The lesson

4.13 Transportation

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Overview

Learn vocabulary for getting around — trains, buses, taxis, and more. Japan has an extensive public transport network, so this vocabulary is immediately practical.

Vehicles

JapaneseReadingMeaning
でんしゃでんしゃtrain
ちかてつちかてつsubway
バスばすbus
タクシーたくしーtaxi
しんかんせんしんかんせんShinkansen (bullet train)
ひこうきひこうきairplane
くるまくるまcar
じてんしゃじてんしゃbicycle
オートバイおーとばいmotorcycle
ふねふねboat; ship

Directions and navigation

JapaneseReadingMeaning
まっすぐまっすぐstraight ahead
みぎみぎright
ひだりひだりleft
まがるまがるto turn
こうさてんこうさてんintersection
しんごうしんごうtraffic light
ちかいちかいnear
とおいとおいfar

Transport verbs

Different verbs are used for different vehicles:

ActionVerbExample
ride (train, bus)のるでんしゃにのる
get offおりるでんしゃをおりる
change (trains)のりかえるのりかえます
walkあるくえきまであるきます
driveうんてんするくるまをうんてんします

Buying tickets

One ticket to ~ please.
Where is platform ~?

Dialogue

A: How do you get to the station? B: I go by bus. From the bus stop in front of the station.

A: Does this train stop at Shinjuku? B: Yes, the next station is Shinjuku.

A: Excuse me, where is Tokyo Station? B: Go straight ahead and turn left at the traffic light.

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