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Learn Hardcore Japanese: seki - seat

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 17
/seki

seki

Word

席せきseki

Meaning

seat

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

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.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたし　の　席せき　は　どこ　です　か。watashi no seki wa 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。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.

空席くうせき　が　できたら、　窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　に　座すわりたい　です。kuuseki ga dekitara, madogawa no seki ni suwaritai desu.

When a seat opens up, I want to sit by the window.

図書館としょかん　に　行いく　たび　に、　同おなじ　席せき　が　空あいて　いる　か　どうか　確認かくにんします。toshokan ni iku tabi ni, onaji seki ga aite iru ka douka kakuninshimasu.

Every time I go to the library, I check whether the same seat is open.

別べつ　の　席せき　に　座すわって　も　いい　です　か。betsu no seki ni suwatte mo ii desu ka.

May I sit in a different seat?

窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　を　お願ねがいします。madogawa no seki o onegaishimasu.

A window seat, please.

この　席せき　なら、　花火はなび　が　よく　見みられる。kono seki nara, hanabi ga yoku mirareru.

You can see the fireworks well from this seat.

すみません、　この　席せき　は　空あいて　います　か。sumimasen, kono seki wa aite imasu ka.

Excuse me, is this seat free?

窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　が　空あいたら、　教おしえて　ください。madogawa no seki ga aitara, oshiete kudasai.

If a window seat opens up, please tell me.

窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　に　座すわって、　朝あさ　の　日差ひざし　を　浴あびながら　本ほん　を　読よみます。madogawa no seki ni suwatte, asa no hizashi o abinagara hon o yomimasu.

I sit in a window seat and read a book while basking in the morning sunlight.

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