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N5Lesson 3

Where is it?

๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžEnglishNotes
๐Ÿ”Šใฉใ“
wheredoko
๐Ÿ”Šใ“ใ“
herekoko
๐Ÿ”Šใใ“
there (near listener)soko
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ใใ“
over thereasoko
๐Ÿ”Šใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌ
restroomtoire
๐Ÿ”ŠใŽใ‚“ใ“ใ†
bankginkou
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚†ใ†ใณใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ
post officeyuubinkyoku
๐Ÿ”Šใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ
restaurantresutoran
๐Ÿ”Šใˆใ
stationeki

๐Ÿ“ Grammar

N ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹

Where is N?

Use ใฉใ“ to ask the location of a noun.

Patterns
N ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Where is N?
ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌ ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Where is the restroom?
Examples
๐Ÿ”Š

ใŽใ‚“ใ“ใ† ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Ginkou wa doko desu ka.

Where is the bank?

ใ“ใ“๏ผใใ“๏ผใ‚ใใ“

Here / There / Over there

Location words without particles often function as the full answer.

Patterns
ใ“ใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Itโ€™s here.
ใใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Itโ€™s there.
ใ‚ใใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Itโ€™s over there.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogues

Asking for directions

๐Ÿ”Š
A:ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใˆใ ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Sumimasen. Eki wa doko desu ka.
Excuse me, where is the station?
๐Ÿ”Š
B:ใ‚ใใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Asoko desu.
Itโ€™s over there.
๐Ÿ”Š
A:ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you very much.

๐Ÿ“– In the town

๐Ÿ”Š

ใ“ใฎ ใพใก ใซ ใฏ ใŽใ‚“ใ“ใ† ใ‚„ ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใˆใ ใฏ ใ‚ใใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚†ใ†ใณใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ ใฏ ใ“ใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Kono machi ni wa ginkou ya resutoran ga arimasu. Eki wa asoko desu. Yuubinkyoku wa koko desu.

In this town, there is a bank and a restaurant. The station is over there. The post office is here.

โœ๏ธ Exercices

Fill in the Blanks

Choose ใ“ใ“๏ผใใ“๏ผใ‚ใใ“.

ใˆใ ใฏ ๏ผˆ___๏ผ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚

Eki wa (___) desu.

ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌ ใฏ ๏ผˆ___๏ผ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใกใ‹ใ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Toire wa (___) desu.

Translation Exercise

Translate:

EN: Where is the restaurant?

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ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

EN: It is here.

Show Answer

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใ“ใ“ ใงใ™ใ€‚