politeLesson 99

Asking About a Product — The whole team

Situation

Where
A store
Who
You and a the whole team
Goal
To ask about stock, size, or price.

Conversation

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A

Excuse me, I'm looking for the plan.

B

It's right here. What size would you like?

A

Do you have a medium?

B

I'm sorry. We're currently out of stock.

A

Then could you contact me when it's back in stock?

Vocabulary (10)

sagasu

to look for

探しているのですが = "I'm looking for…"

gozaimasu

there is (polite)

こちらにございます = "it's right here."

ikaganasaimasuka

what would you like? (honorific)

Honorific of どうしますか.

zaiko

stock / inventory

在庫を切らす = "to be out of stock."

kirasu

to run out of

在庫を切らしております.

nyuuka

arrival of stock

入荷したら = "when it arrives."

shiryou

materials / documents

資料を共有します = "I will share the materials."

shimekiri

deadline

締め切りはいつですか = "When is the deadline?"

shinchoku

progress

進捗はいかがですか = "How is the progress?"

mondaiarimasen

no problem

A reassuring reply to confirm things are fine.

Grammar

Verb te-form + いるのですが

Sets up a request: 探しているのですが.

いかが + honorific verb

Polite "how/what": いかがなさいますか.

Verb ta-form + ら

When/if: 入荷したら = "when it arrives."

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Staff may offer to call you when stock arrives (入荷連絡). Leaving a contact is normal for popular items.

Formality level

Keigo from staff (なさいます, ございます). Polite forms suffice from the customer.

Common mistake

Western clothing sizes differ from Japanese ones — confirm by measurement, not just S/M/L.

Quiz

What does "探す" mean?

What does "ございます" mean?

What does "いかがなさいますか" mean?

What does "在庫" mean?

What does "切らす" mean?

What does "入荷" mean?

How is the pattern "〜ているのですが" used?

How is the pattern "いかが〜" used?

How is the pattern "〜たら" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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