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Lesson 192: Traffic directions and the waypoint particle を
In this lesson you will learn to give and understand traffic directions. Take a look at the following sentences:
Please turn right at that corner. |
あの角を右に曲がってください。 ano kado wo migi ni magatte kudasai. |
Go straight at the traffic light. |
信号をまっすぐ行ってください。 singou wo massugu itte kudasai. |
Even though normally the word at is translated with に or with で, in the above sentences the particle を is used.
The particle を is often used to indicate motion through something, and together with motion verbs often means through, from or past. The particle を indicates a point that is between the origin, which would be marked with the particle から, and the destination, which would be marked with the particle へ or に.
(We) ran through the forest. |
林を走りました。 hayasi wo hasirimasita. |
The canoe went down the river. |
カヌーは川を下った。 kanuu ha kawa wo kudatta. |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
corner |
角 kado |
to bend; to turn |
曲がる magaru |
to turn right |
右に曲がる migi ni magaru |
Please turn right at that corner. |
あの角を右に曲がってください。 ano kado wo migi ni magatte kudasai. |
road, street, way |
道 miti |
side |
側 gawa |
junior high school; middle school |
中学校 tyuugakkou |
Junior high school is on the left side of the road. |
中学校は道の左側にある。 tyuugakkou ha miti no hidari gawa ni aru. |
to cross over |
渡る wataru |
to turn left |
左に曲がる hidari ni magaru |
hotel |
ホテル hoteru |
Cross the road and turn left. The hotel is on the right side of the street. |
道を渡って、左に曲がってください。ホテルは道の右側にあります。 miti wo watatte, hidari ni magatte kudasai. hoteru ha miti no migi gawa ni arimasu. |
blue |
青 ao |
I like blue. |
青が好きだ。 ao ga suki da. |
traffic light; signal |
信号 singou |
bluealso green for traffic lights |
青い aoi |
The (traffic) light is green. |
信号は青いです。 singou ha aoi desu. |
straight, direct |
まっすぐ massugu |
to go straight |
まっすぐいく massugu iku |
Go straight at the traffic light. |
信号をまっすぐ行ってください。 singou wo massugu itte kudasai. |
to run |
走る hasiru |
(We) ran through the forest. |
林を走りました。 hayasi wo hasirimasita. |
canoe |
カヌー kanuu |
to descend; to go down |
下る kudaru |
The canoe went down the river. |
カヌーは川を下った。 kanuu ha kawa wo kudatta. |
Please go around the corner. |
角を曲がってください。 kado wo magatte kudasai. |
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