Online Shopping
Japanese Basic Conversation 4
Chapter 6 ยท Online Shopping & Consumer Rights: Orders, Complaints & Warranty
๐ฆ Online Shopping โ ใใใใทใงใใใณใฐ
You order online, a parcel arrives, and sometimes something goes wrong. This chapter covers orders, delivery, returns, complaints and warranty. The new patterns are ใใจ ("when / if: a natural result") and ใใฆใใพใใพใใ ("I did it by mistake / it ended up that way"). There is no romaji except in the vocabulary table. Each dialog is followed by a Words note with English meanings.
โ Placing an Order โ ใกใ ใใใ
โก Delivery โ ใฏใใใ
โข A Wrong Item โ ใพใกใใ
โฃ Warranty โ ใปใใใ
โค Cooling-off โ ใฏใผใชใณใฐใชใ
โฅ Between Friends (casual) โ ใจใใ ใกใจ
๐ Key Phrases โ ใ ใใใช ใฒใใใใ
| English | Polite | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| I'd like to return this. | ใใใ ใธใใดใใใใใใงใใใ | ใใ ใใใใใใ |
| It's broken. | ใใใใฆ ใใพใใ | ใใใใฆใใ |
| It's different from the picture. | ใใใใใจ ใกใใใพใใ | ใใใใใจ ใกใใใ |
| Could I get a refund? | ใฏใใใใฉใใฆ ใใใใพใใใ | ใใใญ ใใใใฆ ใใใใ? |
| I'm sorry (from the shop). | ใใใใใใใใใพใใใ | ใใใใญใ |
| It hasn't arrived. | ใพใ ใจใฉใใฆ ใใพใใใ | ใพใ ใใชใใ |
๐ค Three Verbs โ ใฉใใ
| Verb | Polite | Plain | ใชใ-form | ใฆ-form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to arrive, be delivered (G1) | ใจใฉใใพใ | ใจใฉใ | ใจใฉใใชใ | ใจใฉใใฆ |
| to break (by itself) (G1) | ใใใใพใ | ใใใใ | ใใใใชใ | ใใใใฆ |
| to exchange (G1 ยท irregular ใใ-verb) | ใใใใใใพใ | ใใใใใใ | ใใใใใใชใ | ใใใใใใฆ |
๐งฐ Grammar Tools โ ใถใใฝใ
1. ใใจ: when / if (a natural result)
Join two clauses with plain verb + ใจ when the second always follows the first: instructions, habits, natural results. ใใฟใณใ ใใใจใใใขใ ใใใพใ "If you press the button, the door opens." ใใพ ใกใ ใใใใใใจใใใใฃใฆ ใจใฉใใพใ "If you order now, it arrives the day after tomorrow."
| Pattern | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| plain verb + ใจ + result | natural result, habit | ใใใจใใฏใใ ใคใใพใใ |
| ใ-adj plain + ใจ | if it isโฆ | ใตใคใบใ ใกใใใใจใใใใใพใใ |
| noun / ใช-adj + ใ ใจ | if it isโฆ | ใตใใใใฒใใ ใจใใใใใใง ใใใใใงใใ |
| ใใจใใใใใพใ | when you look, you find | ใฟใใจใใใใใพใใ |
2. ใใฆใใพใใพใใ: I ended up / by mistake
Add ใใพใใพใใ to the ใฆ-form to say an action was completed, usually with regret: ใใใใฆ ใใพใใพใใ "I forgot (oops)", ใใใใฆ ใใพใใพใใ "it broke". Casual speech shortens it: ใใกใใฃใ / ใใใใฃใ (ใใฃใกใใฃใ, ใใใใใฃใ).
| Polite | Casual | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใใฃใฆ ใใพใใพใใ | ใใฃใกใใฃใ | I ended up buying it |
| ใใจใใฆ ใใพใใพใใ | ใใจใใกใใฃใ | I dropped it |
| ใใใง ใใพใใพใใ | ใใใใใฃใ | I've finished reading it |
3. Complaining politely
State the facts, then the request: ใใฆ ใใพใ (the situation) + ใใฆ ใใใ ใใพใใ (could youโฆ). For example: ใใใใฆ ใใพใใใใใใใใฆ ใใใ ใใพใใใ Avoid anger; calm, clear statements get the fastest help.
๐ฐ Reading โ ใใฟใใฎ
Read the text with kanji (readings in brackets). If it's too hard, open the kana-only version below it. Then answer the true/false questions.
ใใใใง ่ฒท(ใ)ใ็ฉ(ใใฎ)
ๅ ้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ)ใใใใใง ใใคใ ๆณจๆ(ใกใ ใใใ)ใใพใใใไบๆฅ(ใตใคใ)ใใจใซ ใจใฉใใพใใใใใตใคใบใ ใกใใใใฆ ใฏใใพใใใงใใใใตใคใใ ใฟใใจใใไธๆฅ(ใชใฎใ)ใใชใ ใชใ ่ฟๅ(ใธใใดใ)ใงใใพใใใจ ๆธ(ใ)ใใฆ ใใใพใใใใใใซ ้ฃ็ตก(ใใใใ)ใใพใใใๅบ(ใฟใ)ใฎ ไบบ(ใฒใจ)ใฏใใ็ณ(ใใ)ใ่จณ(ใใ)ใใใใพใใใใใใซ ใปใใฎ ใตใคใบใ ใ้(ใใ)ใใใพใใใจ ่จ(ใ)ใใพใใใใงใใใปใใ ใตใคใบใฏ ๅจๅบซ(ใใใ)ใ ใใใพใใใงใใใใใใงใใ้(ใใญ)ใ ่ฟ(ใใ)ใใฆ ใใใใพใใใไบๆฅ(ใใคใ)ใใจใซใๅฃๅบง(ใใใ)ใซ ใ้ใ ใใฉใใพใใใใใใใฏใ่ฒทใ ใพใใซ ใตใคใบใ ใใ ่ฆ(ใฟ)ใใใใซ ใใฆใใพใใ
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ใใใใ ใใใใใใง ใใคใ ใกใ ใใใใใพใใใใตใคใใใจใซ ใจใฉใใพใใใใใตใคใบใ ใกใใใใฆ ใฏใใพใใใงใใใใตใคใใ ใฟใใจใใใชใฎใใใชใ ใชใ ใธใใดใใงใใพใใใจ ใใใฆ ใใใพใใใใใใซ ใใใใใใพใใใใฟใใฎ ใฒใจใฏใใใใใใใใใใใพใใใใใใซ ใปใใฎ ใตใคใบใ ใใใใใใพใใใจ ใใใพใใใใงใใใปใใ ใตใคใบใฏ ใใใใ ใใใพใใใงใใใใใใงใใใใญใ ใใใใฆ ใใใใพใใใใใคใใใจใซใใใใใซ ใใใญใ ใใฉใใพใใใใใใใฏใใใ ใพใใซ ใตใคใบใ ใใ ใฟใใใใซ ใใฆใใพใใ
English: Last week I ordered shoes online. They arrived two days later, but the size was small and I couldn't wear them. When I looked at the site, it said "returns are possible within seven days". I contacted them at once. The shop person said, "We are very sorry. We will send another size right away." But the size I wanted was out of stock. So I got a refund. Five days later the money returned to my bank account. Now I make a point of checking the size carefully before buying.
Words: ใฏใใพใ wear (on feet) ยท ใใใใ contact ยท ใใใ bank account ยท ใใฉใใพใ come back ยท ใปใใฎ another
1. The shoes arrived two days after the order.
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True: ไบๆฅใใจใซ ใจใฉใใพใใ.
2. The shoes were too big.
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False: they were too small (ใกใใใใฆ).
3. The writer exchanged the shoes for another size.
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False: no stock in that size, so they got a refund.
4. The refund reached the account five days later.
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True: ไบๆฅใใจใซโฆใใฉใใพใใ.
๐ Vocabulary โ ใใ
20 key words for shopping and complaints. This table is the only place with romaji: use the Say it column.
| # | Japanese | Say it | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ใกใ ใใใ (ๆณจๆ) | chลซmon | order | noun |
| 2 | ใฏใใใ (้ ้) | haisล | delivery | noun |
| 3 | ใใใใใ (้ๆ) | sลryล | postage | noun |
| 4 | ใใใ (ๅจๅบซ) | zaiko | stock | noun |
| 5 | ใธใใดใ (่ฟๅ) | henpin | return of goods | noun |
| 6 | ใใใใ (ไบคๆ) | kลkan | exchange | noun |
| 7 | ใปใใใ (ไฟ่จผ) | hoshล | warranty | noun |
| 8 | ใใ ใใ (ไฟฎ็) | shลซri | repair | noun |
| 9 | ใฏใผใชใณใฐใชใ | kลซringu ofu | cooling-off system | noun |
| 10 | ใใใใ (ๅฅ็ด) | keiyaku | contract | noun |
| 11 | ใฌใทใผใ | reshฤซto | receipt | noun |
| 12 | ใใใใฒใใ (ๆถ่ฒป่ ) | shลhisha | consumer | noun |
| 13 | ใตใใใใฒใ (ไธ่ฏๅ) | furyลhin | defective goods | noun |
| 14 | ใฌใใฅใผ | rebyลซ | review | noun |
| 15 | ใจใฉใใพใ (ๅฑใใพใ) | todokimasu | arrive | verb |
| 16 | ใใใใพใ (ๅฃใใพใ) | kowaremasu | break | verb |
| 17 | ใใใใพใ (่ฟใใพใ) | kaeshimasu | return (something) | verb |
| 18 | ใกใใใพใ (้ใใพใ) | chigaimasu | be different | verb |
| 19 | ใใใพใ | yamemasu | stop, cancel | verb |
| 20 | ใใใ ใใใพใ (็ธ่ซใใพใ) | sลdan shimasu | consult | verb |
โ๏ธ Try It Yourself โ ใใใใ ใ
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1. Say "If you press this button, the light comes on."
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ใใฎใใฟใณใ ใใใจใใงใใใ ใคใใพใใ
2. Say "I forgot (by mistake) to look at the slip."
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ใตใใใฒใใใ ใฟใใฎใ ใใใใฆ ใใพใใพใใใ
3. Make this casual: ใใจใใฆ ใใพใใพใใ.
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ใใจใใกใใฃใใ
4. Report: "The item that arrived is broken. Could you exchange it?"
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ใจใฉใใ ใใชใใฎใ ใใใใฆ ใใพใใใใใใใใฆ ใใใ ใใพใใใ
5. Which sentence is wrong? (a) ใตใใจใใใใ ใใกใพใ (b) ใตใใจใใใใ ใใฃใฆ ใใ ใใ
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(b): ใจ cannot be followed by a request. Use ใตใฃใใ.
6. Where can you ask for advice about a doubtful sales contract?
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At a consumer centre (ใใใใฒใใใปใณใฟใผ).