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

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 Reading	shōtengai
English Meaning	shopping district, shopping street

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

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 Reading	Shōten-gai no kutsuya de hataraite iru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	商店街の靴屋で働いています。
Romaji Reading	Shōten-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 Reading	Hisashiburini 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 Reading	Hisashiburini 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 Reading	Kin’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 Reading	Kin’nen, shōtengai no kakki ga ushinawarete imasu.

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