Unit 10
Shopping for Clothes

Lesson
このラーメンは美味しいです [kono rāmen wa oishii desu]
This ramen is delicious.
- この [kono] means "this"
- ラーメンは [rāmen wa] means "as for the ramen"
- 美味しいです [oishii desu] means "It's delicious."
このラーメンは安いです [kono rāmen wa yasui desu]
This ramen is inexpensive.
- 安いです [yasui desu] means "It's inexpensive."
Putting two adjectives together (美味しい and 安い):
- Step 1: Start with the first adjective 美味しい [oishii]
- Step 2: Convert it to its て-form: 美味しくて [oishikute]
- Step 3: Add the second adjective 安い [yasui]
- Step 4: Finish with です [desu] for politeness.
- 美味しくて安いです [oishikute yasui desu] It's delicious and cheap.
かばんは大きくて重いです [kaban wa ōkikute omoi desu]
The bag is big and heavy.
- かばんは [kaban wa] means "as for the bag"
- 大きくて [ōkikute] means "big and..."
- 重いです [omoi desu] means "It's heavy."
スカートは軽くて可愛いです [sukāto wa karukute kawaii desu]
The skirt is light and cute.
- スカートは [sukāto wa] means "as for the skirt"
- 軽くて [karukute] means "light and..."
- 可愛いです [kawaii desu] means "It's cute."
Conversation
- A: このかばんはどうですか
How is this bag? - B: かばんは大きくて重いです [kaban wa ōkikute omoi desu]
The bag is big and heavy. - A: このスカートはどうですか
How is this skirt? - B: スカートは軽くて可愛いです [sukāto wa karukute kawaii desu]
The skirt is light and cute. - A: いいですね!
Sounds good!
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 可愛い [kawaii] | cute |
| きれい [kirei] | beautiful / clean |
| 長い [nagai] | long |
| 短い [mijikai] | short |
| 重い [omoi] | heavy |
| 軽い [karui] | light |
