蓮（れん）

At the record shop

You're a customer browsing the record shop where Ren works. You've never met, and he's on the job.

Words

  • レコード

    rekōdo

    record (vinyl)

  • 中古ちゅうこ

    chūko

    used, secondhand

  • 名盤めいばん

    meiban

    classic album, great record

  • 試聴しちょう

    shichō

    listening to a sample before buying

  • 棚たな

    tana

    shelf, rack

  • 値段ねだん

    nedan

    price

  • 在庫ざいこ

    zaiko

    stock, what's in the store

  • 入荷にゅうか

    nyūka

    new arrival (of stock)

  • お会計かいけい

    o-kaikei

    the bill, checkout

  • 探さがす

    sagasu

    to look for

Set phrases

  • いらっしゃいませ

    irasshaimase

    Welcome!

    Staff say this the moment you walk in; you don't reply, just nod or say nothing.

  • 何なにかお探さがしですか

    nanika o-sagashi desu ka

    Are you looking for something in particular?

    Ren will ask this if you linger at a shelf; answer with a genre or artist, or just 見てるだけです.

  • 見みているだけです

    mite iru dake desu

    I'm just browsing.

    Polite way to decline help without ending the conversation.

  • 試聴しちょうできますか

    shichō dekimasu ka

    Can I listen to this first?

    Hand the record over as you ask; most Tokyo record shops have a listening station.

  • これ、ください

    kore, kudasai

    I'll take this one.

    Say it at the register while placing the record on the counter.

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