Lesson13:～ございます ～gozaimasu /There is…( Modest form)
Audio
Dialog
男：くつ売り場は何階ですか？
女：くつ売り場は４階にございます。
男：ありがとうございます。あと食料品売り場は何階ですか？
女：食料品売り場は地下一階にございます。
男：ありがとうございます。
M:Kutsu uriba wa nankai desu ka?
F:Kutsu uriba wa 4kai ni gozaimasu.
M:Arigatou gozaimasu. Ato shokuryouhin uriba wa nankai desu ka?
F:Shokuryouhin uriba wa chika 1kai ni gozaimasu.
M:Arigatou gozaimasu.
M:What floor is the shoe department?
F:Shoe department is located on the fourth floor.
M:Thank you very much. What floor is the food section ?
F:food section is located on the basement first floor.
M:Thank you very much.
Grammar explaination
You can use ～ございます when you want to say “polite form of ある .”You can use ～ございます when you want to say “polite form of ある .”
■The patterns is below:
ある ー＞ ござる
Example sentences
受付はこちらでございます。Uketsuke wa kochira de gozaimasu.
The reception desk is this this way.
そのお客様は予約がございますか？Sono okyaku-sama wa yoyaku ga gozaimasuka?
Does the customer have a reservation?
お金はいくらございますか。Okane wa ikura gozaimasu ka?
How much ( of money) you have got?
Vocabularies
くつ売り場 kutsu uriba（shoe department)
食料品売り場 shokuryouhin uriba（food section)
地下 chika(basement)
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