In Japan the Ramen Shop Is Not Down the Street. It Is on the Seventh Floor.
To say What floor is it on? in Japanese, say 何階ですか (nangai desu ka).
You are standing at the right address and there is no restaurant. Look up.
何階ですか
nangai desu ka
What floor is it on?
In this video
- ラーメン屋さんは何階ですか。 rāmen-ya-san wa nangai desu ka. What floor is the ramen shop on?
- 一階、二階、三階。 ikkai, nikai, sangai. First floor, second floor, third floor.
- 七階です。 nanakai desu. It's on the seventh floor.
Kanji in this phrase
- 何階
- なんがい
- 七階
- ななかい
- 一階
- いっかい
- 二階
- にかい
- 三階
- さんがい
Why this phrase
Japanese cities build upwards, so the bar, the barber and the ramen shop are stacked in one narrow building with a column of signs by the door. When you cannot work out which floor is which, one short question gets you a straight answer.
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