15: I need some batteries.
Shopping and describing items
Learn vocabulary for shopping, describing items, and expressing needs. This lesson focuses on shopping-related vocabulary, item descriptions, and store navigation.

Key topics:
- ・Shopping for various items
- ・Describing items with adjectives
- ・Expressing needs and wants
- ・Store types and departments
- ・Asking for specific items
- ・Understanding store layouts
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: が ほしいです - Wanting Things
Use this pattern to express that you want something. The particle が marks the object that is wanted.
Rule 2: を 下さい - Asking Politely
Use this pattern to make polite requests for items, similar to 'Please give me ~'.
Rule 3: の - Descriptive Particle
の connects nouns and can describe the type or category of something.
Rule 4: とか - For Example
とか is used when giving examples, similar to 'for example' or 'things like' in English.
Rule 5: な Adjectives - Describing Nouns
な adjectives require な before a noun when used attributively.
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct particle to complete the sentence meaning 'I want batteries.'
でんち______ ほしいです。
Question 2
Choose the correct reading of 入口.
______はこちらです。
Question 3
Choose the correct particle to make a polite request for batteries.
でんち______ 下さい。
Question 4
What does 出口 mean?
出口はあちらです。
Question 5
Choose the correct particle to describe the shop location.
えきまえ______ みせです。
Question 6
Choose the correct reading of 階 in 三階.
三______です。
Question 7
Choose the correct word to give examples meaning 'things like batteries'.
でんち______ ほしいです。
Question 8
What does 押す mean?
ボタンを押します。
Question 9
Choose the correct particle to connect a な adjective to a noun.
すてき______ ふくです。
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 安い.
この店は______です。
Question 11
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence meaning 'I want a new phone.'
あたらしい けいたい______ ほしいです。
Question 12
What does 引く mean?
ドアを引きます。
Question 13
Choose the correct phrase to politely ask for water.
みず______。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 入口.
______はこちらです。
Question 15
Choose the correct particle to give examples in the sentence meaning 'I want things like apples and oranges.'
りんご______ オレンジ______ ほしいです。
Question 16
What does 安い mean?
この店は安いです。
Question 17
Choose the correct particle to complete the sentence meaning 'It's a shop on the first floor.'
いっかい______ みせです。
Question 18
Choose the correct reading of 押す.
ボタンを______。
Question 19
Choose the correct form to complete the sentence meaning 'It's a quiet room.'
しずか______ へやです。
Question 20
What does ~階 mean when attached to a number?
五階です。