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tugi no zyugyou no basyo wo osiete kudasai.

次つぎ　の　授業じゅぎょう　の　場所ばしょ　を　教おしえて　ください。tugi no zyugyou no basyo wo osiete kudasai.
Please tell me the location of the next class.
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Questions & Answers about tugi no zyugyou no basyo wo osiete kudasai.

What does 次の授業 mean?
次の授業 literally means “the next class.” Here 次 (つぎ) means “next” and 授業 (じゅぎょう) means “class” or “lesson.” Together they refer to the upcoming class.
Why are there two の particles in 次の授業の場所?

Japanese often uses の to link nouns.

  • The first の links 次 (“next”) to 授業 (“class”), making “next class.”
  • The second の shows a relationship between 授業 (“class”) and 場所 (“place”), i.e. “the place of the next class.”
Why is 場所 marked with を in 場所を教えてください?
The particle を marks 場所 as the direct object of the verb 教える (to teach/tell). Although in English we might just say “Where is…?”, Japanese requires you to mark what you want someone to tell you: “Please tell me (教えてください) the place (場所を).”
What does 教えてください mean and why not use the dictionary form 教える?

教えてください is the polite request form of 教える, literally “please tell/teach me.”

  • 教えて is the -te form of 教える (“to tell”)
  • ください means “please [do].”
    Using 教える alone is just “to tell,” not a polite request.
Could I instead say 次の授業はどこですか?

Yes. 次の授業はどこですか means “Where is the next class?” It’s a direct question.

  • 場所を教えてください is slightly more polite or softer because you’re literally asking someone to inform you.
How polite is 教えてください?
教えてください is 丁寧語 (polite language) appropriate for most formal or semi-formal situations—talking to teachers, staff, or people you don’t know well. For very casual speech with friends, you might say 場所教えて or 場所教えてくれる？
How do you pronounce 次の授業の場所を教えてください?

It’s pronounced:
つぎの　じゅぎょうの　ばしょを　おしえて　ください
(tugi no jugyō no basho o oshiete kudasai)

Can you break down the word order in this sentence?

Yes. Japanese tends to follow [Topic/Modifier] + [Object] + [Verb/request]:

  1. 次の授業 (the next class)
  2. の (linker)
  3. 場所 (place/location)
  4. を (object marker)
  5. 教えて (“tell me,” -te form)
  6. ください (“please”)