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5. 漬け物屋(つけものや)で (At a pickle store in Kyoto)

[Context] トモちゃん is in a pickled vegetable store in Kyoto, thinking of buying some preserved vegetables for her father as a gift on Father’s day.


Vocabulary
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    • 日保(ひも)ちする preserve, keep for a long time
      真空(しんくう)パック vacuum packing
      商品(しょうひん) merchandize
      常温(じょうおん) room temperature
      ()つ last, be preserved
      浅漬(あさづ)け vegetables lightly pickled
      冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ) refrigerator
      (すす)め recommendation
      ごぼう burdock
      きゅうり cucumber
      (きざ)む cut fine, chop up
      (かお)り aroma
      (うめ) plum
      かつお bonito, dried bonito flake
      柴漬(しばづ)け pickled cucumber in plum vinegar
      (なか)ば the middle of …
      微妙(びみょう) subtle, delicate, not sure (to negate indirectly)
      ちなみに incidentally, by the way, in this connection
      予算(よさん) estimate, budget
      種類(しゅるい) kind
      (とく)(な) economical, profitable
      (この)み preference
      はずれる miss
      ()たる hit, strike, be correct (<->はずれる)
      (つつ)む wrap
      時期(じき) time, period
      なす eggplant
      (うり) melon
      味見(あじみ) tasting
      つる vine, tendril
      定番(ていばん)standard goods


内容質問(ないようしつもん)(Content Questions)

Q1: What did トモちゃん ask the sales clerk at the beginning of the clip?
  • Is there any that can last a couple days?
  • Is there any that can last two weeks?
  • Is there any that can last two months?
  • Q2: What was the sales clerk’s answer to トモちゃん’s question?
  • He recommended vacuum-packed pickled vegetables, because they last longer in room temperature.
  • He recommended lightly pickled vegetables, because they preserve their flavor in refrigerator.
  • Q3: Why did the sales clerk lead トモちゃん to the assortments of pickled vegetables? Choose all that apply.
  • They are suitable when you don’t know the preference of the person to whom you will give them as a gift.
  • They are a better deal than buying each pack individually.
  • She can give each pack separately to several people.
  • They are within her budget.
  • Q4: What did トモちゃん decide to buy for her father after all? Choose all that apply.
  • Pickled daikon radish (soy sauce flavor).
  • Pickled burdock and cucumber (soy sauce flavor).
  • Pickled daikon radish (spicy).
  • Assortment (Six different flavored pickles).
  • Pickled daikon radish (plum and bonito flavor).
  • Shibazuke (Pickled cucumber, plum flavor).
  • Q5: What did the sales clerk mention when they moved to the浅漬(あさづ)け section? Choose all that apply.
  • Half-size pickled daikon is popular because its full size seems too big.
  • Pickled vine vegetables are in season.
  • Pickled vine vegetables are not available because they are seasonal items.
  • Lightly pickled daikon radish is the most popular item.
  • Q6: What did トモちゃん buy for herself?
  • Vacuum packed daikon radish (full size).
  • Lightly pickled daikon radish (half size).
  • Vacuum packed daikon radish (half size).
  • Lightly pickled daikon radish (full size).
  • Q7 How did トモちゃん want the purchased items to be wrapped?
  • Wrapped all together.
  • For her father – together, for herself – separately.
  • Wrapped individually.
  • Q8: How much are they in total?
  • 1,356-yen.
  • 3,165-yen.
  • 3,156-yen.
  • 1,365-yen.
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