Hi guys, do you like shopping? You are surely happy if to buy a good thing in cheap price? So let me introduce the Japanese word Waribiki (割引).
In Japanese, discount is called Japanese and Waribiki (割引)
From its kanji, Wari (割) means “divided”, or the ratio/proportion between things. Biki (引) means “to pull”, together they mean price cuts. On the other words, Waribiki (割引) to reduce certain proportion/percentage from the price.
Ways to show discounts vary among countries. In case of Japan, there are (xx% OFF), (xx Yen discount), (half-price) and more.
In Japan, there is manners not to negotiate the price when shopping in a large department store. Sale season is during summer vacation (July and August), and Christmas and New Year season (December-January). In addition, supermarket conducts discount to its food at night right before expiration date. If you have right amount of information, you can enjoy your Japan trip cheaply!
Now let’s learn the word in the sentence!
l Kodomo no waribiki ryoukin.
(子供の割引料金)
l Discount fee for children
l Kore wa waribiki desuka?
l Is it discounted product?
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★ Shouhin wa zenbu hangaku ni nesage.
(商品は全部半額に値下げ。)（Waribiki≒Nesage）
All products price is decreased to half
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Do you understand the meaning? Use them when you come to Japan!
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