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1 はるさんハウスはどこですか
Haru-san-Hausu wa doko desu ka
Where is Haru-san House?

Today’s Skit
タム ： すみません。 Excuse me.
⎤
Tam Sumimase n.

はるさんハウスはどこですか。 Where is Haru-san House?

⎤ ⎤ ⎤
Haru-san-Ha usu wa do ko de su ka.

Haru-san House?
かい と

海斗 ： はるさんハウス？
⎤
Kaito Haru-san-Ha usu?

あれ？ ぼくたちのうちだよね。 Oh? That's where we live.

⎤ ⎤
Are? Bo kutachi no uchi da yo ne.

It’s close by.

ちか

ミーヤー： すぐ近くです。
⎤ ⎤ ⎤
Mi Ya Su gu chi kaku de su.

We can go together.
いっしょ い

一 緒に行きましょう。
⎤
Issho ni ikimasho o.

This way.
かい と

海斗 ： こっちだよ。
⎤
Kaito Kocchi da yo.

タム ： はい。ありがとうございます。 OK.
Tam ⎤ ⎤
Ha i. Ari gatoo gozaima su.
⎤ Thank you very much.

Vocabulary

すみません　excuse me どこ　where ぼくたち　we

⎤ ⎤ ⎤
sumimase n do ko bo kutachi

すぐ近く　very near
ちか いっしょ

うち　home 一 緒に　together
⎤ ⎤
uchi su gu chi kaku issho ni

こっち　this way
い

行く　go はい　OK
⎤ ⎤
iku kocchi ha i

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 Can-do! Asking for directions

Key Phrase

はるさんハウスはどこですか。
⎤ ⎤ ⎤
Haru-san-Ha usu wa do ko de su ka.
Where is Haru-san House?
To ask for directions, say “[place] wa doko desu ka.” “Wa” is a topic-marker
particle that comes after a noun. It's written as “は（ha）” in Hiragana but is
pronounced as “wa.” Adding “desu ka” after the interrogative “doko” or
“where” and raising your intonation makes a question.

Use It!

すみません。トイレはどこですか。
⎤ ⎤ ⎤ ⎤
Sumimase n. To ire wa do ko de su ka.

あそこです。
⎤
Asoko de su.

Excuse me. Where is the toilet?

It’s over there.

Try It Out!

すみません。～はどこですか。 Excuse me. Where is XXX?

⎤ ⎤ ⎤
Sumimase n. ~wa do ko de su ka.
えき

① 駅 ② コンビニ
⎤
e ki konbini
station convenience store

ありがとうございます。
Bonus Phrase ⎤ ⎤
Ari gatoo gozaima su.
Thank you very much.
This expresses gratitude. If you're thanking someone close to you, like a
friend or a family member, you can use the short version “arigatoo.”
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 The Sound of Japanese
Most syllables in Japanese are made up of one consonant and one vowel.

か
ka
k
consonant
a
vowel

The Japanese accent comes from the pitch, not strong or weak sounds.
Each word has a set accent pattern. Some have a flat pitch; others
have a set place where the pitch goes down, which is represented by
the ⎤ mark.

ra i n ca n dy

It rained. Candy dropped.

えき
⎤ ⎤ ⎤ ⎤
Answer ① すみません。駅はどこですか。 Sumimase n. E ki wa do ko de su ka.
⎤ ⎤ ⎤
② すみません。コンビニはどこですか。 Sumimase n. Konbini wa do ko de su ka.

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