Learn Hardcore Japanese: uketuke no hito ni kaigisitu no basyo wo kiitara, teinei ni osiete kuremasita. - When I asked the receptionist where the meeting room was, they kindly told me.

受付うけつけ　の　人ひと　に　会議室かいぎしつ　の　場所ばしょ　を　聞きいたら、　丁寧ていねい　に　教おしえて　くれました。uketsuke no hito ni kaigishitsu no basho o kiitara, teinei ni oshiete kuremashita.

When I asked the receptionist where the meeting room was, they kindly told me.

Breakdown of uketsuke no hito ni kaigishitsu no basho o kiitara, teinei ni oshiete kuremashita.

をo

direct object particle

のno

possessive case particle

にni

indirect object particle

聞きくkiku

to ask

Questions & Answers about uketsuke no hito ni kaigishitsu no basho o kiitara, teinei ni oshiete kuremashita.

What does 受付の人 mean exactly? Is it the same as receptionist?

受付の人 literally means the person at reception or the person at the front desk. In many situations, that is basically a receptionist. Japanese often describes someone by their place or role like this instead of using a specific job-title word.

Why are there two の particles in this sentence?

Here, の is connecting nouns.

受付の人 = the person of reception → the person at reception
会議室の場所 = the location of the meeting room

So の often works like of, 's, or a noun-linking marker in English.

Why is に used after 受付の人?

The に marks the person you asked. With 聞く, the pattern is often:

person に thing を聞く

So 受付の人に means to the receptionist / from the person at reception in the sense of asking them something.

Why is を used after 会議室の場所?