How to tell location in Japanese – Part 2

 

 

Part2 of this series is all about the details. If someone asks you, “Where is the bank?”, would you know how to respond to the question? If the bank is located right in front of your eyes, it is easy to point to the direction even though you won’t say a word… but what if the bank is 5 minutes away from where you are? Below, I have created various answers to this so you can learn how to let someone know the direction in different ways depending on your own situation.  Read on~.

 

Where is the bank? – Ginko wa doko desuka? (銀行は　どこですか？　ぎんこうは　どこですか？)

 

Answer 1:　It’s right in the front. – Meno mae desuyo.

(目の前ですよ。めのまえ　ですよ。)

 

Answer 2:   2^nd building on this street. – Kono to-ri no niban me no biru desu.

(この　通りの　二番目の　ビル　です。この　とおりの　にばんめの　びる　です。)

 

Answer 3:  Turn right at the next street. It’s the 1^st building on your left. – Tsugi no to-ri o migini magatte, hidarigawano ichiban me no biru desu.

(次の　通りを　右に　曲がって、左側の　一番目の　ビル　です。つぎの　とおりを　みぎに　まがって、　いちばんめの　ビル　です。)

 

Answer 4: Bank is located across the street. – Ginko wa michi no mukou gawa ni arimasu.

(銀行は　道の　向こう側に　あります。ぎんこうは　みちの　むこうがわに　あります。)

 

Answer 5: It’s the 2^nd building from the left. – Hidarikara Ni ban meno biru desu.

(左から　二番目の　ビルです。　ひだりから　にばんめの　ビル　です。)

 

Answer 6: Bank is on the next street. – Ginko wa tsugino to-ri ni arimasu.

(銀行は　次の　通りに　あります。　ぎんこうは　つぎの　とおりに　あります。)

 

Answer 7: It’s the last building on your right. – Migi gawa no ichiban saigo no biru desu.

(右側の　一番　最後の　ビルです。　みぎがわの　いちばん　さいごの　ビルです。)

 

As you can imagine, there are many ways of describing a location for a building. However, these are sort  of the basic ways of telling the location. Hope you learned some useful tips on location!