Do you have your shopping list? = “Kaimono risuto wa mottekimashitaka?” 買い物リストは持って来ましたか？

I want to get good deals on fresh fish. = “Osakana wo yasuku kaitaidesu.” お魚を安く買いたいです。

Do you carry miso paste? = “Miso wa kaimonokago ni iremashitaka?” 味噌は買い物かごに入れましたか？

What is today’s special? = “Kyo no tokubaihin wa nandesuka?” 今日の特売品は何ですか？

I’ll take one kilo of this. How much? = “Korewo ichi-kiro itadakimasu. Ikura desuka?” これを１キロいだたきます。いくらですか？

I’m hungry! Let’s grab a quick bite from the food stall over there. = “Onakaga sukimashita. Asokono yataide nanika tabemasho.” お腹が空きました。あそこの屋台で何かたべましょう。

• Crab legs = kani no ashi 蟹の足

• Salmon = sake/saamon 鮭 / サーモン

• Tuna = maguro 鮪

• Salmon caviar = ikura/sujiko いくら / 筋子

• Octopus = tako 蛸

• Seaweed = nori/wakame/konbu 海苔

• Eggs = tamago 玉子 / 卵

• Onion = tamanegi 玉葱

• Pumpkin = kabocha かぼちゃ

• Strawberries = ichigo いちご

• Persimmon = kaki 柿

• Discount = nebiki 値引き

• Busy = nigiyaka 賑やか

• Crowded = kondeiru 混んでいる

Pronunciation key: “A” is short (like “ah”); “E” is short (like “get”); “I” is short (like “it”); “O” is long (like “old”); “U” is long (like “tube”); and “AI” is a long “I” (like “hike”). Most words are pronounced with equal emphasis on each syllable, but “OU” is a long “O” with emphasis on that syllable.

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