2018/September/19

注文 chuumon

order, request, demand

Noun

to order, make a request

Verb
[person] wa [something] o chuumon suru

Example sentences

1. (Watashi no kaisha wa) Shin-seihin o hatsubai shita.

Chuumon ga takusan kita.
kaisha company, shin-seihin new product, hatsubai [sv] release, launch
chuumon ga kuru have an order, receive an order (set phrase; literally
means "an order comes")
kita ta form of kuru; come, takusan many, a lot of

2. Go-chuumon wa o-kimari deshoo ka?

Go-chuumon wa o-kimari deshoo ka?
Are you ready to order?, May I take your order? (common expression at a
restaurant)
go- / o- a prefix, making a polite word or phrase
kimarimasu to be decided, be fixed, be settled, o + stem + desu forming
a respectful verb phrase
-deshoo ka? polite phrase of desu ka?

3. Resutoran de no chuumon no shikata o benkyoo shi-tai desu.

resutoran restaurant, -de place marker; in, at, shikata method, way, how
to do
benkyoo [sv] study, learn, shi-tai want to do, like to do, -tai desu (stem +)
want to do, would like to do
4. Go-chuumon o uketsuketara,
chuumon-bangoo to chuumon no shoosai o meeru de go-
renraku shimasu.
go- a prefix, making a polite word or phrase
uketsuketa ta form of uketsukeru; accept, take, -tara if, when
chuumon-bangoo order number, shoosai details, detailed, meeru
de by email
go-renraku shimasu [sv] contact, get in touch, I'll inform you, I'll let you
know (polite expression)
renraku [sv] contact, get in touch, inform, let somebody know

5. Go-chuumon no kyanseru ni wa Chuumon-bangoo ga hitsuyoo

desu.
kyanseru [sv] cancellation, -ni for, to, chuumon-bangoo order number
hitsuyoo [na] need, necessary, be required

6. Kako no go-chuumon wa Chuumon-rireki de kakunin dekimasu.

kako no the past, in the past, chuumon-rireki order history, -de means or
method marker; by, with, in, at, on
kakunin [sv] confirm, check, dekimasu can, be able to do

7. (Watashi wa) Netto de piza o chuumon shita.

netto de on the Internet, online, piza pizza

8. Sumaho de chuumon dekiru kara, benri desu.

sumaho de by smartphone, dekiru can, be able to do
-kara because, therefore, so, benri [na] convenient, handy, useful

9. Sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga, kyanseru dekimasu ka?

Sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga, henkoo dekimasu ka?
sakki some time ago, a little while ago, piza pizza, -n desu ga making the
statement softer
kyanseru [sv] cancel, henkoo [sv] change, dekimasu can, be able to do
 10. Kyoo (shoohin o) chuumon shitara, (shoohin wa) itsu
todokimasu ka?
kyoo today, shoohin product, goods, item, -tara if, when
itsu when, todokimasu to reach, arrive, be delivered

11. Chuumon shita mono to chigau mono ga todokimashita.

chuumon shita mono thing I orderde, what I orderded, mono thing
-to chigau mono different thing from, wrong thing, chigau to be different /
be wrong
todokimasu to reach, arrive, be delivered

12. "Nihon no otoko mo kaji o suru-beki da"

Sore wa muri na chuumon da.
otoko man, -mo also, too, kaji housework
-beki desu must do, should do, da root form of desu
sore wa muri na chuumon desu it's an unreasonable demand, it's a tall
order, it's asking too much (expression)
muri [na] impossible

Practice the following words

1. chuumon[sv] order, request, 21. hitsuyoo[na] need, necessary,
demand be required
2. go-chuumonpolite word 22. kakothe past, in the past
of chuumon
3. kaishacompany 23. chuumon-rirekiorder history

4. shin-seihinnew product, latest 24. kakunin[sv] confirmation, check

model
5. seihin(manufactured) product, 25. netto deon the Internet, online
goods
6. shoohin 26. pizapizza
commodities, product, goods,
27. sumahosmartphone
item, article

7. hatsubai[sv] release, launch, 28. dekimasu / dekirucan, be able

be on sale to do
 8. kimarimasu / kimaru 29. benri[na] convenient, handy,
to be decided, to be settled, useful
to be fixed 30. sakkisome time ago, a little
while ago
9. resutoranrestaurant
31. kyootoday
10. shikatahow to do, method, way
32. itsuwhen
11. benkyoo[sv] study, learn
33. todokimasu / todokuto arrive,
12. uketsukemasu / be delivered
uketsukeruto accept, take 34. monothing
13. chuumon-bangooorder
number
35. chigau monodifferent thing,
wrong thing
14. bangoonumber
36. chigaimasu / chigauto be
15. shoosaidetails, detailed wrong / to be different
37. otokoman, male
16. meeru[sv] email
38. kajihousework
17. renraku
39. muri[na] impossible
[sv] contact, inform, let
somebody know

18. go-renrakupolite word

of renraku
19. kyanseru[sv] cancellation

20. henkoo[sv] change

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
chuumon no shikata o benkyoo shi-tai desu
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do
Level 1 Chapter 11
go-chuumon o uketsuketara
ta form + -tara:if, when
Level 2 Chapter 8
sumaho de chuumon dekiru kara, benri desu
plain form + kara:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore, so
Level 2 Chapter 3
sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga
verb stem + tai-n desu ga:asking for some information or making a request politely
Level 2 Chapter 12
chuumon shita mono / chigau mono
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier