How to say “shopping district/street” in Japanese | 商店街 (しょうてんがい、shōtengai)

01.08.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「商店街 (しょうてんがい、shōtengai)」means “shopping district/street.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word商店街
Hiraganaしょうてんがい
Romaji Readingshōtengai
English Meaningshopping district, shopping street

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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I work at a shoe shop in a shopping street.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence 商しょう店街てんがいの靴くつ屋やで働はたらいている。
Romaji ReadingShōten-gai no kutsuya de hataraite iru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence商店街の靴屋で働いています。
Romaji ReadingShōten-gai no kutsuya de hataraite imasu.

I went shopping on the shopping street in my hometown for the first time in a while.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence久ひさしぶりに地じ元もとの商しょう店街てんがいで買かい物ものした。
Romaji ReadingHisashiburini jimoto no shōtengaii de kaimono shita.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence久しぶりに地元の商店街で買い物しました。
Romaji ReadingHisashiburini jimoto no shōtengaii de kaimono shimashita.

In recent years, shopping districts have lost their vitality.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence近年きんねん、商しょう店街てんがいの活気かっきが失うしなわれている。
Romaji ReadingKin’nen, shōtengai no kakki ga ushinawarete iru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence近年、商店街の活気が失われています。
Romaji ReadingKin’nen, shōtengai no kakki ga ushinawarete imasu.
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