Japanese@Once : Part 2 - Words & Phrases by Category

Transportation

kurumacar
denshatrain
basubus
takushiitaxi
chikatetsusubway
hikookiairplane
funeship, boat
jitenshabicycle
baikumotorbike
ekistation
basu-teibus stop
basu-noribabus terminal
takushii-noribataxi stand
kuukooairport
kyuukooexpress train
tokkyuuspecial express train
futsuu / kakuteilocal train
chokutsuudirect train
osoislow
hayaifast / rapid
kipputicket
kippu-uribaticket office
kyuukoo-kenexpress ticket
joosha-kenpassenger ticket
teiki-kenmonthly pass
kaisuu-kenbook of tickets
shitei-sekireserved seat
jiyuu-sekiunreserved seat
kin'en-sekinonsmoking section
unchinfare
densha-daitrain fare
basu-daibus fare
otonaadult
kodomochild
Tokyo-yuki(-iki)train bound for Tokyo
nobori (densha)an upward-bound
kudari (densha)a downward-bound
1-bansenfirst platform, track 1
Ginza-senGinza line
1-ban no basuthe bus No. 1
Ei-go no jikokuhyootimetable in English
ryokoo-gaishatravel agency
shuutenthe last stop
shuudenthe last train
saishuu-denshathe last train
shihatsu-denshathe first train
jikoaccident
noruto get on, to ride
oriruto get off
tomaruto stop
norikaeruto transfer
deruto leave, to depart
tsukuto arrive
kondeiruto be crowded
suiteiruto be less crowded
aite iruto be unoccupied
tatsuto stand
suwaruto sit
suwarenainot be able to sit
nakusuto lose
otosuto lose, to drop
otoshimonolost property
densha de ikuto go by train
takushii de ikuto go by taxi
aruite ikuto go on foot
kyuukoo de ikuto go by an express train
kyuukoo ni noruto get on an express train
kyuukoo ga aru(we) have an express train
densha ni maniauto be in time for an express train
densha ga okureruthe train is delayed
[person] wa densha ni okureru
 [person] miss the train

1.Tokyo kara Yokohama made ikura desu ka?
How much is it from Tokyo to Yokohama?
2.Tokyo kara Kyoto made donogurai desu ka?
How long does it take from Tokyo to Kyoto?
3.Yokohama wa ikutsu-me desu ka?
How many stops is Yokohama?
4.Kono basu wa Roppongi ni tomarimasu ka?
Does this bus stop at Roppongi?
5.Kyuukoo wa Odawara ni tomarimasu ka?
Does an express stop at Odawara?
6.Densha wa 9-ji ni Tokyo o demasu.
The train leaves Tokyo at 9 o'clock.
7.Densha wa 12-ji ni Oosaka ni tsukimasu.
The train arrives at Oosaka at 12 o'clock.
8.Shinjuku de chikatetsu ni norikaemasu.
I transfer to a subway at Shinjuku.
9.Nishi-Azabu de orite kudasai.
Please get off at Nishi-Azabu.
10.Tokyo-yuki wa nan-bansen desu ka?
From which platform does the train for Tokyo leave?
11.Shinbashi-yuki no basu wa nan-ban desu ka?
What is the number of the bus for Shinbashi?
12.Hakone made, otona 2-mai, kodomo 1-mai kudasai.
Two adults and one child to Hakone, please.
13.1-ji no kyuukoo, shitei-seki, 1-mai, arimasu ka?
Do you have a reserved seat ticket on the 1-o'clock-express available?
14.Q:Asa densha de suwaremasu ka?
A:Iie, kondeiru kara, suwaremasen.
Q:Can you have a seat on the train in the morning?
A:No, I can't, since it is crowded.
15.Q:Izu ni iki-tai-n desu ga, dooyatte itta-ra, ii desu ka?
A:Tokyo-eki kara kyuukoo ga arimasu.
Q:I would like to go to Izu. How should I go there?
A:An express runs from Tokyo station.
16.Kono densha wa kyuukoo desu ka?
Is this train an express?

Vocabulary

arimasu

to have, there is

asa

morning

basu

bus

chikatetsu

subway

-de

particle indicating a place; "in", "at"

-de

particle indicating a method; by, with

demasu

to leave, depart

densha

train

donogurai

how long, how far

dooyatte

how (asking a means)

eki

(train) station

Hakone

place name

ikura

how much

ikutsu-me

how many (stops, signal)

ikutsu

how many

-me

(first, second, third) one

itta

ta form of ikimasu

ikimasu

to go

Izu

place name

-ji

o'clock, time

kara

from

-kara

because, therefore, so

kodomo

child

kondeiru

to be crowded

kono

this

-te kudasai

expressing a request; please do

kyuukoo

express train

made

to. till, until

-mai

counter for flat objects

nan-ban

what number

nan-bansen

which platform

-ni

particle direction marker; "to"

-ni

particle indicating a specific time; at

Nishi-Azabu

place name

norikaemasu

to transfer, transit, change (train)

-o

particle indicating a place of passage,
departure, a route, point

Odawara

place name

Oosaka

place name

orite

te form of orimasu

orimasu

to get off

otona

adult

Roppongi

place name

Shinbashi

place name

Shinjuku

place name

shitei-seki

reserved seat

seki

seat

suwaremasu

potential form of suwarimasu; can sit

suwarimasu

to sit down, have a seat

-tai-n desu ga

making one's statement softer;
I would like to do, (but, and, so)

-tara, ii desu ka?

asking an advice or a suggestion
with an interrogative

tomarimasu

to stop

tsukimasu

to arrive

Yokohama

place name

-yuki

(train, bus) bound for

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