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When trying to navigate a train station, try using these phrases.
“Douyatte kippu ga kae masuka?” = How can I buy a ticket? “Douyatte” = How
“DouyattePASMO ni chaaji deki masuka?” = How can I charge on my PASMO (IC card)? “Douyatte Shinjuku made ike masuka?” = How can I go to Shinjuku? “Douyatte norikaetara iidesuka?” = How can I change the train?
“Tsugi no tokkyu wa nanji desuka?” = When does next express come? “Nanji” = “When” or “What time”
“Shuuden wa nanji desuka?” = What time is the last train? “Shihatsu wa nanji desuka?” = What time is the first train? ( “Shuden” = “Last train”; “Shihatsu” = First train)
“Doko de norikae tara iidesuka?” = Where can I change my train? “Doco” = Where
“Doko e ikimasuka?” = Where are you going? “Doko kara kimashitaka?” = Where did you come from? “Doko de kippu ga kaemasuka?” = Where can I buy a ticket? (“de” = “at”; “kara” = “from”; “e” = “to”)
“Dooshite densha ga ugokanai no desuka?” = Why isn’t this train moving? “dooshite” = “why”
“Dooshite otsuriga denai no desuka?”= Why hasn’t my change come out (from the ticket machine?) “Dooshite Konnani konde irunodesuka?” = Why is this train so crowded?
“Densha ni kaban wo wasure mashita.” = I left forgot my bag on the train. “Densha wo machigae mashita.” = I took a wrong train. “wasure mashita” = forgot or left “machigae mashita” = take a mistake
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Pronunciation key: “A” is short (like “ah”); “E” is short (like “get”); “I” is short (like “it”); “O” is long (like “old”); “U” is long (like “tube”); and “AI” is a long “I” (like “hike”). Most words are pronounced with equal emphasis on each syllable, but “OU” is a long “O” with emphasis on that syllable.
