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Lesson 03
Let us review:
(noun) + wa doko
or
(noun) + wa dokodesuka
WHERE IS (NOUN)?
(Noun) can be any of the followings:
* Train Station – Eki, 駅、えき
* Subway – Chika-tetsu、地下鉄、ちかてつ
* Taxi – Takushi、タクシー
* Train – Densha、電車、でんしゃ
* Bathroom – Toire、トイレ
Some of the phrases you want to keep your ears open for:
Just ahead - Konosaki、この先、このさき
Go straight - Massugu、まっすぐ
Right - Migi、右、みぎ
Left - Hidari、左、ひだり
To turn - Magaru、まがる
In front of - no Mae、の前
Many of you are familiar with counting in Japanese “Ichi, Nii, San, Shii, Go, Roku....etc”
Two system of counting:
1. “Counter” system or “Unit” system where specific “unit” is added to the above counting “Ichi, Nii, San”
For example, "Three dogs" would be 三匹 or さんびき or San Biki where Biki indicates an animal. Let me confuse you even more, the reading of Biki changes to Hiki when you're counting two, four, five, seven, and nine as in Nii Hiki, Yon Hiki, Go Hiki and so on. Anyhow, there are counters for virtually anything; people; animals; books/magazines; clothing; planes; houses; small boats; large ships
2. More generic ones we discussed on Podcast Lesson 02: “Hitotsu, Futatsu, Mittsu, Yottsu, Itsutsu, Muttsu," which works majority of times in counting anything. And let me tell you, knowing the "Hitotsu, Futatsu and etc," will automatically brands you as One-step-above-other-Gaijin.
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