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Learn Japanese: saki - previous, past, after; ahead

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saki

Word

先さきsaki

Meaning

previous, past, after; ahead

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Vocabulary expansion 40

Breakdown of saki

You see a cow on human legs. It looks like your previous girlfriend.

Usages of saki

お先さき　に　どうぞ。osaki ni douzo.

Please go ahead; Please go first; After you

この　道みち　を　まっすぐ　行いって、　信しん号ごう　の　先さき　を　右みぎ　に　曲まがって。kono miti wo massugu itte, singou no saki wo migi ni magatte.

Go straight on this road, and turn right after the traffic light.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

どうぞ　お先さき　にdouzo osaki ni

Please go ahead; Please go first; After you

店みせ　は　駅えき　の　先さき　に　ある。mise ha eki no saki ni aru.

The shop is located past the station.

あの　人ひと　が　先さき　に　入はいった。ano hito ga saki ni haitta.

That person went in first.

先さき　の　交こう差さ点てん　を　左ひだり　に　曲まがって　ください。saki no kousaten wo hidari ni magatte kudasai.

Please turn left at the intersection ahead.

先さき　の　木き　の　下した　に　鶏にわとり　が　います。saki no ki no sita ni niwatori ga imasu.

There's a chicken under the tree ahead.

この　ナイフ　の　先さき　を　見みて　ください。kono naihu no saki wo mite kudasai.

Look at the point of this knife.

靴くつ　の　先さき　が　曲まがって　いる。kutu no saki ga magatte iru.

The tip of the shoe is curved.

ガソリンスタンド　は　ここ　から　二に　キロメートル　先さき　です。gasorinsutando ha koko kara ni kiromeetoru saki desu.

The gas station is 2 kilometers ahead from here.

五ご　メートル　先さき　に　郵ゆう便びん局きょく　が　あります。go meetoru saki ni yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.

There is a post office 5 meters ahead.

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