sono mise no sooseeji wa sukoshi takai desu ga, totemo oishii desu.

The sausages at that shop are a little expensive, but very delicious.

Breakdown of sono mise no sooseeji wa sukoshi takai desu ga, totemo oishii desu.

• は: topic particle
• です: to be
• 高たかい: expensive
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about sono mise no sooseeji wa sukoshi takai desu ga, totemo oishii desu.

Why does the sentence start with その? What does it mean here?

その means that, but specifically that ... near you / the one we already mentioned.

Japanese has a three-way distinction:

• この = this ... near me
• その = that ... near you / that one we’re talking about
• あの = that ... over there / away from both of us

So その店 means that shop/store.

What is の doing in その店のソーセージ?

の links nouns together.

Here, その店のソーセージ literally means something like:

• that shop’s sausage(s)

In natural English, this often becomes:

• the sausages at that shop
• the shop’s sausages

So の is not only for ownership like John’s book. It can also show connection, association, or origin.

Why is ソーセージ written in katakana?

ソーセージ is a loanword, borrowed from a foreign language, so it is written in katakana.

Katakana is commonly used for:

• foreign loanwords
• some brand names
• sound effects
• emphasis in some cases

So ソーセージ is just the normal Japanese way to write sausage.

Does ソーセージ mean one sausage or more than one?