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Nihon-shiki romanization (recommended)
watasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanization
watashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

We can use ここ, そこ and あそこ to talk about locations without naming them.

English	Japanese
here	ここ koko
there^{near 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?	私わたしはどこですか？ 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.	玉たまはあそこです。 tama ha asoko desu.

Question	Answer
where	どこ doko
Where are you?	あなたはどこですか？ anata ha doko desu ka?
Where am I?	私わたしはどこですか？ watasi ha doko desu ka?
here	ここ koko
(I) am here.	ここです。 koko desu.
(I) am not here.	ここじゃないです。 koko zya nai desu.
ah, oh, uh	ああ aa
Ah, it's here.	ああ、ここです。 aa, koko desu.
there^{near the listener}	そこ soko
You are there.	あなたはそこです。 anata ha soko desu.
ball	玉たま tama
Where is the ball?	玉たまはどこですか？ tama ha doko desu ka?
(over) there	あそこ asoko
The ball is (over) there.	玉たまはあそこです。 tama ha asoko desu.

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