Unit 13
Staying at a Hotel

Lesson
レストランは何階ですか [resutoran wa nan kai desu ka]
What floor is the restaurant on?
- レストランは [resutoran wa] means "as for the restaurant"
- 何階ですか [nan kai desu ka] means "What floor is it?"
3階です [san gai desu]
It's on the 3rd floor.
- 3階 [san gai] means "3rd floor"
- です [desu] means "is"
温泉は何階ですか [onsen wa nan kai desu ka]
What floor is the hot spring on?
- 温泉は [onsen wa] means "as for a hot spring"
地下2階です [chika ni kai desu]
It's on the 2nd basement floor.
- 地下2階 [chika ni kai] means "2nd basement floor"
Floor Numbers:
- 1階 [ik kai] 1st floor
- 2階 [ni kai] 2nd floor
- 3階 [san gai] 3rd floor
- 4階 [yon kai] 4th floor
- 5階 [go kai] 5th floor
- 6階 [rok kai] 6th floor
- 7階 [nana kai] 7th floor
- 8階 [hak kai / hachi kai] 8th floor
- 9階 [kyū kai] 9th floor
- 10階 [juk kai] 10th floor
Conversation
- A: 温泉は何階ですか [onsen wa nan kai desu ka]
What floor is the hot spring on? - B: 地下1階です
It is on the 1st basement floor. - B: レストランは何階ですか
What floor is the restaurant on? - A: 3階です [san gai desu]
It's on the 3rd floor. - B: ありがとうございます
Thank you
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 1階 [ik kai] | 1st floor |
| 2階 [ni kai] | 2nd floor |
| 3階 [san gai] | 3rd floor |
| 4階 [yon kai] | 4th floor |
| 5階 [go kai] | 5th floor |
| 地下 [chika] | Basement |
