Shopping: いくらですか and これをください

屋 ya after a noun means “shop for…”: 本屋 is a bookshop, パン屋 a bakery.

Point and use これ, それ, あれ from the ko-so-a-do family.

Japanese clothes use S, M and L, read エス, エム, エル. Shoes are sized in centimetres.

Cards and IC transport cards are widely accepted; some small shops are still cash only (現金のみ).

Phrases for when something is wrong.

Japanese discounts are often written in 割 (tenths): 2割引 is 20% off.

Words on any Japanese shopping site.

Say each one in Japanese, then open the answer to check and hear it.

1. How much is this?
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   ▶これはいくらですか。Kore wa ikura desu ka.
2. I’ll take this.
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   ▶これをください。Kore o kudasai.
3. Can I try it on?
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   ▶試着してもいいですか。しちゃくしてもいいですかShichaku shite mo ii desu ka.
4. Do you have a smaller size?
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   ▶もっと小さいサイズはありますか。もっとちいさいサイズはありますかMotto chiisai saizu wa arimasu ka.
5. Can I pay by card?
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   ▶カードで払えますか。カードではらえますかKādo de haraemasu ka.
6. I don’t need a bag.
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   ▶袋は要りません。ふくろはいりませんFukuro wa irimasen.

The コンビニ script, line by line. Staff questions are almost always the same.