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かいものShopping

Kaimono

Shopping words: mise, ichiba, depaato, suupaa, kau, uru, mono, okyakusan, ten'in, fukuro. The key grammar is "~tai desu" (things you want to do): kaitai desu, tabetai desu. Attach "tai" to the pre-masu stem of the verb: kaimasu → kaitai. English speakers make the mistake of attaching "tai" to the dictionary form and saying "kau tai desu" — attach it to the masu-stem: kaitai desu. Kana corner: pronouncing the shopping words.

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かう たい？ かいたい？— kau tai? kaitai?

  1. YukiマMaイiクkuさsaんn、なnaにniをoかkaいiたtaいiでdeすsuかka？Mike, what do you want to buy?
  2. MikeふFuくkuろroをoかkaうuたtaいiでdeすsu。I want to buy a bag. (slip: attach "tai" to the masu-stem → kaitai, not "kau tai")
  3. Yuki「かKaいiたtaいiでdeすsu」でdeすsu：まmaすsuけkeいiにni「たtaいi」をoつtsuけkeまmaすsu。It is "kaitai desu": attach "tai" to the masu-stem.
  4. MikeあA、ふfuくkuろroをoかkaいiたtaいiでdeすsu。Ah, I want to buy a bag.

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いちばで— At the market

  1. MikeこKoんnにniちchiはwa。くKuだdaもmoのnoをoかkaいiたtaいiでdeすsu。Hello. I want to buy fruit.
  2. てんいんはHaいi、くkuだdaもmoのnoあaりriまmaすsuよyo。なNaにniをoかkaいiたtaいiでdeすsuかka？Yes, we have fruit. What do you want to buy?
  3. MikeりRiんnごgoをoかkaいiたtaいiでdeすsu。I want to buy apples.
  4. てんいんはHaいi、りriんnごgoでdeすsu。あAりriがgaとうtōごgoざzaいiまmaすsu。Here are the apples. Thank you.

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かkaうu

verbto buy (→ kaimasu)

うuるru

verbto sell (→ urimasu)

かkaいiもmoのno

nounshopping

いiちchiばba

nounmarket

デdeパーpāトto

noundepartment store

スーsūパーpā

nounsupermarket

もmoのno

nounthing

おoきゃkyaくkuさsaんn

nouncustomer

てteんnいiんn

nounshop clerk

ふfuくkuろro

nounbag

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What you want to do: verb + "~tai desu"

Explanation

To say what you want to do, attach "tai" to the pre-masu stem. kaimasu → kai + tai = kaitai desu. tabemasu → tabetai desu. nomimasu → nomitai desu. With "nani o kaitai desu ka" you can ask what someone wants to buy. Keep the "o" as usual. English speakers make the mistake of attaching "tai" to the dictionary form (kau) and saying "kau tai desu" — always attach it to the masu-stem (kai): kaitai desu.

Examples

  • これを かいたいです。I want to buy this.
  • なにを かいたいですか。What do you want to buy?
  • みずを のみたいです。I want to drink water.
  • パンを かいたいです。I want to buy bread.

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かいものの ことば— Shopping Words

Read the sentences in hiragana:

  • かいものを します。kaimono o shimasuI go shopping.
  • なにを かいたいですか。nani o kaitai desu kaWhat do you want to buy?
  • りんごを かいたいです。ringo o kaitai desuI want to buy apples.
  • ふくろを かいたいです。fukuro o kaitai desuI want to buy a bag.

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