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asobu
to hang out; to play
asobi-masu
to hang out; to play ('-masu' form)
asobi ni iku
to go hang out
yokohama ni asobi ni iki-masu
I am going to Yokohama to hang out
tōkyō ni panda o mi ni iki-masu
I am going to Tokyo to see pandas
au
to meet; to see (someone)
hiroshima no haha ni ai ni iki-masu
I am going to go see my mother in Hiroshima
basu de iki-masu
I will take the bus
eki
station
deguchi
an exit
kaisatsuguchi
a ticket gate
kono eki ni wa, deguchi ga takusan ari-masu
there are lots of exits in this station
mēro
a maze
marude mēro mitai desu
it's just like a maze
mō, nani ga nan da ka wakari-masen
I have no clue what is going on
otosu
to drop (something)
nani ka otoshi-mashita yo
you dropped something!
kippu
a ticket
kaikata
how to buy
kippu no kaikata ga, zenzen wakari-masen
I don't understand how to buy tickets at all
wakari nikui
hard to understand
wakari yasui
easy to understand
hontōni wakari nikui desu
it's really hard to understand
motsu
to own; to hold
ic kādo o motte imasu ka
do you have an electronic travel card?
īe, mo-tte i-masen
no, I don't have one
benri na
convenient; useful
sugoku benri na kādo desu
it is a very useful card
densha de mo basu de mo tsukae-masu
you can use it for trains or busses
doko de kae-masuka
where can I buy it?
shinkansen
a bullet train
hiroshima nara shinkansen ga benri desu
if you're heading to Hiroshima, bullet trains are best
shuppatsu suru
to depart
mōsugu shuppatsu shi-masu
it will depart soon
tsuku
to arrive
hiroshima ni wa nanji ni tsuki-masu ka
what time will it arrive in Hiroshima?
sen
a line
noru
to ride (a vehicle)
chūō sen ni nori-masu
you take the central line
norikaeru
to change vehicles
shibuya eki de norikae-te kudasai
please change at Shibuya station
densha
train
densha ni notte, tōkyō eki de norikae-masu
you get on the train, and then change at Tokyo station
kono shinkansen wa hiroshima iki desu
this bullet train is bound for Hiroshima
tsugi wa kyōto desu
the next stop is Kyoto
tomaru
to stop (at a station)
kore wa shinjuku ni tomari-masu ka
does this stop at Shinjuku?
oriru
to get off
koko de ori-masu
I'll get off here
seki
seat
seki wa arimasu ka?
are there any seats?
zannen nagara ...
unfortunately ...
zannen nagara, manseki desu
unfortunately, all the seats are full
okureru
to be late
densha ga okure-te i-masu
the train is delayed
jiko
an accident
jiko ga arimashita
there was an accident
isogu
to be in a hurry
isoi-de i-masu ka
are you in a hurry?
kuruma
car
okuru
to send; to mail
kuruma de okuru
to give someone a lift
kuruma de okuri-mashō ka
can I give you a lift?
inochi
life
anata wa inochi no onjin desu
you're a lifesaver
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