we find an Anpanman or Kitty-chan book which she loves. I will try my best to read them to her in Japanese as well, which she loves.
But anyone near London, go and check it out, it is worth it and a great place to pratice shopping while using Japanese.
O-genki de
Steve

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japanesepod101.com says:

Since today’s counter is hon・ほん・本 the kanji of the day will be granted an extra day in the spotlight! :grin:

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Steve says:

doesn’t ‘Hon’ also mean….’origin off’? as in ‘Honda’ Origin of the Paddy field and ‘Nihon’ Suns Origin? Or have I got that wrong?

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japanesepod101.com says:

For everyone who downloaded the 17:25 version, we just put up an extented (17:35) version in which the main conversion is significantly improved! Please check it out! :grin:
Please let us know what you think!

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anonymous says:

a suggestion: perhaps try to avoid over-using “very nice” in the podcasts? though, the language does sound very nice (but challenging to repeat) ! :)

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Anon says:

Konichiwa!
Congratulations on your site. It is great having an oral site to refresh one’s slight knowlege: when one doesn’t have the opportunity to hear spoken Japanese it is wonderful having Japanese speakers breaking expressions down so clearly. It is all much appreciated.

How about setting up a page listing all the kanjis as they appear so they can be revised.

domo arigato

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Marcos says:

Hey guys,ogenki desu ka
Watashi wa totemo genki desu :razz:
Another great lesson! I have been talking to some people who are learning Japanese in my town guys and most of them find quite useful to conjugate verbs. Although I speak sukoshi Nihongo I dont know how to conjugate when it comes to verbs. Perhaps you could include some lessons with verbs conjugation, I think that would be pretty useful to many people. I have lots of books on Japanese lessons here at home,but still no conjugation. Back when I started my English course I used to read lots and lots of English books on conjugation. I have built a vast vocabulary now thanks to these books. Its sad that many books don’t teach verbs negation or verbs conjugation in Japanese. Its kind of difficult to learn this way because we dont know how to use verbs. You folks are doing a very ardous task because you have other things too do but still take the time to help others. And we must do our best to recognize your ardous task. Also, there is a great Dr. who,after years of studying languages, came to the conclusion that the best way to learn is by listening first. These podcasts can build a very vast vocabulary for anybody who wants to learn Japanese. A big shout goes to Sakura :wink: ,Peter :razz: Nats :wink: and Kazunori :razz: Douzo yoroshiku and Sayounara :grin:

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Marcos says:

Pretty cool Steve. Unfortunately, we dont have many books here in Brazil. I tried to look for some lessons in Brazilian sites to teach Japanese but found pretty few ones. Reading is very important :razz:

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チャナンさん says:

Now you guys really made me want to have 焼き鳥 today! Oh, actually there’s an Aomori Food Fair here at イセタンデパート here in バンコク。I had a small box of だんご yesterday and got to practice a little Japanese with 店の人. I pointed at だんご and asked それわおいしいですか?to which she replied はい、おいしいですよ!So I bought a box of it. She told me ありがとう and I said どうも。 I thought it was really really すごい!
Thank you 皆さん again for helping me speak ぺらぺら (basic) Japanese  :razz:

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Roland says:

This is a great website. Well done to all those involved. Although I don’t have an ipod or an mp3 player at the moment, it has rekindled my interest in learning Japanese.
Of particular interest to me is situational Japanese, like at a bank, reporting a lost item, asking for diections or advice, desribing things, booking flights, recipes, giving directions to taxi drivers, and also understanding impotant PA announcements. I am terrified that I won’t know what to do if there is an earthquake.

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Steve says:

Ohayou Gozaimasu Minna-san.
I need a bit of help. I am having problems with downloading the new extended version of the podcast. I tried updating but it would not add or overwrite the original, so I moved the original unto my desktop and deleted it from my file and I tried to re-download again so I could have the new version, but still no joy. CAn someone please help. I have not had iTunes very long, in fact I downloaded iTunes just so I can retrieve these great podcasts.
Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu
Steve :-)

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Peter says:

Steve-san, yes i have this problem too sometimes! Actually often as I usually test the new ones a few times. My method is a bit crude, but I unsubscribe, then resubscribe. I am sure there is a better way. Anyone else? I ll be back with proper responses to all the previous posts in a minute. :wink:

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Peter says:

Steve-san, you’re right! Unfortunately, the size of the flashcards don’t allow for all the meanings, so that is why we have to pick and choose a bit. You’re right. Please hang on; we’re working on something big.
:wink:

Anonymous-san, yes they said they’re going to start shocking me soon!
:shock:

Anon-san, Thanks for the complement! We have a lot more instore, so please keep checking back and keep the posts coming! :wink:

Marcus-san! Always a pleasure! We’re working on adding some more content to the lessons, so you’re suggestion is very good! Yeah, we are going to get into a lot more stuff in the upcoming weeks! So stick around! :grin:

チャナンさん- Great story! Keep them coming! You have the right idea. Use Japanese whenever you can, and definately let us know about it! We really like to hear about stories like that! And yes, Yakitori! I think this weekend I’ll have to get some! :grin:

Roland- Thanks for the great suggestions! Please keep them coming. We’re going to get started on the ones you provided! Please keep the posts coming. :lol:

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Sean says:

Wow…big, nice conversation in this one. And I love those depachika stores, especially the one at my local Jusco! Just a request; in the Learning Center for this lesson, 本 ほん is listed with the definition “book”, but since you used it as a counter, perhaps the Learning Center vocab could reflect this?

Keep up the great work!

Sean

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Benjami says:

I ask this question here because I´m hearing the lessons just one year late, and I use it to keep the normal timing.
I was able to see the kanji corner till last week, but since a few days ago I can not. Is it ok? Something had happened to the kanji corner?

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Lonna says:

Another great lesson! Now I know about Depachika, I want to go to Japan so bad!!! :eek:

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watermen says:

What is the meaning 如何ですか here…in the PDF it says “how much it is?”. May someone correct the mistake in the PDF file. Thanks. :shock:

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Michael says:

I just found your website, so I am starting from the beginning & have worked my way to here.

I can’t quite make out what is being said in the beginning that replicates the banter when one first enters the depachika.
Irrashaimase! Irrashaimase!
O-tanoshii kudasai!
Kochira konjitsu no
Yasui desu yo!
Ikaga desu ka. Oishikatta ikaga desu ka.

I have to agree about how beautiful Natsuko’s & Sakura’s voices are. Kazunori has a good radio voice as well. Keep up the great work!!!

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JapanesePod101.com says:

watermenさん、

如何 is どうですか? (dou desu ka) or いかがですか? (ikaga desu ka) “how is it?” (but in this case it’s just a call by shopclerks to interest people in their yaki tori).
so the translation “How about some skewered grilled chicken?” is correct.  :cool:

i think you might have confused this with the following line “これはいくらですか?” which is “how much is it?” :wink:

Michaelさん、

いらっしゃいませ!いらっしゃいませ!
irasshaimase! irasshaimase!
come on in, welcome!
どうぞお試しください!
douze o-tameshi kudasai!
go ahead, try some!
こちらは本日のお勧めで~す!
kochira wa honjitsu no osusume desu!
this one is today’s recomendation
安いですよ!
yasui desu yo!
it’s cheap!
いかがですか?
ikaga desu ka?
what do you think?
よろしかったらいかがですか?
yoroshikattara, ikaga desu ka?
if you’d like to, how about it?

:hachimaki:

marky

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Thunderbumble says:

Thank you for the shop clerk translation!
Now I can understand what they are saying!

Michael

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Runaway to Rockaway
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palmist81 says:

To anonymsan the complement “very very nice” gives good sense,
Petersan great RESPECT for you :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

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LN says:

As far as Im concerned, I like it when Peter-san says ‘very very nice’ :lol:

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Leto says:

I have to say, the starting lessons’ style was better, they were more natural. The way Peter acts in these lessons it’s starting to be annoying. I went through all the newbie lessons, by the end of them (at least by the end of Peter’s lessons) he was starting to get better, but these lessons are almost worse than the first ones in newbie. I know it’s been 4 years, but hey … I can really just hope that his style improved throughout this series, otherwise I don’t think I’ll be able to crunch myself through to the end. Which would be quite a shame, as the lessons content itself is great, it’s just the way it is served…:???:

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Naomi says:

Leto-san
As you pointed out this series was created loooong time ago.
Try listening Newbie lesson season 2, 3 or 4.
(Actually season 4 is much easier than season 2 and 3 :wink: )
If newbie series is too easy for you try listening beginner series season 4 and 5. Those lessons are more organized and informative. :wink:

Please try to listen some of those lessons and give us feedback. :wink:

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kiki-chan says:

I love the humor they have when conversing. It gives the lesson a friendly feel and makes it easier for me to learn. :grin: :grin:

I have a questions:
When someone asks 日本語が 話しますか is it okay to respond まあまあです or will you just respond with 灰?

Also, I think I’ve found sort of the origin of “Land of the Rising Sun”

The Kanji 日means sun and the Kanji 本 means land (or book). So putting the Kanji together, you get “Land of the Sun” or Land of the Rising Sun” (rising maybe because you put 日 in front, or “above,” 本!!).

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Naomi says:

kiki-chan-san
>>I have a questions:
When someone asks 日本語が 話しますか is it okay to respond まあまあです or will you just respond with 灰?

Well, it really depends on your current Japanese level and situation. But if you’re super confident with your Japanese skill, はい might be OK.
If you don’t have that much confident yet, say すこしだけ”Sukoshi dake”(only a little).

One thing you should know is generally speaking Japanese people are very humble. That means if you answered はい, they expect you to speak fluent Japanese. :wink:

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Kathy says:

Konnichiwa.
I am fairly new to this site and just signed up for 2 years after 3 days of trial. Love the convenience of i-tune download, which allows learning anywhere and anytime. I have previously taken Japanese lessons at SoKo Gaikun in San Francisco. Only managed to finish 2 seasons due to time commitment. With JPod101, I think I can stick to the learning.

My family vacation in Japan every year for at least 2 weeks in past 10 years. We are leaving again for Kyoto in 10 days. Can’t wait. I am polishing up my basic dialog skill and will take all downloads with me, which I am sure will come in handy.

Thanks for the wonderful site and great learning tool. Love Sakura-san’s and Natusko-san’s voice.

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Jessi says:

Kathyさん,
Thank you for leaving a comment! :kokoro:
You take a family vacation to Japan every year? How nice! :grin:
Enjoy your trip in Kyoto this year!

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samuzora says:

In response to Kiki-chan’s question.
If your unsure of your relation to the one asking “Sukoshi Hanashimasu. Demo made jouzu dewa arimasen.” may be safer,I.E more polite. Hope I got that right, Let me know if I am off.

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The Old Wolf says:

> The Kanji 日means sun and the Kanji 本 means land (or book)

本 actually means “root”, or “origin” in this case. so “nihon” refers to the place of the sun’s origin, or the place from which it rises.

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おう says:

ここは何処ですか。デパ地下です。焼き鳥如何ですか。
その焼き鳥は幾らですか。この焼き鳥は一本百円で。
その焼き鳥は幾らですか。この焼き鳥は一本三百円です。

一本ずつお願いします。

また今日ね。

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Rodrigo says:

I don’t understand, if the lesson notes show that there are Kanjis for many of the words, why aren’t they presented in the lesson transcript?

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Jessi says:

Hi Rodrigo-san,
Because these lessons are meant for beginners, there are some kanji (usually the more difficult ones) that we choose not to include in the transcripts :)

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