Asking where the juice is and choosing a bottle | Learn Japanese in English

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Dialogue

すみません、ジュースはどこですか？

soo-mee-mah-SEN, JOO-suh wah doh-KOH dess-kah? Excuse me, where is the juice?

この売り場にあります。冷たい飲み物の隣です。

KOH-noh oo-ree-BAH nee ah-ree-MAHSS. tsoo-meh-TAH-ee noh-MEE-moh-noh toh-NAH-ree dess. It's in this section, next to the cold drinks.

何がおすすめですか？

NAH-nee gah oh-soo-SOO-meh dess-kah? What do you recommend?

このジュースはさっぱりした味で、飲みやすいです。

KOH-noh JOO-suh wah sahp-PAH-ree shee-tah ah-MEE deh, noh-MEE-yah-SOO-ee dess. This juice has a fresh taste and is easy to drink.

では、そのボトルを買います。

deh-WAH, soh-NOH boh-TOH-roo oh kah-ee-MAHSS. Then I'll get that bottle.

Word by Word

すみません In this dialogue, すみません means “Excuse me” and politely gets the shop staff’s attention before a question. A learner can use it when addressing a shop worker or another person politely.

ジュースジュース refers to juice, the item whose location the customer asks about. In ジュースはどこですか？, it is the item being discussed.

は In ジュースはどこですか？, は marks ジュース as the topic of the question. A reusable pattern is Xはどこですか？ for asking where something is.

どこどこ means “where” in どこですか？ and asks for a location. A reusable pattern is Xはどこですか？ when asking where an item or place is.

です In どこですか？, です gives the question a polite sentence ending. It is useful in polite questions about what or where something is.

か At the end of どこですか？, か marks the sentence as a question. It is commonly placed at the end of a polite question.

このこの means “this” before a noun, and この売り場 means “this section” in the dialogue. A reusable pattern is この plus a noun when referring to something nearby.

売り場売り場 means a sales area or section of a shop. In この売り場にあります, it identifies the section where the juice is located.

に In この売り場にあります, に marks この売り場 as the location where the juice is found. A reusable pattern is placeにあります for saying that an inanimate thing is in a place.

ありますあります politely says that an inanimate thing is located or exists. Here, it says the juice is in この売り場; a reusable pattern is itemは placeにあります.

冷たい冷たい means “cold” and describes the temperature of the drinks in 冷たい飲み物. A reusable pattern is 冷たい plus a noun when describing something cold.

飲み物飲み物 means “drink” or “beverage.” In 冷たい飲み物, it refers to the cold drinks next to which the juice is placed.

の In 冷たい飲み物の隣, の links 冷たい飲み物 to 隣 and gives the meaning “next to the cold drinks.” A reusable pattern is Aの隣 for “next to A.”

隣隣 means “beside” or “next to.” In 冷たい飲み物の隣です, it identifies the juice’s location relative to the cold drinks.

何何 means “what” in 何がおすすめですか？ and asks which item is recommended. A reusable pattern is 何が...ですか？ when asking what has a certain description or role.

が In 何がおすすめですか？, が marks 何 as the thing being identified as recommended. The pattern 何が...ですか？ asks which thing fits the description.

おすすめおすすめ means a recommendation or a recommended choice. In 何がおすすめですか？, the customer asks the staff which item they recommend.

さっぱりしたさっぱりした describes the juice as having a fresh or refreshing quality in さっぱりした味. It can be reused before 味 when describing a refreshing taste.

味味 means “taste” or “flavor.” In さっぱりした味, it refers to the juice’s refreshing taste.

で In さっぱりした味で、飲みやすいです, で links the refreshing taste with the additional description that the juice is easy to drink. It is useful for connecting descriptions of the same thing.

飲みやすい飲みやすい means “easy to drink” and describes the juice as comfortable or simple to drink. A reusable pattern is a verb form plus やすい for something that is easy to do.

ではでは means “then” or “in that case” in では、そのボトルを買います. It marks the customer’s decision after hearing the recommendation and can introduce a decision in polite conversation.

そのその means “that” before a noun, and そのボトル refers to the bottle being discussed or recommended. A reusable pattern is その plus a noun when both people know which item is meant.

ボトルボトル means “bottle.” In そのボトル, it refers to the bottle the customer has chosen to buy.

を In そのボトルを買います, を marks そのボトル as the object of 買います. A reusable pattern is objectを plus a verb when stating what someone does or buys.

買います買います is the polite form used here to state the decision to buy. A reusable pattern is itemを買います when politely saying that you will buy an item.

Grammar Points

場所に〜があります

この売り場にジュースがあります。

KOH-noh oo-ree-BAH nee JOO-suh gah ah-ree-MAHSS.

There is juice in this sales area.

「あります」は、物の存在や場所を表します。場所には「に」を使います。

〜やすい

この飲み物は飲みやすい。

KOH-noh noh-MEE-moh-noh wah noh-MEE-yah-SOO-ee.

This drink is easy to drink.

動詞のます形から「ます」を取って「やすい」を付けると、しやすさを表す形容詞になります。

Japanese Vocabulary

あります verb

ah-ree-MAHSS there is; it is located

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

there is; it is located

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あります

excuse me

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すみません

juice

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ジュース

recommendation; recommended choice

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