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Try it on in Japanese
Haruka walks Leo down a side lane off Yanaka Ginza and into a small clothing shop. A navy jacket on the rack catches his eye.
Goro follows them in, but the fitting room is made for one person, not a yak.
You will ask to try something on, find the fitting room, and ask for other sizes and colors.
Then you either take a moment to think, or you choose.
By the end of this lesson
Ask to try something on, then choose.
- これを試着してもいいですか。Can I try this on?
- 試着室はどこですか。Where is the fitting room?
- もっと大きいサイズはありますか。Do you have a bigger size?
- 別の色はありますか。Do you have another color?
- ちょっと考えます。I'll think about it.
- これにします。I'll take this one.
Scene — a shop off the lane
A narrow shop off Yanaka Ginza hangs jackets on a wooden rack. Haruka holds the door. Leo eyes a navy jacket.
Goro fills the aisle in his olive coat. The fitting room curtain at the back is blank and small.
A clerk waits by the till, ready to help.
Learn — try this on
These six lines take you through a shop: ask to try something on, find the fitting room, then ask for size or color.
You also get two ways to finish: think a moment, or take it.
これを試着してもいいですか。
Can I try this on?
When to use it: Ask a clerk before you step into the fitting room with an item.
てもいいですか asks permission after a て-form verb.
試着室はどこですか。
Where is the fitting room?
When to use it: Ask this when you need the fitting room in a shop.
は marks 試着室 as the thing you are asking about.
もっと大きいサイズはありますか。
Do you have a bigger size?
When to use it: Use this when the size you tried feels too small.
もっと before 大きい asks for a size bigger than this one.
別の色はありますか。
Do you have another color?
When to use it: Use this when you like the item but want a different color.
の links 別 to 色 when you ask for another color.
ちょっと考えます。
I'll think about it.
When to use it: Use this when you need a moment before you decide.
This polite line buys a moment when you are not ready to buy.
これにします。
I'll take this one.
When to use it: Use this when you have chosen the item you will buy.
にします means you choose this one and will take it.
Story — goro and the curtain
Haruka takes Leo into a small shop. He wants to try a jacket, and Goro cannot fit in the fitting room.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- Haruka points Leo toward a navy jacket. Goro already fills the aisle.
- Clerkいらっしゃいませ。Welcome.
Leoすみません。Excuse me.- Leoこれを試着してもいいですか。Can I try this on?
- Clerkはい、どうぞ。Sure, go ahead.
- Leo試着室はどこですか。Where is the fitting room?
- Clerk奥です。It's at the back.
Goroええと、私も入ってもいいですか。Um, may I go in too?- Clerkすみません、試着室は小さいです。Sorry, the fitting room is small.
- Goro stays by the rack. Leo steps behind the blank curtain.
- Leo comes out. The navy jacket looks tight on the shoulders.
- Leoもっと大きいサイズはありますか。Do you have a bigger size?
- Clerkはい、あります。Yes, we do.
- Leo別の色はありますか。Do you have another color?
- Clerk茶色もありますよ。We have brown too.
- Leo comes back in a brown jacket.
Harukaどう？How is it?- Leoちょうどいいです。It's just right.
- He looks at the blank tag, then at Haruka.
- Leoちょっと考えます。I'll think about it.
- Haruka waits by the rack. Leo checks the tag again, then nods.
- Leoこれにします。I'll take this one.
Practice — pick the shop line
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, build a line, and pick the right shop ask.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
いらっしゃいませ。
What do you say?
What do you say?
You want the clerk's attention at the jacket rack.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Where is the fitting room?
試着室____どこですか。
Pick the reply
Clerk says:
Pick the reply
はい、どうぞ。
Sure, go ahead.
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
Do you have a bigger size?
。
Tap the words in order.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
別の色はありますか。
What do you say?
What do you say?
The clerk asks if you will buy the jacket now. You are not ready.
Swap the word
Swap the word
You have chosen the jacket. Fix the particle so you take this one.
これ____します。
Find the mistake
Find the mistake
True or false?
True or false?
This line means the jacket is too big.
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo in the shop with Haruka. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Clerkいらっしゃいませ。Welcome.
- Leo (you)Ask if you may try this on.
Ask if you may try this on.
これを試着してもいいですか。
Can I try this on?
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| これを試着してもいいですか。 | Can I try this on? | |
| 試着室はどこですか。 | Where is the fitting room? | |
| もっと大きいサイズはありますか。 | Do you have a bigger size? | |
| 別の色はありますか。 | Do you have another color? | |
| ちょっと考えます。 | I'll think about it. | |
| これにします。 | I'll take this one. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these shop lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round before you shop keeps try-on ready at the rack.
Open Yak Cards