Questions & Answers about ano mise wa yasui desu.
What does あの mean, and how is it different from この and その?
あの means “that (over there / that one (we both know) over there”.
- この = “this” (near the speaker)
- この店 = this store (near me)
- その = “that” (near the listener, or something the listener has)
- その店 = that store (near you)
- あの = “that (over there)” (far from both speaker and listener, or just not near either)
- あの店 = that store (over there / that store we both know about)
So in あの店は安いです, the speaker is talking about a store that is not right next to either person, or a store they both already know about.
How do you pronounce 店, and does it always have the same reading?
In this sentence, 店 is pronounced みせ (mise) and means “shop, store”.
However, 店 has more than one common reading:
- By itself as a word: 店（みせ） – shop, store
- In many compound words: 店（てん）
- 喫茶店（きっさてん） – coffee shop
- 書店（しょてん） – bookstore
So:
- here is , not .
