5.2.3 At The Supermarket

• describe and ask for amounts of food

• locate items in a supermarket

Academic Vocabulary: 
counters

Lesson Overview

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Question and Answer

sumimasen,
....... uriba wa doko desu ka?
Excuse me, where is the ....... section?

OO section:

やさい　yasai : vegetable
くだもの　kudamono : fruits
にく　niku : meat

すみません、
OOうりばはどこですか

OOうりばは
OOうりばのOOです

....... uriba wa ....... uriba no ..... desu
The ....... section is ........ to ......... section

OO section
- よこ yoko : next to
- まえ mae : in front of
- うしろ ushiro : behind

すみません、にくうりばはどこですか
sumimasen, niku uriba wa doko desu ka

にくうりばはやさいうりばのよこです
niku uriba wa yasai uriba no yoko desu

Question and Answer

....... de nani wo kaitai desu ka
What do you want to buy at ....... ?

OO section:

やさいうりば　yasai uriba : vegetable section
くだものうりば　kudamono uriba : fruits section
にくうりば　niku uriba : meat section
スーパー　suupaa : supermarket

OOでなにをかいたいですか

OOをOOかいたいです

....... wo ..... kaitai desu
I want to buy ....... of .......

OO section (items)

- きゅうり kyuuri
- たまねぎ tamanegi
- とりにく toriniku
- ぶたにく buta niku

にくうりばでなにをかいたいですか
niku uriba de nani wo kaitai desu ka

きゅうりをいっぽんかいたいです
kyuuri wo ippon kaitai desu

OO section (counter)

- ふたつ futatsu
- いちリットル ichi rittoru
- さんぼん san bon
- etc.

Question and Answer

....... wa dore gurai kaimasu ka?
How many ....... will you buy?

OO section:

きゅうり　kyuuri
たまねぎ　tamanegi
ミルク　miruku
とりにく　toriniku
たまご　tamago

OOはどれぐらいかいますか

OOだけかいます

..... dake kaimasu
I only buy .......

じゃがいもはどれぐらいかいますか
jyagaimo wa dore gurai kaimasu ka?

いっぽんだけかいます
ippon dake kaimasu

OO section (counter)

ふたつ futatsu
ひとつ hitotsu
いちリットル ichi rittoru
さんぼん san bon
いっぽん ippon

Question and Answer

Donna ....... wo kaimasu ka
What kind ....... will you buy?

OO section:

にく niku
デザート dezaato
ケーキ keeki
アイスクリーム aisukuriimu
やさい yasai

どんなOOをかいますか

OOをかいます

..... wo kaimasu
I will buy .......

どんなアイスクリームをかいますか
donna aisukuriimu wo kaimasu ka

りょうほうをかいます or りょうほうかいます
ryouhou wo kaimasu / ryouhou kaimasu

OO section

バニラ banira : vanilla
チョコレート chokoreeto : chocolate
りょうほう ryouhou : both
きゅうり kyuuri
とりにく toriniku

Open Ended

Press play to listen to the conversation below. What did the person buy?

Answer in English

Categorize

Options (9)

Organize these options into the right categories

Counter つ tsu

Counter ほん hon

Counter リットル　rittoru

Multiple Choice

What does the person buy from the seller?

• 3 tomatoes, 2 potatoes, 1 onion, 1 carrot, and 1 cucumber

• 3 potatoes, 2 tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 carrot, and 1 cucumber

• 3 onions, 2 tomatoes, 1 potato, 1 carrot, and 2 cucumbers

• 3 tomatoes, 2 potatoes, 1 onion, 1 carrot, and 2 cucumbers

Open Ended

Create a conversation between you and the store staff talking about ingredients you wants to buy, along with the quantity of each that you need and asking the section of ingredients you need such as meat section, milk section, etc.