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Usages of depaato
週末 に 友達 と デパート で 服 を 見たり、 カフェ で 話したりした。syuumatu ni tomodati to depaato de huku wo mitari, kafe de hanasitarisita.
On the weekend I looked at clothes at the department store with a friend and chatted at a cafe.
デパート の 中 は 広い ので、 迷わない よう に 入口 の 写真 を 撮って おいた。depaato no naka ha hiroi node, mayowanai you ni iriguti no syasin wo totte oita.
The inside of the department store is spacious, so I took a photo of the entrance so I wouldn’t get lost.
おしゃれな 服 を デパート で 見ました。osyarena huku wo depaato de mimasita.
I saw stylish clothes at the department store.
デパート で は、 子供たち が エスカレーター で 遊ばない よう に、 店員 が よく 見て いる。depaato de ha, kodomotati ga esukareetaa de asobanai you ni, tenin ga yoku mite iru.
At the department store, the staff watch carefully so that children don’t play on the escalator.
週末 の デパート は とても 混みます。syuumatu no depaato ha totemo komimasu.
The department store is very crowded on weekends.
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