Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1
which item by distance
Use 「この〜・その〜・あの〜」 before a noun for an item near you, near the listener, or far from both.
Look at the speaker in orange. Who are the shoes near? Choose the word from the speaker’s point of view.
For something close to you, use 「この＋noun」. この靴 means “these shoes.”
For something near the listener, use 「その＋noun」. その靴 means “those shoes near you.”
For something far from both speaker and listener, use 「あの＋noun」, as in あの靴 for the shoes over there.
この・その・あの must be followed by a noun. The phrase makes clear which object you mean.
Choose the shoes you want to ask about, then say 「この靴はいくらですか」 to ask how much these shoes cost.
When the same skirt moves from near the listener to near you, you call it このスカート instead of そのスカート.
I'll take this pen, please.
How much is that shirt?
A: Excuse me, how much are these shoes?
B: It's 8,000 yen.
A: Then how much are those shoes?
B: It's 5,000 yen.
A: Then I'll take these shoes, please.
A: How much is that skirt?
B: It's 6,000 yen.
A: How much is that TV?
B: It's 100,000 yen.
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
Please give me this pen.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
いくらですか。
How much is this computer?
A: Then I'll take this skirt, please.
A: Thank you.
