Just Looking, Thanks! — Dodging Eager Shop Clerks
Navigate Japanese fashion boutique shopping: politely dodging enthusiastic sales staff (見てるだけです), asking to try items on in fitting rooms (試着してもいいですか), asking for sizes, and gracefully declining (検討してまた来ます).
N4 Series 3: Shopping & Daily Services (日本語 Talk Radio) · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- 店員（てんいん） (店員): shop assistant / store clerk
- 見てるだけ（みてえるだけ） (見てるだけ): just looking / browsing
- 試着（しちゃく） (試着): trying on clothes
- 試着室（しちゃくしつ） (試着室): fitting room / dressing room
- サイズ (サイズ): size (S, M, L)
- 検討する（けんとうする） (検討する): to consider / think over
- 新作（しんさく） (新作): new arrival / new collection
- 鏡（かがみ） (鏡): mirror
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- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 50 (7 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 49 (7 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 48 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 44 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 45 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 46 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 47 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 43 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 42 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「店員（てんいん）」 mean in this lesson?
- shop assistant / store clerk
- What does 「見てるだけ（みてえるだけ）」 mean in this lesson?
- just looking / browsing
- What does 「試着（しちゃく）」 mean in this lesson?
- trying on clothes
- What does 「試着室（しちゃくしつ）」 mean in this lesson?
- fitting room / dressing room
- What does 「サイズ」 mean in this lesson?
- size (S, M, L)
- What does 「検討する（けんとうする）」 mean in this lesson?
- to consider / think over
- What does 「新作（しんさく）」 mean in this lesson?
- new arrival / new collection
- What does 「鏡（かがみ）」 mean in this lesson?
- mirror