0.3.5 Getting Around Flashcards

To ask “Where is (a place / person / object)?”:

[Noun] wa doko desu ka. ([Noun]はどこですか。)

bathroom = otearai (おてあらい)

While otearai (おてあらい) is a more polite way to refer to a “bathroom” or “restroom”, you may encounter toire (トイレ), “toilet”, as well.

like this = konna kanji (こんなかんじ)

a feeling / a way = kanji (かんじ)

from = kara (から)

right = migi (みぎ)

left = hidari (ひだり)

This phrase is made of a few components:

care / consideration = ki (き)

to keep (an eye on) = tsukeru (つける)

To change this verb to make a request, the ru (る) is dropped and replaced with te (て).

Together, with the object marker o (を), this is a request to “be careful” or “take care”.

ikimashou (いきましょう) is the polite volitional form of ikimasu (いきます), “to go”.

When the volitional form is used, it means “Let’s [verb].”

tasukete (たすけて) comes from the verb tasukemasu (たすけます), meaning “to help”, “to save”, or “to rescue”.

In this form, you are requesting that someone help you.

To soften this or make it more polite, kudasai (ください), “please”, can be added to the end:

tasukete kudasai! (たすけてください！) = “Please help!”

to have a problem = komatteimasu (こまっています)

komatteimasu (こまっています) is used to express that you are in trouble or experiencing difficulty.

denwa (でんわ) is the general term for a “telephone” or “phone”.

It is used both by itself and with other words, such as “phone number”.