🇯🇵 Lesson 3: Places & Locations

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Lesson 3: Places & Locations

Location Words

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Koko

here, this place

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Soko

there, that place near you

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Asoko

that place over there

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Doko

where, what place

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Kochira

this way, this place (polite equivalent of koko)

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Sochira

that way, that place near you (polite equivalent of soko)

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Achira

that way, that place over there (polite equivalent of asoko)

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Dochira

which way, where (polite equivalent of doko)

Common Places

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Kyōshitsu

classroom

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Shokudō

dining hall, canteen

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Jimusho

office

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Kaigishitsu

conference room, assembly room

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Uketsuke

reception desk

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Heya

room

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Kaidan

staircase

Other Nouns

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[O-] Kuni

country

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Kaisha

company

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Uchi

house, home

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Denwa

telephone, telephone call

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Kutsu

shoes

Department / Floor

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Uriba

department, counter (in a department store)

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Chika

basement

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-kai (-gai)

-th floor

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Nan-gai

what floor

Money and Numbers

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-en

yen

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Ikura

how much

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Hyaku

hundred

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Sen

thousand

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Man

ten thousand

Loan Words (Katakana)

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Robii

lobby

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Toire

toilet, rest room

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Erebētā

elevator

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Esukarētā

escalator

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Nekutai

necktie

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Wain

wine

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Konpyūtā

computer

Conversation Phrases

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Sumimasen

Excuse me

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-de gozaimasu

polite equivalent of desu

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[-o] misete kudasai

Please show me [-]

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well, then, in that case

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[-o] kudasai

Give me [-] please

Department Store Floors

Floor	Japanese	English
8-kaiはちかい	Shokudō, Moyōshimono-kaijōしょくどう、もようしものかいじょう	Restaurants, Event hall
7-kaiななかい	Tokei, Megane, Kameraとけい、めがね、カメラ	Watches, Glasses, Camera
6-kaiろっかい	Supōtsu-yōhin, Ryokō-yōhinスポーツようひん、りょこうようひん	Sporting goods, Leisure goods
5-kaiごかい	Kodomo-fuku, Omocha, Hon, Bunbōguこどもふく、おもちゃ、ほん、ぶんぼうぐ	Children's clothes, Toys, Books, Stationery
4-kaiよんかい	Kagu, Shokki, Denki-seihinかぐ、しょっき、でんきせいひん	Furniture, Kitchenware, Electrical appliances
3-gaiさんがい	Shinshi-fukuしんしふく	Men's wear
2-kaiにかい	Fujin-fukuふじんふく	Ladies' wear
1-kaiいっかい	Kutsu, Kaban, Akusesarii, Keshōhinくつ、かばん、アクセサリー、けしょうひん	Shoes, Bags, Accessories, Cosmetics
B1-kaiちかいっかい	Shokuryōhinしょくりょうひん	Food
B2-kaiちかにかい	Chūshajōちゅうしゃじょう	Parking lot

Grammar: Sentence Pattern

N1 wa N2 (place) desu. → "N1 is in/at N2."

Kyōshitsu wa asoko desu.きょうしつはあそこです

→ The classroom is there.

Shokudō wa 8-kai desu.しょくどうははちかいです

→ The dining hall is on the 8th floor.

Grammar: Ko/So/A/Do Series

Series	Thing	Person	Place	Direction/Place (Polite)
Ko	koreこれ	—	kokoここ	kochiraこちら
So	soreそれ	—	sokoそこ	sochiraそちら
A	areあれ	—	asokoあそこ	achiraあちら
Do	doreどれ	—	dokoどこ	dochiraどちら

Grammar: Prefix O-kuni

O-kuni → (Polite) "country"

[O-] kuni wa dochira desu ka?おくにはどちらですか

→ Where are you from?

Translation Activity 3

Sentence Patterns

1. This is a dining hall.

Koko wa shokudō desu.ここはしょくどうです

2. The telephone is over there.

Denwa wa asoko desu.でんわはあそこです

Example Sentences

1. Is this Shin-Osaka?

Koko wa Shin-Ōsaka desu ka?ここはしんおおさかですか

→ Yes, it is. Hai, sō desu.はい、そうです

2. Where is the robii?

Robii wa doko desu ka?ロビーはどこですか

→ It is over there. Asoko desu.あそこです

3. Where is Mr. Tomoyo?

Tomoyo-san wa doko desu ka?ともよさんはどこですか

→ He is in the office. Jimusho desu.じむしょです

4. Where is the escalator?

Esukarētā wa doko desu ka?エスカレーターはどこですか

→ It is there. Soko desu.そこです

5. Which country are you from?

O-kuni wa dochira desu ka?おくにはどちらですか

→ Philippines. Firipin desu.フィリピンです

6. Where are those shoes from?

Sono kutsu wa doko no desu ka?そのくつはどこのですか

→ They're Philippine shoes. Firipin no kutsu desu.フィリピンのくつです

7. How much is this watch?

Kono tokei wa ikura desu ka?このとけいはいくらですか

→ It's 15,600 yen. Ichiman gosen roppyaku en desu.いちまんごせんろっぴゃくえんです

Exercise B: Conversation (Shopping) - "I'll take it"

Narayama:

Excuse me. Where is the wine department?

Sumimasen. Wain uriba wa doko desu ka?すみません。ワインうりばはどこですか

Sales clerk A:

It is in the first basement.

Chika ikkai desu.ちかいっかいです

Narayama:

Thanks.

Arigatō gozaimasu.ありがとうございます

Narayama:

Excuse me. Could you show me that wine?

Sumimasen. Sono wain o misete kudasai.すみません。そのワインをみせてください

Sales clerk B:

Of course, here it is.

Hai, dōzo.はい、どうぞ

Narayama:

Is this French wine?

Kore wa Furansu no wain desu ka?これはフランスのワインですか

Sales clerk B:

Yes, it is.

Hai, sō desu.はい、そうです

Narayama:

How much is it?

Ikura desu ka?いくらですか

Sales clerk B:

2,500 yen.

Nisen gohyaku en desu.にせんごひゃくえんです

Narayama:

Well, I'll take it.

Ja, kore o kudasai.じゃ、これをください