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席せきseki
seat
FromLesson 17inHardcore Japanese
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Usages of seki

明日あした　社長しゃちょう　の　向むかい　の　席せき　に　座すわる　予定よてい　です。asita syatyou no mukai no seki ni suwaru yotei desu.
Tomorrow I plan to sit in the seat opposite the president.
私わたし　の　席せき　は　どこ　です　か？watasi no seki ha doko desu ka?
Where is my seat?
授業じゅぎょう　が　始はじまる前まえ　に　私わたし　は　教室きょうしつ　の　席せき　に　座すわって　本ほん　を　読よみます。zyugyou ga hazimarumae ni watasi ha kyousitu no seki ni suwatte hon wo yomimasu.
Before class starts, I sit in my seat in the classroom and read a book.
席せき　は　もう　予約よやくして　ある　から、　並ならぶ　必要ひつよう　は　ない。seki ha mou yoyakusite aru kara, narabu hituyou ha nai.
The seats are already reserved, so we don’t need to line up.
無駄むだ　に　待まつ　時間じかん　を　減へらす　ため、　席せき　を　予約よやくした。muda ni matu zikan wo herasu tame, seki wo yoyakusita.
To reduce wasted time waiting, I reserved seats.
禁煙きねん　の　席せき　は　入口いりぐち　の　近ちかく　に　あります　か？kinen no seki ha iriguti no tikaku ni arimasu ka?
Are the non-smoking seats near the entrance?
電車でんしゃ　で　は、　いつも　通路側つうろがわ　より　窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　を　選えらぶ　よう　に　して　いる。densya de ha, itumo tuurogawa yori madogawa no seki wo erabu you ni site iru.
On trains I always try to choose a window seat rather than an aisle seat.
私わたし　は　窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　に　座すわって、　ソファ　みたい　に　ゆっくり　くつろぎながら　ドラマ　を　見みるの　が　好すき　だ。watasi ha madogawa no seki ni suwatte, sofa mitai ni yukkuri kuturoginagara dorama wo miruno ga suki da.
I like to sit in the window seat and watch dramas while relaxing as if I were on a sofa.
私わたし　は　通路側つうろがわ　の　席せき　が　好すき　です。watasi ha tuurogawa no seki ga suki desu.
I like aisle seats.
飛行機ひこうき　で　は、　私わたし　は　通路側つうろがわ　の　席せき　より　窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　の　ほう　が　好すき　です。hikouki de ha, watasi ha tuurogawa no seki yori madogawa no seki no hou ga suki desu.
On airplanes, I like window seats more than aisle seats.

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