Week 8 (Buying Things 3, Map)

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Japanese Beginners

にほんご しょきゅう
Nihongo Shokyuu

week 8 だい はっしゅう
dai hasshuu
ふくしゅう 復習 Fukushuu

Train Bus Taxi Areoplane Bullet train


densha basu takushii hikouki shinkansen
でんしゃ バス タクシー ひこうき しんかんせん

Single trip: katamichi かたみち Return: oufuku おうふく

‘Two single tickets, please.’: Katamichi (wo) ni-mai kudasai.


かたみち(を)にまいください。

By train: densha de でんしゃで

On foot: aruite あるいて


I would like two return tickets to Kyoto.
Kyoto made katamichi (wo) ni mai kudasai.
きょうとまでおうふく(を)にまいください。
(To a taxi driver) Can you take me to Kyoto station, please.
Kyoto eki made onegai shimasu. *Kyoto station: Kyoto eki
きょうとえきまでおねがいします。

Is this bus going to Kinkakuji?


(Kono basu wa) Kinkakuji made ikimasu ka?
(このバスは)きんかくじまでいきますか?

When is the departure?


Itsu / Nan-ji shuppatsu desu ka?
いつ / なんじしゅっぱつですか?
How long: donokurai どのくらい
How long does it take to Tokyo?
Tokyo made donokurai kakarimasu ka?
とうきょうまでどのくらいかかりますか?

How long does it take by bus?


Basu de donokurai kakarimasu ka?
バスでどのくらいかかりますか?

How long does it take from Nakano to Shinjuku by bus?

Nakano kara Shinjuku made basu de donokurai


kakarimasu ka?
なかのからしんじゅくまでバスでどのくらいかかりますか?
Practice!
(1) Buy 2 return tickets to Hiroshima and ask departure time
Hiroshima made oufuku ni-mai kudasai.
Itsu/nan-ji shuppatsu desu ka?

(2) Buy 3 single tickets to Osaka and ask how much they cost
Osaka made katamichi san-mai kudasai.
Ikura desu ka?

(3) Ask how long it takes from Tokyo to Nagoya by bullet train
Tokyo kara Nagoya made shinkansen de donokurai
kakarimasu ka?
Practice 2: Visit Kinkaku-ji
<A> You are in Tokyo and want to go to Kyoto with your friends.
 Buy five single tickets to Kyoto and ask the departure time (9:27 am)
A: Kyoto made katamichi go-mai kudasai. Itsu/nan-ji shuppatsu desu ka?
B: Gozen ku-ji nijuu-nana hun desu.
<B> You arrive at Kyoto station. You will take a bus to Kinkaku-ji Temple.
 Ask the driver how much it will cost to the Kinkaku-ji. (220 yen)
A: Kinkaku-ji made ikura desu ka?
B: Ni-hyaku ni-juu en desu.
<C> You have arrived at Kinkaku-ji.
 Buy three tickets and ask until what time
it is open (until 5pm)
A: Chiketto (wo) san-mai kudasai. Nan-ji
made aite imasu ka?
B: Gogo go-ji made aite imasu.
/desu.
There is XX: ‘ga arimasu.’
XXがあります。
aru ある
aru + masu = arimasu
There is a bus station.
Basu tei ga arimasu. バスていがあります。

Is there a bus station?


Basu tei ga arimasu ka? バスていがありますか?

Where is the bus station?


Basu tei wa doko ni arimasu ka?/doko desu ka?
バスていはどこにありますか?/どこですか?
Prepositions
on under in front of back, behind

ue うえ shita した mae まえ ushiro うしろ


上 下 前 後ろ

inside next to near 8. left side


hidari gawa
ひだりがわ
左側

9. right side
naka なか tonari となり chikaku ちかく migi gawa
中 隣り 近く みぎがわ
右側

10. opposite
hantai / mukai はんたい / むかい
Preposition + ‘ni’ + arimasu.
Where is XX? XX wa doko ni arimasu ka?
--- XX wa (something) no (preposition) ni arimasu.
Where is the ball?
Bōru wa doko ni arimasu ka? ボールはどこにありますか?

It’s on the table.


(Bōru wa) Tsukue no [ ue ni ] arimasu.
ball = bōru ボール
desk = tsukue つくえ (ボールは)つくえの うえに あります。

Where is the ball? Where is the house?

1 2 3 4
house = ie いえ office building
Let's practice! tree = ki き = ofisu biru オフィスビル
Vocab. list
PC: pasokon パソコン
desk: tuskue つくえ
drawer: hikidashi ひきだし
notebook: nōto ノート
poster: posutā ポスター
phone: denwa でんわ
TV: terebi テレビ
clock: tokei とけい
table: tēburu テーブル
sofa: sofa ソファ
cup: koppu コップ
ashtray: haizara はいざら
dish: o-sara おさら
magazine: zasshi ざっし
cat: neko ねこ
dog: inu いぬ
newspaper: shinbun しんぶん
money: o-kane おかね
floor lamp: denki sutando
でんきスタンド
pot plant: ueki うえき
window: mado まど
rubbish bin: gomibako ごみばこ
umbrella: kasa かさ
door: doa ドア
① A: Where is the clock?
Tokei wa doko ni arimasu ka?
B: It’s on the TV.
Terebi no ue ni arimasu. ① ⑤
② A: Where is the notebook? ⑥
Nōto wa doko ni arimasu ka?
B: It’s in the drawer.

Hikidashi no naka ni arimasu.
③ A: Where is the money?
O-kane wa doko ni arimasu ka? ③
B: It’s under the newspaper. ④
Shinbun no shita ni arimasu.
④ A: Where is the floor lamp?
Denki sutando wa doko ni arimasu ka?
B: It’s behind the sofa.
Sofa no ushiro ni arimasu.
⑤ A: Where is the rubbish bin?
Gomibako wa doko ni arimasu ka?
B: It’s next to the pot plant. It’s nearby the window.
Ueki no tonari ni arimasu. Mado no chikaku desu.
⑥ A: Where is the umbrella?
Kasa wa doko ni arimasu ka?
B: It’s in front of the door.
Doa no mae ni arimasu.
Where is XX?
(Something) no (preposition) ni arimasu.

Takushī noriba Kouban Hon-ya Saka-ya


Basu tei/noriba Byouin Pan-ya Yakkyoku
[Advanced Practice]
A: You are to take a taxi to go to a hospital and a bookshop.
B: You are a taxi driver.
A: Excuse me. Can you take me to the Chuuou hospital, please. How long will it take?
Sumimasen. Chuuou byouin made onegai shimasu. Donokurai kakarimasu ka?
B: It’ll be about 10 minutes.
Juppun kurai desu.
A: Is there a bookshop near the hospital?
Byouin no chikaku ni hon-ya ga arimasu ka?
B: Yes, it’s opposite the hospital.
Hai. Byouin no hantai/mukai ni arimasu.

A: Until when is the bookshop open?


(Hon-ya wa) itsu/nan-ji made aite imasu ka?
B: It’s open until around 6.30 pm.
Roku-ji han kurai made aite imasu.
A: Thank you.
(Arriving at the hospital) How much is it?
Arigatou. Ikura desu ka?
B: It’s 730 yen.
Nanahyaku-sanjuu en desu.

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