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Navigate Japan's amazing railway system with confidence. Learn essential phrases for buying tickets, finding platforms, and asking about train schedules.
Show Notes
Navigate Japan's amazing railway system with confidence. Learn essential phrases for buying tickets, finding platforms, and asking about train schedules.
Key Phrases
| Japanese | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切符売り場はどこですか | Kippu uriba wa doko desu ka | Where is the ticket counter? |
| 切符 | Kippu | Ticket |
| 京都までの切符をください | Kyoto made no kippu o kudasai | A ticket to Kyoto, please |
| まで | Made | To / Until |
| 往復でお願いします | Oufuku de onegai shimasu | Round trip, please |
| 片道でお願いします | Katamichi de onegai shimasu | One way, please |
| 新幹線のホームはどこですか | Shinkansen no homu wa doko desu ka | Where is the Shinkansen platform? |
| ホーム | Homu | Platform |
| 何番線ですか | Nan ban sen desu ka | What platform number? |
| 次の電車は何時ですか | Tsugi no densha wa nanji desu ka | What time is the next train? |
| 電車 | Densha | Train |
| この電車は京都に止まりますか | Kono densha wa Kyoto ni tomarimasu ka | Does this train stop at Kyoto? |
| 止まりますか | Tomarimasu ka | Does it stop? |
| すみません、ちょっと教えてください | Sumimasen, chotto oshiete kudasai | Excuse me, please help me |
| 電車が参ります | Densha ga mairimasu | The train is arriving |
| 黄色い線の内側でお待ちください | Kiiroi sen no uchigawa de omachi kudasai | Please wait inside the yellow line |
| 出口 | Deguchi | Exit |
| 中央出口 | Chuuou deguchi | Central exit |
Topics
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