Learn JapaneseLesson 20: Here and there
We can use ここ, そこ and あそこ to talk about locations without naming them.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| here |
ここ koko |
| therenear the listener |
そこ soko |
| (over) there |
あそこ asoko |
| where |
どこ doko |
ここ is used to refer to a location close to the speaker. そこ is used to refer to a location close to the listener. あそこ is used to refer to a location that is neither close to the speaker nor to the listener.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Where am I? |
私はどこですか？ watasi ha doko desu ka? |
| (I) am here. |
ここです。 koko desu. |
| You are there. |
あなたはそこです。 anata ha soko desu. |
| The ball is (over) there. |
玉はあそこです。 tama ha asoko desu. |
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