Where・・・? In Japanese, we use “どこdoko” for where. In addition to asking for a location&place, it also applies to a point, scene. First, let’s take a look at a few example sentences. Ask the place すみません。エレベーターは* どこ ですか。 sumimasen erebetar wa doko desuka Excuse me, Where is the elevator? * “は” is pronounced as” ha“, but as a particle “は” is pronounced “wa“ A あそこです。 asoko desu over there. Words that point to a place こっちこちら kocchikochira = Words that refer to something close そっちそちら socchisochira = A word that refers to something close to the listener or a person. あっちあちら acchiachira = A term that refers to something or a person far from the speaker or listener. How to ask at a place where a toilet is likely, such as a station or a building A トイレはどこ? toire wa doko Where is the toilet? B すみません。トイレはどこですか。 sumimasen toire wa doko desuka Excuse me. Where is the toilet? C て あら すみません。お手洗いはどこですか。 sumimasen otearai wa doko desuka Excuse me. Where is the lavatory? D けしょうしつ すみません。化粧室 は どこですか。 sumimasen kesyoushitsu wa doko desuka Excuse me. Where is the Restroom? かい 2階 に あります。 nikai ni arimasu Located on the 2nd floor. ありがとうございます。 arigatou gozaimasu Thank you very much. トイレはどこですか。 toire wa doko desuka Where is the toilet? = The questioner knows the range of the toilet, but does not know where it is. あそこがトイレです。 asoko ga toire desu Toilet is over there. かれ ど こ む 彼は何処へ向かっているのか。 karewa dokoe mukatte irunoka Where is he heading? Thank you for reading! ありがとう。 Namu Shinnyo ■