AskDirections Chiedere indicazioni. Ask Directions

Konokorekushondewa ,「 shitsumon 」 n ishoutenoatetaitoomoimasu . In this context, I think it is appropriate to say "question."

Dai -1 -kai -menokyouwa ,n i hondemichiotazuneruhouhoudesu . だい|かい|めのきょうは|ん|い|ほんでみちをたずねるほうほうです big|times|today's eye|a nasal sound|and|it's the way to ask for directions The first step is to ask someone on the street.

Mazu ,shiranai hito ni hanashi-kakeru tokiniwa 「 Suimasen 」kara hairimasu . まず|知らない|人|に|||ときには|すいません|から|入ります first|don't know|person|to|||sometimes|excuse me|because|I will enter First, when talking to a stranger, you start with "Excuse me."

Ichibankantannaii -katawa , いちばんかんたん) (ichiban kantan|かたわ) (katawa the easiest|you Excuse me, where is Shinjuku Station?

「 Suimasen , Shinjuku -eki wa doko desu ka ?」 すいません|新宿|駅|は|どこ|です|か excuse me|Shinjuku|station|topic marker|where|is|question marker Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to Shinjuku Station?

Mottoteineiniiitainara, If you could be so kind,

「 Suimasen , Shinjuku -ekima de no iki-kata ooshiete itadakemasuka ?」 すいません|新宿|駅前|で|の|||教えて|いただけますか excuse me|Shinjuku|in front of the station|at|attributive particle|||please teach|could you please Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to Shinjuku Station?

toka, and so on etc.,

「 Suimasen , Shinjuku -eki o sagashiteiru no desu ga ,doko ni arimasu ka ？ すいません|新宿|駅|を|探している|の|です|が|どこ|に|あります|か excuse me|Shinjuku|station|object marker|I am looking for|explanatory particle|is|but|where|locative particle|there is|question marker "Excuse me, I'm looking for Shinjuku Station, where is it?"

toka. and so on etc.

J i b u n g a d o k o n i i r u nokawakaranakunattatokiwa , chizuomisete , When I don't know where I am, I show the map,

「 Michinimayotteshimattandesuga ,watashi wa ima doko ni imasu ka ？ みちにまよってしまったんですが|わたし|は|いま|どこ|に|います|か I got lost|I|topic marker|now|where|location marker|am|question marker "I seem to have lost my way, but where am I now?" toka, and so on or,

「 Konochizude , w a t a s h i g a i mairubashoooshietekudasai .」 "Please tell me where I am right now."

toieba ii deshou . That would be nice.

W a t a shiwayokumichinimayounode , konoshitsumonotsukaimasu . I will use this question because it is in my way.

Watashi no baai wa ,chizu kara ha midashiteiru koto ga ooidesu . わたし|の|ばあい|は|ちず|から|は|みだしている|こと|が|多いです I|my|case|topic marker|map|from|topic marker (note this is a particle that is pronounced wa when used as a topic marker)|is showing|thing|subject marker|is many In my case, there are many things that are missing from the map.

「 Kokokaranan - ppunkuraikakarimasuka ？ "Can I get there from here?" tomokuteki -chimadenoshoyou -jikanokiiteokuto ,iideshou . ともくてき|ちまちまのしょうよう|時間を聞いておくと|いいでしょう friendly|small use|if you ask for the time|it will be good It would be good to ask about the time it takes to get there.

Mokuteki -chima deno kyori gatoo ibaai wa , もくてき|ちま|での|きょり|がとう|いばあい|は target|small|at|distance|thank you|case|topic marker The distance from Mokuteki to Chima is,

「 Kokokaraaruiteikemasuka ？ "Can I walk from here?" tokikeba ,aru iteikeru kyori ka douka oshiete moraemasu . ときけば|ある|いていける|距離|か|どうか|教えて|もらえます if you ask|there is|can go|distance|or|whether or not|please tell|can receive If you ask, I can tell you whether it's a distance you can walk.

J i b u n g a t a d a s h i i h o u k o u n i s u s undeirukashiritaitokiniwa , When I want to know about the direction that is more convenient for me,

「 Suimasen ,ima , Shinjuku-eki ni mukatte iru n desu ga ,kono michi de atteimasu ka ？ すいません|いま|||に|向かって|いる|||が|この|道|で|あっています|か excuse me|now|||to|heading|is|||but|this|road|at|is it right|question marker "Excuse me, I am currently heading towards Shinjuku Station, is this the right way?" tokiku toiideshou . ときく|といいでしょう when|it would be nice It should be far away.

Michiooshiete morattara , みちをおしえて|もらったら teach me the way|if I receive If you could tell me the way,

「 Wakarimashita . Arigatougozaimashita .」 わかりました|ありがとうございました I understood|Thank you "I understand. Thank you very much."

toitte wa karemashou . といって|は|かれましょう and saying|topic marker|let's go Let's take it.

「 Totemo tasukarimashita . Doumo arigatou gozaimashita .」 "It was very helpful. Thank you very much."

nantei waretara ,o shietahou moureshii kamoshirenai desu ne . なんてい|われたら|を|教えた方|もうれしい|かもしれない|です|ね if you can tell|if you break|object marker|it would be better to tell|I would be happy|might|is|right If I had guessed, I might have been able to help more.