Learn Japanese - Lesson 19: Japanese Where is it?

Objective: Learn to ask simple where questions using どこ.

Key Words

どこ = where

[doko]

Grammar

Simple where? questions can be created by adding どこ before desuka.

... + どこですか。= who/what/where is/are ... ?

[sentence + dare/nan/doko + desuka]

New Japanese Vocabulary

びんこう = bank

[ginkou]

びょういん = hospital

[byouin]

こうえん = park

[kouen]

スーパーマーケット = supermarket

[suapaamaaketto]

ゆうびんきょうく = post office

[yuubinkyoku]

ホテル = hotel

[hoteru]

コンビニ = convenience store

[konbini]

やっきょく = pharmacy

[yakkyoku]

Examples

びょういんはどこですか。 = Where is the hospital?

[byouin ha doko desuka]

Practice

Write the following sentences in Japanese using Hiragana and Katakana.

  1. Where is the park?
  2. Where is he?
  3. Where is the convenience store?
  4. Where am I?
  5. Where is your car?

Translate the following Japanese sentences to English.

  1. あなたはどこですか。
  2. スーパーマーケットはどこですか。
  3. わたしはびょうきです。やっきょくはどこですか。
  4. ぎんこうはどこですか。
  5. ホテルはどこですか。

Review

Write the following sentences in Hiragana

  1. Are you writing a letter?
  2. I didn't watch a movie yesterday. I listened to music yesterday.
  3. She's very clever.
  4. I didn't buy that computer today.
  5. A: Is your dog sick? B: That isn't my dog, that is my cat.
  6. That snake isn't long. This snake is very long.