A Docomo Shop and A Bank branch

A Docomo Shop and A Bank Branch



A Docomo Shop and a local bank branch near my house have just closed. I wonder what is happening to these industries. 




ドコモショップと銀行支店


近くのドコモショップと、地元の銀行の支店が閉店しました。これらの業界で一体何が起きているんだろう。





近く (ちかく) : a situation when something is located hear your place (noun)

近くの : near (adjective)

ドコモ : Docomo Corporation, a cellular phone carrier company in Japan.

ショップ : a shop

ドコモショップ : Docomo Shop, At a Docomo Shop, you can contract with Docomo Corporation for your cellular phone connection for a period of time.

近くのドコモショップ : a Docomo Shop near your house

地元 (じもと) : your local town or area

地元の : local (adjective)

銀行 (ぎんこう) : a bank

地元の銀行 : a local bank

支店 (してん) : a branch

銀行の支店 : a bank branch

地元の銀行の支店 : a local bank branch

閉店 (へいてん) : closing your shop, store or restaurant (noun), ending your business at your shop, store or restaurant (noun), closing your shop, store or restaurant for the day because it is now the closing time (noun) *Please pay attention to the context for the actual meaning.

閉店しました。: The shop, store or restaurant has been closed. (You can also say "閉店されました" if you prepfer the literal translation.)

ドコモショップが閉店しました。: A Docomo Shop has been closed.

銀行の支店が閉店しました。: A bank branch has closed.

業界 (ぎょうかい) : the industry (The kanji "業" literally means "a job," "a business" or "a work," and "界" literally means "the field.")

この業界 : this industry

この業界で : in this industry

これら : these things

これらの : these (adjective)

一体 .... (いったい) : I'm wondering ..... (in the nuance of "What?", "How?" or "Why?")

何? (なに?) : What?

起きる (おきる) : to happen (verb), It happens.

起きている。: It's happening.

何が起きているんだろう。: What's happening?

一体何が起きているんだろう。: I'm wondering what's happening.






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