How to Ask "Where is" in Japanese

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Now your plane has landed. Now you're at the airport and you are looking for, I don't know, a restaurant, bathroom, bus stop? Ok. Here is the most useful sentence at the airport: [something] wa doko desu ka? We did in a previous lesson, "doko" is "where" and "desu ka" is a question. So simply you put the word that you're looking for here, and "doko desu ka." Let's practice with common words that you hear in the airplane. Let's start with "bathroom." We say "washroom." So let's say, "Otearai wa doko desu ka?" Very good. In casual conversation, we use the word "toire", as in "toilet," but it's maybe too casual, so let's stick to "otearai." Ok? And maybe you want a cup of coffee. We can use the word "cafe" or we can use the word "coffeeshop," which would sound "ko-hi-shop-pu" in Japanese. So either way, let's use "cafe" for now. Ok? We pronounce it as "caf-fe,"ok? So repeat after me: cafe wa doko desu ka? Very good. And also, you are looking for a bus stop. A bus stop is "basutei," Ok? So let's practice. Basutei wa doku desu ka? Very good. And oftentimes, you have a subway access to the airport if you are traveling farther. "Subway" is called "chikatetsu." I'll repeat it: chikatetsu. So you can use chikatetsu or "subway station" - chikatetsu no eki." Let's use the longer version. Repeat after me: chikatetsu no eki wa doko desu ka? Sounds very good.

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