First step to learning Japanese

Step 7

Let's learn how to ask someone "Where are you going?".
It is simple. Just put doko instead of the specific place word.

Nichi-yoobi   doko ni   ikimasu ka?

(Anata wa) Nichi-yoobi doko ni ikimasu ka?

Where are you going on Sunday?

Hakone ni   ikimasu

(Watashi wa) Hakone ni ikimasu.

I'm going to Hakone (on Sunday).

Grammar Notes

Nichi-yoobi means "Sunday".
The phrases such as "last Sunday" and "next Monday" are expressed by using the particle no.
See the practice below.

Doko means "where".

Remember, when the subject is "You" or "I", it is usually omitted.

When asking about the past action, just change ikimasu ka? to ikimashita ka?.

Practice 1

Let's practice the following words.


getsu-yoobiMonday  
kin-yoobiFriday

ka-yoobiTuesday  
do-yoobiSaturday

sui-yoobiWednesday  
nichi-yoobiSunday

moku-yoobiThursday  
natsu-yasumisummer holidays, summer vacation

Practice 2

Let's practice the following phrases.


Konshuu no kin-yoobithis Friday

Konshuu no do-yoobithis Saturday

Raishuu no getsu-yoobinext Monday

Senshuu no ka-yoobilast Tuesday

Practice 3

Let's make sentences and speak it.


Nichi-yoobi doko ni ikimasu ka?
 Where are you going on Sunday?

Kyoo doko ni ikimasu ka?
 Where are you going today?

Natsu-yasumi doko ni ikimasu ka?
 Where will you go for the summer vacation?

Kinoo doko ni ikimashita ka?
 Where did you go yesterday?

Senshuu no do-yoobi doko ni ikimashita ka?
 Where did you go last Saturday?

Let's learn more verbs such as "eat", "drink" and "buy".

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