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Usages of saki
お先 に どうぞ。osaki ni douzo.
Please go ahead; Please go first; After you
この 道 を まっすぐ 行って、 信号 の 先 を 右 に 曲がって。kono miti wo massugu itte, singou no saki wo migi ni magatte.
Go straight on this road, and turn right after the traffic light.
どうぞ お先 にdouzo osaki ni
Please go ahead; Please go first; After you
店 は 駅 の 先 に ある。mise ha eki no saki ni aru.
The shop is located past the station.
あの 人 が 先 に 入った。ano hito ga saki ni haitta.
That person went in first.
先 の 交差点 を 左 に 曲がって ください。saki no kousaten wo hidari ni magatte kudasai.
Please turn left at the intersection ahead.
先 の 木 の 下 に 鶏 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 を 見て ください。kono naihu no saki wo mite kudasai.
Look at the point of this knife.
靴 の 先 が 曲がって 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 キロメートル 先 です。gasorinsutando ha koko kara ni kiromeetoru saki desu.
The gas station is 2 kilometers ahead from here.
五 メートル 先 に 郵便局 が あります。go meetoru saki ni yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.
There is a post office 5 meters ahead.
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