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みちあんないDirections

Michi-annai

Direction words: migi, hidari, massugu, magaru, kado, wataru, tooi, michi, chizu, shingou. The key grammar is giving directions with "~te kudasai": massugu itte kudasai, migi ni magatte kudasai. Mark the direction with "ni": migi ni, hidari ni. English speakers drop the "ni" and say "migi magatte kudasai" — say "migi ni magatte kudasai". Kana corner: pronouncing the direction words.

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みぎ？ みぎに？— migi? migi ni?

  1. YukiマMaイiクkuさsaんn、ぎgiんnこうkōはwaどdoこkoでdeすsuかka？Mike, where is the bank?
  2. MikeまMaっsすsuぐguいiっtてteくkuだdaさsaいi。みMiぎgiまmaがgaっtてteくkuだdaさsaいi。Go straight. Turn right. (slip: put "ni" before magatte → migi ni magatte kudasai)
  3. Yuki「みMiぎgiにni」でdeすsu：「にni」をoいiれreまmaすsu。みMiぎgiにniまmaがgaっtてteくkuだdaさsaいi。It is "migi ni": put in "ni". Migi ni magatte kudasai.
  4. MikeあA、みmiぎgiにniまmaがgaっtてteくkuだdaさsaいi。ぎGiんnこうkōはwaみmiぎgiにniあaりriまmaすsu。Ah, turn right. The bank is on the right.

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えきは どこですか— Where is the station?

  1. MikeすSuみmiまmaせseんn。えEきkiはwaどdoこkoでdeすsuかka？Excuse me. Where is the station?
  2. ひとまMaっsすsuぐguいiっtてteくkuだdaさsaいi。かKaどdoをoみmiぎgiにniまmaがgaっtてteくkuだdaさsaいi。Go straight. Turn right at the corner.
  3. MikeとおTōいiでdeすsuかka？Is it far?
  4. ひといIいiえe。ぎGiんnこうkōのnoとtoなnaりriにniあaりriまmaすsu。No. It's next to the bank.

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みmiぎgi

nounright

ひhiだdaりri

nounleft

まmaっsすsuぐgu

adverbstraight ahead

まmaがgaるru

verbto turn (→ magarimasu)

かkaどdo

nouncorner

わwaたtaるru

verbto cross (→ watarimasu)

とおtōいi

adjectivefar (i-adj)

みmiちchi

nounroad, street

ちchiずzu

nounmap

しshiんnごうgō

nountraffic light

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Giving directions: "~te kudasai"

Explanation

To give directions, use the "te" form of the verb + "kudasai": iku → itte → itte kudasai, magaru → magatte → magatte kudasai, wataru → watatte → watatte kudasai. Mark the direction with the particle "ni": migi ni magatte kudasai, hidari ni magatte kudasai. "Massugu" is used as is: massugu itte kudasai. English speakers drop the "ni" and say "migi magatte kudasai" — say "migi ni magatte kudasai".

Examples

  • まっすぐ いってください。Please go straight.
  • みぎに まがってください。Please turn right.
  • ひだりに まがってください。Please turn left.
  • ぎんこうは みぎに あります。The bank is on the right.

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みちの ことば— Direction Words

Read the sentences in hiragana:

  • まっすぐ いってください。massugu itte kudasaiPlease go straight.
  • みぎに まがってください。migi ni magatte kudasaiPlease turn right.
  • ひだりに まがってください。hidari ni magatte kudasaiPlease turn left.
  • みちを わたってください。michi o watatte kudasaiPlease cross the road.

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