本屋ほんや辞書じしょ






Featured Kanji
(ひと・ジン・ニン)
person

Vocabulary

  • — bookstore
  • — dictionary
  • — now
  • — town
  • — Japanese language
  • — want (something)
  • — many; a lot
  • — shop; store
  • — person
  • — ask; listen
  • — buy
  • — before; in front of
  • — inside
  • — see; look
  • — say
  • — three books (counter さつ)
  • — about; around (approximate amount)
  • — the most; number one
  • — good

Grammar / Notes

  • quotation + verb like / : Use or a plain sentence + to mark what someone says or asks. Example: /
  • V/ N + (before doing): Put after a verb (dictionary form) to mean “before doing …”. Example:

English

The Bookstore’s Dictionary

I am at the town bookstore now.
I want a Japanese dictionary, but there are many.
I asked the store person, “Which one is good?”
The store person said, “Please look inside before buying.”
I looked inside about three books.
And then, I bought the best dictionary.