Hi, this is Yuyujin.
Tokyo Olympic will be held on 2020.
It will be second time Olympic in Tokyo.
There are 42 places to play the games.
Some places were used at the previous Olympic on 1964.
Those are getting renewal now.
27 palaces will be located around Tokyo area.
The other 15 places are out of Tokyo area.
The farthest place is a Sapporo Dome that locates in Hokkaido, north part of Japan.
You can see here (the official page) in detail.
This time I would like to introduce how to ask the location.
Let’s get started.
At first I would like to show you a scrip.
John:
Sumimasen
すみません。
Excuse me.
Mari:
Hai Nanndeshouka
はい、なんでしょうか。
Yes, any troubles?
John:
Orinpikku Sutajiamu Ni Ikitainodesu
オリンピックスタジアムにいきたいのです。
I would like to go to Olympic Stadium.
Orinpikku Sutajiamu Wa Doko Desu Ka
オリンピックスタジアムはどこですか。
Where is Olympic Stadium?
Mari:
Sore Wa Shinkokuritsukyougijyou Eki No Soba Desu
それはしんこくりつきょうぎじょうえきのそばです。
It is located near Shinkokuritsukyougijyou Station.
John:
Sono Eki Wa Doko Desu Ka
そのえきはどこですか。
Where is the station?
Mari:
Ooedo Sen Ni Nottekudasai
おおえどせんにのってください。
You will take Ooedo Line.
Sono Eki Wa Koko Kara 3 Eki Desu
そのえきはここから３えきです。
That station is 3 stations from here.
John:
Arigatougozaimashita
ありがとうございました。
Thank you.
Mari:
Douitashimashite
どういたしまして。
It’s my pleasure.
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OK, I will explain step by step.
John:
Sumimasen
すみません。
Excuse me.
“Sumimasen(すみません)” is a phrase to attract someone’s attention.
The meaning is same with “Excuse me”.
It means “Excuse me to interrupt you.”
Mari:
Hai Nanndeshouka
はい、なんでしょうか。
Yes, any troubles?
“Nandeshouka(なんでしょうか)” means “What do you want?”.
John:
Orinpikku Sutajiamu Ni Ikitainodesu
オリンピックスタジアムにいきたいのです。
I would like to go to Olympic Stadium.
“Ni(に)” is a postpositional particle that indicates an arrival point to visit.
Here “Orinpikku Sutajiamu Ni(オリンピックスタジアムに)” means ” to Olympic Stadium”.
“Ikitainodesu(いきたいのです)” means “I want to go”.
Orinpikku Sutajiamu Wa Doko Desu Ka
オリンピックスタジアムはどこですか。
Where is Olympic Stadium?
“Doko(どこ)” means “where”.
This sentence is a question form of “A=B” expression.
Mari:
Sore Wa Shinkokuritsukyougijyou Eki No Soba Desu
それはしんこくりつきょうぎじょうえきのそばです。
it is located near Shinkokuritsukyougijyou Station.
This sentence is a “A=B” expression.
Here A is “Sore(それ)”.
B is “Shinkokuritsukyougijyou Eki No Soba(しんこくっりつきょうぎじょうえきのそば)”.
B is a “Noun+No(の)+Noun” form.
Here “Shinkokuritsukyougijyou(しんこくりつきょうぎじょう)” is a name of station.
“Eki(えき)” means “station”.
“Soba(そば)” means “neighborhood”.
John:
Sono Eki Wa Doko Desu Ka
そのえきはどこですか。
Where is the station?
This sentence is a question form of “A=B” expression.
Mari:
Ooedo Sen Ni Nottekudasai
おおえどせんにのってください。
You will take Ooedo Line.
“Ooedo Sen(おおえどせん)” is one of subway lines in Tokyo.
“Ni(に)” is a postpositional particle that indicates the direction to move.
“Nottekudasai(のってください)” means “ride on something”
Sono Eki Wa Koko Kara 3 Eki Desu
そのえきはここから３えきです。
That station is 3 stations from here.
“Kara(から)” means “from”.
How about this lesson?
I hope you are starting to understand.
OK, that’s it.
Thank you so much.
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