Unit 06

Asking for Directions to Osaka

ๅคง้˜ชใธใฎ่กŒใๆ–นใ‚’่žใ
Asking for Directions to Osaka

Lesson

ไธ€็•ช่ฟ‘ใ„ใŠๆ‰‹ๆด—ใ„ใฏใฉใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ [ichiban chikai o tearai wa doko ni arimasu ka]
Where's the nearest bathroom?

  • ไธ€็•ช [ichiban] means "number one"
  • ่ฟ‘ใ„ [chikai] means "near"
  • ใŠๆ‰‹ๆด—ใ„ [o tearai] means "bathroom"
  • ใฉใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ [doko ni arimasu ka] means "where is it?"

More examples:

  • ไธ€็•ช่ฟ‘ใ„้ง…ใฏใฉใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ [ichiban chikai eki wa doko ni arimasu ka] Where is the nearest station?
  • ไธ€็•ช่ฟ‘ใ„้Š€่กŒใฏใฉใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ [ichiban chikai ginkล wa doko ni arimasu ka] Where is the nearest bank?

ๅค–ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ [soto ni arimasu]
It's outside.

  • To state where something is: Location + ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ [ni arimasu]

Conversation

  • A: ไธ€็•ช่ฟ‘ใ„้ง…ใฏใฉใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ [ichiban chikai eki wa doko ni arimasu ka]
    Where is the nearest station?
  • B: ใ‚ใฎใ€ๅ‰ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
    It's in front.
  • A: ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ [arigatล gozaimasu]
    Thank you.
  • B: ใ„ใ„ใˆ
    No problem.