Learn Hardcore Japanese: seki

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。ashita shachou 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？watashi no seki wa doko desu ka?

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。jugyou ga hajimarumae ni watashi wa kyoushitsu no seki ni suwatte hon o 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 wa mou yoyakushite aru kara, narabu hitsuyou wa 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 matsu jikan o herasu tame, seki o yoyakushita.

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 wa iriguchi no chikaku 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。densha de wa, itsumo tsuurogawa yori madogawa no seki o erabu you ni shite 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。watashi wa madogawa no seki ni suwatte, sofa mitai ni yukkuri kutsuroginagara dorama o 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。watashi wa tsuurogawa 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 wa, watashi wa tsuurogawa 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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