Section outline

  • Week 2: Navigation & Transportation

    Goal: Get around Japan confidently

    Key Phrases:

    • Doko desu ka? (どこですか？) - Where is it?
    • [Place] wa doko desu ka? ([場所]はどこですか？) - Where is [place]?
    • Eki wa doko desu ka? (駅はどこですか？) - Where is the station?
    • Kore wa ikura desu ka? (これはいくらですか？) - How much is this?
    • Kippu wo kudasai (切符をください) - A ticket, please
    • Hidari/Migi (左/右) - Left/Right
    • Massugu (まっすぐ) - Straight ahead
    • Tsugi no (次の) - Next
    • Mae/Ushiro (前/後ろ) - Front/Back

    Transportation Vocabulary:

    • Densha (電車) - Train
    • Chikatetsu (地下鉄) - Subway
    • Basu (バス) - Bus
    • Takushii (タクシー) - Taxi
    • Kuukou (空港) - Airport
    • Shinkansen (新幹線) - Bullet train

    Practice Activities:

    1. Practice asking for directions
    2. Learn major station names in your destination cities
    3. Role-play buying train tickets