LESSON 7: Asking For Directions

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LESSON 7: Asking for directions

I. Atarashii Kotoba (Vocabulary)

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II. Bunpou (Grammar) & bunkei (expressions).


1.) massugu iku (to go straight)
2.) migi ni magaru (to turn right)

Place + wo + preposition (direction) + ni + verb


Ex. kōsaten o hidari ni magaru = Turn left at the intersection

*Talking to people
Ex. Chotto michi wo kiite mo ii desuka?
= May I ask you for directions?
Ex. Chotto ii desu ka?
= May I ask you a question? / Do you have time? / Excuse me.

*Telling someone you’re lost


Ex. Michi ni mayotte shimaimashita. = I am lost.

*Where is ~? = ~ wa doko desuka?


Ex. Toire wa doko desuka?
= Where is the rest room?
Note: You can also say otearai = bathroom, restroom

*I’m looking for = wo sagashite iru no desu ga…


Ex. Gakou wo sagashite iru no desu ga… = I am looking for the school.

*How can I get to ~ from here? = Koko kara ~ made douyatte ittara ii desu ka?
Ex. Koko kara Kyoto eki made douyatte ittara ii desuka?
= How can I get to Kyoto Station from here?

III. Kotaemashou (Let’s answer) Fill in the blank with the right answer.

Tom: Chotto sumimasen. Michi o kiite mo ii desu ka. _________________________________


Hiro: Mochiron. (Of course!)
Tom: ____________________________ (Where is the hotel?)
Hiro: Daigaku no kita desu. [(It) is north of the university.]
Tom: __________________________ (Where is the ATM?)
Hiro: Asoko desu. [(It’s) over there.]

Tom: Sakura Hoteru wa doko desu ka. (Where is Sakura Hotel located?)
Hiro: ________________________________ (The hotel is next to the train station.)
Tom: Eigakan wa dono tōri ni arimasu ka. (What street is the movie theater on?)
Hiro: __________________________ (The movie theater is on your right.)
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IV. Let’s do a role play. Refer to the map below and look for the following places with the “X” mark.
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You are here.

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