N5 Supermarket Job Japanese Conversation
Practical N5-level Japanese for working at a supermarket or convenience store: greetings, cash register, guiding customers, prices, restocking, returns, phone handovers, and reporting problems at work.
Who this course is for
This course is designed for self-learners and JLPT candidates preparing for N5, with emphasis on conversation, exercises, grammar, reading, vocabulary, listening through structured lessons and guided practice. Study 6 step-by-step lessons with free interactive quizzes on Minna Nihongo. Ideal if you want exam-style review, daily study habits, and measurable progress without a classroom schedule.
Lessons
- Greetings & Self-Introduction — Learn how to greet coworkers and introduce yourself on your first day working at a supermarket.
- Working at the Cash Register — Key phrases for scanning items, taking payment, and giving change at the checkout counter.
- Guiding Customers to Products — Help customers find what they're looking for by describing where products are located in the store.
- Prices and Sales Promotions — Talk about prices, discounts, and special promotions with customers.
- Shelving and Checking Stock — Talk about restocking shelves, checking inventory, and handling the storeroom.
- Returns and Exchanges — Handle customer requests to return or exchange items, and apologize politely.
Sample vocabulary from this course
- 挨拶（あいさつ） (挨拶): greeting
- 品出し（しなだし） (品出し): restocking shelves
- 値段（ねだん） (値段): price
- 売り場（うりば） (売り場): sales floor, section
- レジ (レジ): cash register
- 会計（かいけい） (会計): checkout, payment
- 割引（わりびき） (割引): discount
- 倉庫（そうこ） (倉庫): storeroom, warehouse
- 棚（たな） (棚): shelf
- 店員（てんいん） (店員): store clerk
- 袋（ふくろ） (袋): bag
- 段ボール（だんばこばこ） (段ボール): cardboard box
- 新人（しんじん） (新人): newcomer, new employee
- セール (セール): sale
- 通路（つうろ） (通路): aisle
- 右（みぎ） (右): right
- 数える（かぞえる） (数える): to count
- 店長（てんちょう） (店長): store manager
- お釣り（おつり） (お釣り): change (money)
- 特売（とくばい） (特売): special sale, bargain item
- 左（ひだり） (左): left
- 制服（せいふく） (制服): uniform
- レシート (レシート): receipt
- 半額（はんがく） (半額): half price
- 足りない（たりない） (足りない): not enough, insufficient
- 呸取（とんや） (呸取): convenience store
- クーポン (クーポン): coupon
- 現金（げんきん） (現金): cash
- 出勤（しゅっきん） (出勤): coming to work, clocking in
- 発注（はっちゅう） (発注): placing an order
- 在庫（ざいこ） (在庫): stock, inventory
- 休憩（きゅうけい） (休憩): break, rest
- カード (カード): card
- 進備（しんぱい） (進備): restocking, replenishment
- 税込み（ぜいこみ） (税込み): tax included
- 日付（ひづけ） (日付): date
- 期限（きげん） (期限): expiration, deadline
- 担当（たんとう） (担当): in charge of
- 案内（あんない） (案内): guidance, showing the way
- ポイントカード (ポイントカード): point card, loyalty card