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Asking Directions (Day 74) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-09100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 74

Asking Directions (道を聞く)


🧠 Why Asking Directions?

You need this when you don’t know where to go.

👉 Very useful in real life


🔤 Basic Phrases

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

___ は どこ ですか?

___ wa doko desu ka

where is ___?

えき は どこ ですか?

eki wa doko desu ka

where is the station?

トイレ は どこ ですか?

toire wa doko desu ka

where is the toilet?

まっすぐ

massugu

straight

みぎ / ひだり

migi / hidari

right / left

👉 Basic survival phrases


🔊 Key Point

• どこ = where
• ですか = polite question
• Keep it simple

👉 Easy structure


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• ___ は どこ ですか?

Examples:

• えき は どこ ですか?
= where is the station?

• ホテル は どこ ですか?
= where is the hotel?


📝 Example Conversation

  • A: えき は どこ ですか?
    = where is the station?
  • B: まっすぐ いって、みぎ。
    = go straight, then right

👉 Practice both sides


❌ Common Mistakes

• Forgetting は
• Saying only “どこ?”
• Not using ですか

👉 Be polite


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice with places
• Use maps
• Say out loud
• Repeat often

👉 Visual learning helps


🎯 Practice

👉 Fill:

• ___ は どこ ですか?
• まっすぐ → ___

Make 3 sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Fill

No.

Sentence

Answer

1

えき ___ どこ ですか?

?

2

トイレ は どこ ___

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

3

えき は どこ ですか?

?

4

まっすぐ

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

5

where is the hotel

?

6

go straight

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

2

ですか

3

where is the station

4

go straight

5

ホテル は どこ ですか?

6

まっすぐ


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 75: Shopping Conversation

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