Department store (loan word) in Japanese 🇯🇵

デパート info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– The word "デパート" (depāto) is a shortened form of the English word "department store." By focusing on the similarity between "department" and "depāto," you can easily remember the term.
– Picture a large department store to help visualize the concept whenever you hear "デパート."

Explanations:
– "デパート" is a loanword from English, derived from "department store."
– It's a commonly used word in Japan to refer to large retail establishments that sell a variety of goods.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 百貨店 (ひゃっかてん, hyakkaten) – Another term for department store, more formal and less commonly used in casual conversation.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– There aren’t significant slang meanings for "デパート," but it’s widely understood in the context of consumerism and shopping culture.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 今日、新宿のデパートで買い物をしました。
– Kyou, Shinjuku no depāto de kaimono o shimaa.
– Today, I shopped at the department store in Shinjuku.

2. あのデパートはブランド品がたくさんあります。
– Ano depāto wa burandohin ga takusan arimasu.
– That department store has a lot of brand-name goods.

3. 来週のセールのためにデパートへ行きます。
– Raishuu no seeru no tame ni depāto e ikimasu.
– I will go to the department store for next week's sale.

4. デパートの最上階にはレストランがあります。
– Depāto no saijoukai ni wa resutoran ga arimasu.
– There is a restaurant on the top floor of the department store.

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