{"id":107446,"date":"2023-10-13T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/directions-in-japanese\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T22:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T03:29:07","slug":"directions-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/directions-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking for Directions in Japanese: 70+ Words and Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning the simple act of asking for directions might seem like something you can skip, but take it from me, it can spell disaster, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/japanese-travel-phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">if you&#8217;re visiting Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t rely on people speaking your native tongue, especially in Japan. But you can expect a higher willingness to help you. In fact, a kind stranger on the bus once walked for two hours with me to my hotel, to make sure I got there safely.<\/p>\n<p>Even if your Japanese is very basic, Japanese speakers will usually listen, and if you do get lost, you can use the opportunity to ask a stranger on the street or a convenience store cashier for directions. Read on to learn how to ask for directions in Japanese, all with audio, so you know you&#8217;re pronouncing everything correctly.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<h2>Basic Japanese Directions<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some essential Japanese words you need to know when asking for directions!<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1106666\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1106666\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Japanese Word<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English Word<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5de6 (\u3072\u3060\u308a)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u53f3 (\u307f\u304e)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5317 (\u304d\u305f)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">North<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5357 (\u307f\u306a\u307f)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">South<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u6771 (\u3072\u304c\u3057)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u897f (\u306b\u3057)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1106666 from cache -->\n<h2>Japanese Direction Verbs<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1116666\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1116666\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Japanese Word<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English Word<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u884c\u304f (\u3044\u304f)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to go<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u6b62\u307e\u308b (\u3068\u307e\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to stop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5c0b\u306d\u308b (\u305f\u305a\u306d\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to ask<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u6559\u3048\u308b (\u304a\u3057\u3048\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to tell\/inform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u6848\u5185\u3059\u308b (\u3042\u3093\u306a\u3044\u3059\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u66f2\u304c\u308b (\u307e\u304c\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to turn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u76f4\u9032\u3059\u308b (\u3061\u3087\u304f\u3057\u3093\u3059\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to go straight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5de6\u6298\u3059\u308b (\u3055\u305b\u3064\u3059\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to turn left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u53f3\u6298\u3059\u308b (\u3046\u305b\u3064\u3059\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to turn right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u3067\u5de6\u306b\u66f2\u304c\u308b (\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093\u3067\u3072\u3060\u308a\u306b\u307e\u304c\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to turn left at the intersection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u3067\u53f3\u306b\u66f2\u304c\u308b (\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093\u3067\u307f\u304e\u306b\u307e\u304c\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to turn right at the intersection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u771f\u3063\u76f4\u3050\u884c\u304f (\u307e\u3063\u3059\u3050\u3044\u304f)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to go straight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u524d\u306b\u9032\u3080 (\u307e\u3048\u306b\u3059\u3059\u3080)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to move forward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5f8c\u308d\u306b\u4e0b\u304c\u308b (\u3046\u3057\u308d\u306b\u3055\u304c\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to move backward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u76ee\u7684\u5730\u306b\u5230\u7740\u3059\u308b (\u3082\u304f\u3066\u304d\u3061\u306b\u3068\u3046\u3061\u3083\u304f\u3059\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to arrive at the destination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u8ff7\u3046 (\u307e\u3088\u3046)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to get lost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1116666 from cache -->\n<h2>Japanese Landmarks and Locations<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1126666\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1126666\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Japanese Word<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English Word<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9 (\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">intersection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u9053 (\u307f\u3061)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u770b\u677f (\u304b\u3093\u3070\u3093)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sign<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30d0\u30b9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">bus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5730\u4e0b\u9244 (\u3061\u304b\u3066\u3064)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">subway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u96fb\u8eca (\u3067\u3093\u3057\u3083)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30c8\u30a4\u30ec<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">bathroom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30db\u30c6\u30eb<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30b3\u30f3\u30d3\u30cb<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">convenience store<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u90f5\u4fbf\u5c40 (\u3086\u3046\u3073\u3093\u304d\u3087\u304f)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">post office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u56f3\u66f8\u9928 (\u3068\u3057\u3087\u304b\u3093)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5e02\u5f79\u6240 (\u3057\u3084\u304f\u3057\u3087)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">City Hall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u89b3\u5149\u6848\u5185\u6240 (\u304b\u3093\u3053\u3046\u3042\u3093\u306a\u3044\u3058\u3087)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tourist Information Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30c7\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">department store<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">supermarket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u99c5 (\u3048\u304d)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30d0\u30b9\u505c (\u3070\u3059\u3066\u3044)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">bus stop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5730\u4e0b\u9244\u99c5 (\u3061\u304b\u3066\u3064\u3048\u304d)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">subway station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u4fe1\u53f7 (\u3057\u3093\u3054\u3046)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">traffic light<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u6a4b (\u306f\u3057)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">bridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u516c\u5712 (\u3053\u3046\u3048\u3093)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u75c5\u9662 (\u3073\u3087\u3046\u3044\u3093)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3 (\u308c\u3059\u3068\u3089\u3093)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">restaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7 (\u304b\u3075\u3047)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">cafe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u30db\u30c6\u30eb (\u307b\u3066\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u56e3\u5730 (\u3060\u3093\u3061)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">apartment complex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5bb6 (\u3044\u3048)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">house\/home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u516c\u5171\u65bd\u8a2d (\u3053\u3046\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3057\u305b\u3064)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">public facility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5834\u6240 (\u3070\u3057\u3087)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1126666 from cache -->\n<h2>Japanese Prepositions for Getting and Giving Directions<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1136666\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1136666\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Japanese Word<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English Word<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u771f\u3063\u76f4\u3050 (\u307e\u3063\u3059\u3050)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">straight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u66f2\u304c\u308b (\u307e\u304c\u308b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">turn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u96a3\u306b (\u3068\u306a\u308a\u306b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">next to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5f8c\u308d\u306b (\u3046\u3057\u308d\u306b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">behind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u524d\u306b (\u307e\u3048\u306b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">in front of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5411\u3053\u3046\u5074\u306b (\u3080\u3053\u3046\u304c\u308f\u306b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">across from<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u305d\u306e\u8fd1\u304f\u306b (\u305d\u306e\u3061\u304b\u304f\u306b)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">nearby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u9060\u3044 (\u3068\u304a\u3044)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">far<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\uff5e\u307e\u3067<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">until this point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1136666 from cache -->\n<h2>Common Direction Phrases in Japanese<\/h2>\n<p>And now for some basic phrases that&#8217;ll help you apply the above vocabulary to actual conversations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\"><strong>\u300c\u3059\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3082\u3046\u4e00\u5ea6\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong> <strong>\u3002\u300d<\/strong> (\u3082\u3046\u3044\u3061\u3069\u304a\u306d\u304c\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059)<br \/>\n&#8220;Excuse me. Would you repeat that for me?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\"><strong>\u300cX\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u300d<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;Where is&#8230;?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\"><strong>\u300cX\u307e\u3067\u884c\u304f\u3068\u3001\u3069\u306e\u3050\u3089\u3044\u6642\u9593 <\/strong>(\u3058\u304b\u3093)<strong> \u304c\u304b\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u300d<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;How far is&#8230;?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\"><strong>\u300c\uff5e\u53f3\u30fb\u5de6\u5074<\/strong> \u00a0<strong>\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u300d<\/strong> (\u307f\u304e\u30fb\u3072\u3060\u308a\u304c\u308f)<br \/>\n&#8220;It\u2019ll be on your right\/left&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\"><strong>\u300c\u9053\u306e\u7a81\u304d\u5f53\u308a<\/strong> (\u3064\u304d\u3042\u305f\u308a)<strong>\u3002<\/strong>\u300d<br \/>\n&#8220;End of the street.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\"><strong>\u300c\u53f3\u30fb\u5de6<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0\u306bX\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u300d<\/strong> (\u307f\u304e\u30fb\u3072\u3060\u308a)<br \/>\n&#8220;[Place] will be on your right\/left.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Example Dialogues<\/h2>\n<p>Here are a few examples of asking for directions in Japanese. The original Japanese has been written first, followed by the hiragana (when applicable) and English translation.<\/p>\n<p>Learners can practice these dialogues by reading them out loud, either by yourself or with a partner. Beginner learners could also ask a native speaker(s) to read them and see how many words you can pick out. This is a great way to practice listening for the main terms in a conversation! And finally, you can use resources like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/japanese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a> to hear actual conversations spoken by native Japanese speakers through expert-subtitled videos. <p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/6\/NativeAd-Japanese.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n  <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\n<h3>Dialogue #1: Basic Template for Asking for Directions in Japanese<\/h3>\n<p>For the purpose of this dialogue, you&#8217;re looking for the post office because you need to withdraw some money at the ATM.<\/p>\n<p>You see an older man sitting on a bench. You make eye contact and he smiles at you, so you approach him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u3059\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u90f5\u4fbf\u5c40 \u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3059\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3086\u3046\u3073\u3093\u304d\u3087\u304f\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f)<br \/>\nExcuse me. Do you know where the post office is?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u90f5\u4fbf\u5c40\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\u3042\u306e\uff5e\u3042\u3063\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306e\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u304c\u307f\u3048\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u00a0(\u3086\u3046\u3073\u3093\u304d\u3087\u304f\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\u3042\u306e\uff5e\u3042\u3063\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093\u304c\u307f\u3048\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f)<br \/>\nThe post office, huh? Let me see. Oh, can you see that intersection over there?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You<\/strong>: \u306f\u3044\u3002<br \/>\nYes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306e\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u3067\u53f3\u306b\u66f2\u304c\u3063\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093\u3067\u307f\u304e\u306b\u307e\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)<br \/>\nOkay, take a right at that light.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3002<br \/>\nOkay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u9053\u306e\u7a81\u304d\u5f53\u308a\u307e\u3067\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u53f3\u5074\u306b\u90f5\u4fbf\u5c40\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u307f\u3061\u306e\u3064\u304d\u3042\u305f\u308a\u307e\u3067\u3044\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u307f\u304e\u304c\u308f\u306b\u3086\u3046\u3073\u3093\u304d\u3087\u304f\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nAfter that, go straight to the end of that street and you&#8217;ll see the post office on your right.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01<br \/>\nThank you!<\/p>\n<h3>Dialogue #2: Understanding Japanese Directions in Real-world Contexts<\/h3>\n<p>As you turn to walk away to head to the post office, you hear the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u5f85\u3063\u3066\uff01\u4eca\u3001\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u305f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3051\u3069\u3001\u3053\u3093\u306a\u6642\u9593\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3082\u3046\u9589\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u601d\u3046\u3088\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u307e\u3063\u3066\uff01\u3044\u307e\u3001\u304a\u3082\u3044\u3060\u3057\u305f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3051\u3069\u3001\u3053\u3093\u306a\u3058\u304b\u3093\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3082\u3046\u3057\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u304a\u3082\u3046\u3088\u3002)<br \/>\nHold on! I just remembered that the post office isn&#8217;t open this late.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u672c\u5f53\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f\uff01<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f\uff01)<br \/>\nReally?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3002\u3054\u3081\u3093\u306a\u3055\u3044\u306d\u3002\u306a\u3093\u304b\u3001\u624b\u7d19\u3068\u304b\u9001\u308b\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u306f\u3044\u3002\u3054\u3081\u3093\u306a\u3055\u3044\u306d\u3002\u306a\u3093\u304b\u3001\u3066\u304c\u307f\u3068\u304b\u304a\u304f\u308b\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f)<br \/>\nYes. Sorry about that. Did you want to send a letter or something?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u3044\u3044\u3048\u3002ATM\u3092\u4f7f\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3044\u3044\u3048\u3002ATM\u3092\u3064\u304b\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nNo, I&#8217;m looking for an ATM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3042\u3042\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u65e9\u304f\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308c\u3070\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306b\uff5e<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3042\u3042\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u306f\u3084\u304f\u3044\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308c\u3070\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306b\uff5e)<br \/>\nOhh, if you had only told me that earlier!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u3042\u3042\u3001\u306f\u3044\u3002<br \/>\nWell&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u90f5\u4fbf\u5c40\u3058\u3083\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088\u306d\uff1fATM\u304c\u3042\u308b\u6240\u3067\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff1f<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u3086\u3046\u3073\u3093\u304d\u3087\u304f\u3058\u3083\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088\u306d\uff1fATM\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3067\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff1f)<br \/>\nSo it doesn&#8217;t have to be a post office, right? Anywhere with an ATM is okay?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u307e\u3042\u3001\u56fd\u969b\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u304c\u4f7f\u3048\u308bATM\u306a\u3089\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u307e\u3042\u3001\u3053\u304f\u3055\u3044\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u304c\u3064\u304b\u3048\u308bATM\u306a\u3089\u3060\u3044\u3058\u3087\u3046\u3076\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nAs long as it takes international cards, I&#8217;m okay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u308f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u3055\u3063\u304d\u3068\u540c\u3058\u306e\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u3067\u3001\u4eca\u5ea6\u306f\u5de6\u306b\u66f2\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u308f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u3055\u3063\u304d\u3068\u304a\u306a\u3058\u306e\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093\u3067\u3001\u3053\u3093\u3069\u306f\u3072\u3060\u308a\u306b\u307e\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)<br \/>\nGot it. Okay, so walk to that same intersection, and this time, take a left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3002<br \/>\nOkay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u305d\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u4ea4\u5dee\u70b9\u307e\u3067\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u53f3\u306b\u66f2\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u00a0(\u305d\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3001\u3064\u304e\u306e\u3053\u3046\u3055\u3066\u3093\u307e\u3067\u3044\u3063\u3066\u3001\u307f\u304e\u306b\u307e\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)<br \/>\nOnce you get there, go to the next light and take a right.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3002<br \/>\nOkay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u30b3\u30f3\u30d3\u30cb\u304c\u5de6\u5074\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3001\u30b3\u30f3\u30d3\u30cb\u304c\u3072\u3060\u308a\u304c\u308f\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nGo along that road for a bit and you&#8217;ll see a convenience store on your left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u672c\u5f53\u306b\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306b\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01)<br \/>\nThank you so much!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3044\u3048\u3044\u3048\uff5e\u6c17\u3092\u4ed8\u3051\u3066\u306d\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(\u3044\u3048\u3044\u3048\uff5e\u304d\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3066\u306d\u3002)<br \/>\nNo problem. Take care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089\u3002<br \/>\nGoodbye.<\/p>\n<h3>Dialogue #3: Being Polite While Asking for Directions in Japanese<\/h3>\n<p>Even when asking for directions, you may have to make some occasional small talk. For example, as you head out to the convenience store, the man might call you back again, asking:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u304a\u59c9\u3055\u3093\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306e\u56fd\u304b\u3089\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u304a\u306d\u3048\u3055\u3093\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306e\u304f\u306b\u304b\u3089\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\nWhat country did you come from?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u30ab\u30ca\u30c0\u304b\u3089\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u30ab\u30ca\u30c0\u304b\u3089\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\nI&#8217;m Canadian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u3042\u3042\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30c0\u306f\u3044\u3044\u56fd\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\u30e1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb\u30b7\u30ed\u30c3\u30d7\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff1f<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u3042\u3042\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u30c0\u306f\u3044\u3044\u304f\u306b\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\u30e1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb\u30b7\u30ed\u30c3\u30d7\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff1f<br \/>\nI see. Canada is a great country. Maple syrup, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u306f\u3044\u3002\u30e1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb\u30b7\u30ed\u30c3\u30d7\u304c\u6709\u540d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5931\u793c\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u306f\u3044\u3002\u30e1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb\u30b7\u30ed\u30c3\u30d7\u304c\u3086\u3046\u3081\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u3057\u3064\u308c\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\nYes, maple syrup is famous indeed. Thank you again, I&#8217;ll be heading out now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Him:<\/strong> \u304a\u304a\u3001\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u306d\uff01\u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089\uff5e<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u304a\u304a\u3001\u3080\u305a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u306b\u307b\u3093\u3054\u3092\u3057\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u306d\uff01\u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089\uff5e<br \/>\nWow, you know difficult Japanese! Goodbye.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>You:<\/strong> \u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089\uff5e<br \/>\nGoodbye.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to practice additional dialogues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eIxrnPyHxGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out this video<\/a> from Japanese Ammo with Misa, which includes some great phrases for asking directions:<\/p>\n<p><lite-youtube videoid=\"eIxrnPyHxGw\"><\/lite-youtube><\/p>\n<p>If you like this video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japaneseammo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Japanese Ammo<\/a> has many more in which Misa explains Japanese vocabulary and grammar for learners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have these tips and phrases under your belt, you can go out and ask for directions in Japanese without fail!<\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing\u2026<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you\u2019re like me and prefer learning Japanese on your own time, from the comfort of your smart device, I\u2019ve got something you\u2019ll love.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a>\u2019s Chrome Extension, you can turn any YouTube or Netflix video with subtitles into an interactive language lesson. 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With <strong>interactive captions<\/strong>, you can hover over any word to see its meaning along with an image, audio pronunciation, and grammatical information.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FluentU-Japanese-video-interactive-subtitles.jpg\" alt=\"learn-Japanese-with-interactive-subtitled-videos\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nClick on a word to see more examples where it's used in different contexts. Plus, you can <strong>add new words to your flaschards<\/strong>! 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