Unit 06
Asking for Directions to Osaka

Lesson
ć©ć”ććøč”ćć¾ćć [dochira e ikimasu ka]
Which way do I go?
- ć©ć”ć [dochira] means "Which direction"
- ćø [e] in this case means "toward"
- Literally means "Which way, I go?"
äøćøč”ćć¾ć [shita e ikimasu]
You'll go down.
- äøćø [shita e] means "downward"
- Literally means "downward, you'll go"
å·¦ćøč”ćć¾ć [hidari e ikimasu]
You'll go to the left.
- 左㸠[hidari e] means "toward the left"
- Literally means "toward the left, you'll go"
Conversation
- A: ć©ć”ććøč”ćć¾ćć
Which way are we going? - B: å·¦ćøč”ćć¾ć [hidari e ikimasu]
We are going toward the left. - A: ć©ć”ććøč”ćć¾ćć
Which way are we going? - B: å³ćøč”ćć¾ć [migi e ikimasu]
We are going toward the right. - A: ććććć§ćć
Oh, I see.
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| äø [ue] | up |
| äø [shita] | down |
| å·¦ [hidari] | left |
| å³ [migi] | right |
| å [mae] | front |
| å¾ć [ushiro] | back |
| å¤ [soto] | outside |
| äø [naka] | inside |