COUNTING FLOORS OF A DEPARTMENT STORE

COUNTING FLOORS OF A
DEPARTMENT STORE
The word かい means
floor
In Japan, department
store floors are counted
according to the
American system.
Our “ground floor” is
called the “first floor”.
ちか is basement.
The basement area is
devoted to fresh foods
and cafes.
Counting floors
ENGLISH
First floor
JAPANESE
いっかい
Second floor
にかい
Third floor
さんかい
Fourth floor
よんかい
ENGLISH
JAPANESE
Fifth floor
ごかい
Sixth floor
ろっかい
Seventh floor
ななかい
Eighth floor
はちかい
ENGLISH
JAPANESE
Ninth floor
きゅうかい
Tenth floor
じゅっかい
Basement floor
one
ちかいっかい
Basement floor
two
ちかにかい
Sentence pattern:
(item) は何かいですか。
On which floor is
________?
Example:
インテリアは何かいですか。
On which floor are interior goods?
七かいです。
The seventh floor.