| You are looking for an ATM to get some cash. You stopped a stranger on the street and started a conversation. | ||
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すみません。この きんじょに ぎんこうは ありませんか。 |
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| ええ、ぎんこうは ありませんねえ。 | ||
| じゃ、コンビニは？ | ||
| あ、それは こうばんの むこうに ありますよ。 | ||
| あちらの ほうですか。 | ||
| いいえ、そちらの ほうです。 | ||
| わかりました。どうも。 | ||
See Grammar Notes for Dialogue 5.
| 1. | きんじょ | neighborhood | 5. | むこう | over there, beyond, the other side | |
| 2. | ぎんこう | bank | 6. | あちら | that way | |
| 3. | コンビニ | convenience store | 7. | ほう | way, direction | |
| 4. | [こうばん] | police station, police box | 8. | そちら | that way (toward you) |
Directions| 1. | そと | outside | 9. | よこ | the side (of X) | |
| 2. | なか | inside | 10. | となり | next door; neighbor | |
| 3. | みぎ | right (side) | 11. | ちかく, そば | nearby place, vicinity | |
| 4. | ひだり | left (side) | 12. | むこう | far side (of X) | |
| 5. | まえ | front (side) | 13. | こちら, [こっち] | this way; near side (of X) | |
| 6. | うしろ | back (side) | 14. | そちら, [そっち] | that way; that side (toward you) | |
| 7. | うえ | above; top; upper side | 15. | あちら, [あっち] | that way; far side | |
| 8. | した | below; bottom; lower side | 16. | どちら, [どっち] | which way? / which side? |
Around Town| 1. | えき |
station |
11. | スーパー | supermarket | |
| 2. | スタジアム | stadium | 12. | ゆうびんきょく | post office | |
| 3. | びょういん | hospital | 13. | マクドナルド | McDonald's; McDonald [family name] | |
| 4. | ぎんこう | bank | 14. | [みち] | road, street, direction | |
| 5. | こうえん | park | 15. | [こうばん] | police box; police station | |
| 6. | デパート | department store | 16. | [バスてい] | bus stop | |
| 7. | コンビニ | convenience store | 17. | [みせ] | store, shop | |
| 8. | バス | bus | 18. | [きゅうきゅうしゃ] | ambulance car | |
| 9. | ほんや | bookstore | 19. | [ひこうせん] | blimp | |
| 10. | ホテル | hotel | 20. | [かいしゃ] | company |
| A: | Excuse me. There isn't a bank in this vicinity? |
| B: | No, there isn't. (Lit. "You're right. There isn't.") |
| A: | Then, how about a convenience store? |
| B: | Oh, it is beyond the police station. |
| A: | Is it that way? |
| B: | (Pointing another direction) No, it's that way. |
| A: | I see. Thank you. |
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しょうてんがい
(Commercial District) Typical Japanese streets are often narrow and crowded with people. When people go out for daily grocery shopping, they often walk to neighborhood stores rather than drive to larger stores in the suburbs. In cities, commercial districts typically center around train stations. Many of them form mini-underground cities. |
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こうばん When you get lost in town, one of the best places to ask directions is こうばん ("police box") strategically located in various neighborhoods. |
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コンビニ Large stores tend to close in the early evening, but small convenience stores (コンビニ) are often open for business until late at night. |
