The One Phrase That Saves You in Any Japanese Train Station
To say Where is ~? in Japanese, say 〜はどこですか? (~ wa doko desu ka?).
Lost in a Japanese station? This one phrase gets you anywhere.
〜はどこですか?
~ wa doko desu ka?
Where is ~?
In this video
- 駅で迷子?この一言で解決! Eki de maigo? Kono hitokoto de kaiketsu! Lost in a Japanese station? One phrase fixes it.
- 「〜はどこですか?」= Where is 〜? “~ wa doko desu ka?” = Where is ~? '~ wa doko desu ka?' means 'Where is ~?'
- 「出口はどこですか?」 “Deguchi wa doko desu ka?” Need the exit? 'Deguchi wa doko desu ka?'
- ホーム、トイレ、改札も同じパターン。 Hōmu, toire, kaisatsu mo onaji patān. Platform, toilet, ticket gate — same pattern, swap the word.
- 指さしながら言えば完璧!保存してね👇 Yubisashinagara ieba kanpeki! Hozon shite ne. Point while you say it. Save this before your trip 👇
Why this phrase
Give a tourist the universal 'where is ~?' pattern and the station words to plug into it (exit, platform, toilet, ticket gate). One clean example.
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