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Learn Work Vocabulary (Day 38) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-05-19100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 38

Learn Shopping Words (買い物)


🧠 Why Shopping Words?

Shopping words are used in daily life.

👉 You need them for buying things and asking prices.


🔤 Today’s Words

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

かう

kau

to buy

うる

uru

to sell

みせ

mise

shop / store

ねだん

nedan

price

いくら

ikura

how much

やすい

yasui

cheap

たかい

takai

expensive

これ

kore

this

それ

sore

that

あれ

are

that (over there)

👉 Very useful for shopping


🔊 Pronunciation Tips

• Keep sounds clear
• Short and smooth
• Don’t rush

👉 Natural rhythm is important


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

• これ = this
• いくら = how much
• かう = buy

👉 Used in shopping situations


📝 Example Sentences

  • これ をかう。 = buy this
  • いくら? = how much?

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Mixing これ / それ / あれ
• Saying too fast
• Forgetting usage

👉 Pay attention to distance


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice in real shops
• Say out loud
• Use daily
• Repeat often

👉 Real use helps memory


🎯 Practice

👉 これ / それ / いくら

Repeat at least 5 times


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

かう

?

2

みせ

?

3

ねだん

?

4

これ

?

5

あれ

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

かう

?

7

うる

?

8

いくら

?

9

やすい

?

10

たかい

?


③ Fill

No.

Meaning

Answer

11

to buy

?

12

shop

?

13

price

?

14

this

?

15

that

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

kau

2

mise

3

nedan

4

kore

5

are

6

to buy

7

to sell

8

how much

9

cheap

10

expensive

11

かう

12

みせ

13

ねだん

14

これ

15

それ


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 39: Weather Words