Japanese phrases: Asking for directions
Most streets in Japan have no names, so directions are given with landmarks: stations, convenience stores, traffic lights.
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- すみません、駅はどこですか。Sumimasen, eki wa doko desu ka.Excuse me, where is the station?
- トイレはどこですか。Toire wa doko desu ka.Where is the toilet? · More polite: (otearai).
- ここから遠いですか。Koko kara tōi desu ka.Is it far from here?
- 歩いて行けますか。Aruite ikemasu ka.Can I walk there?
- 歩いて何分ぐらいですか。Aruite nanpun gurai desu ka.About how many minutes is it on foot?
- この地図で教えてください。Kono chizu de oshiete kudasai.Could you show me on this map?
- まっすぐ行ってください。Massugu itte kudasai.Go straight on.
- 右に曲がってください。Migi ni magatte kudasai.Turn right.
- 二つ目の信号を左に曲がってください。Futatsume no shingō o hidari ni magatte kudasai.Turn left at the second set of traffic lights. · Left: (hidari); right: (migi).
- コンビニの隣にあります。Konbini no tonari ni arimasu.It's next to the convenience store.
- 道に迷いました。Michi ni mayoimashita.I'm lost.