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Lesson 20: Here and there
We can use ここ, そこ and あそこ to talk about locations without naming them.
English | Japanese |
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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 |
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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. |
Question | Answer |
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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. |
therenear the listener |
そこ soko |
You are there. |
あなたはそこです。 anata ha soko desu. |
ball |
玉 tama |
Where is the ball? |
玉はどこですか? tama ha doko desu ka? |
(over) there |
あそこ asoko |
The ball is (over) there. |
玉はあそこです。 tama ha asoko desu. |
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