Japanese Vocabulary for Everyone Lesson 4288

Konnichiwa, minna-san! Welcome to Lesson 42 of our Japanese Vocabulary for Everyone series. In this lesson, we will learn some essential vocabulary related to traveling in Japan, including words for transportation, destinations, and activities.

Let's get started!

Transportation
電車 (densha) - train
バス (basu) - bus
タクシー (takushī) - taxi
飛行機 (hikōki) - airplane
船 (fune) - ship
駅 (eki) - train station
停留所 (teiryūsho) - bus stop
空港 (kūkō) - airport
港 (minato) - port

Destinations
東京 (Tōkyō) - Tokyo
京都 (Kyōto) - Kyoto
大阪 (Ōsaka) - Osaka
富士山 (Fujisan) - Mount Fuji
北海道 (Hokkaidō) - Hokkaido
沖縄 (Okinawa) - Okinawa
神社 (jinja) - shrine
お寺 (otera) - temple
博物館 (hakubutsukan) - museum

Activities
旅行 (ryokō) - travel
観光 (kankō) - sightseeing
買い物 (kaimono) - shopping
食事 (shokuji) - eating
お風呂 (ofuro) - bathing
温泉 (onsen) - hot spring
ハイキング (haikingu) - hiking
スキー (sukī) - skiing
スノボ (sunobo) - snowboarding

Example Sentences
私は電車で東京に行きました。 (Watashi wa densha de Tōkyō ni ikimashita.) - I went to Tokyo by train.
京都には有名な寺がたくさんあります。 (Kyōto ni wa yūmei na tera ga takusan arimasu.) - Kyoto has many famous temples.
旅行は大好きだけど、お金がかかるのが困る。 (Ryokō wa daisuki dakedo, okane ga kakaru no ga komaru.) - I love to travel, but it's expensive.

Practice

Now that you have learned some basic vocabulary related to traveling in Japan, let's practice using it in some sentences.
Translate the following sentence into Japanese: I am going to Kyoto by bus.
Translate the following sentence into English: 日本で電車に乗るのはとても便利です。 (Nihon de densha ni noru no wa totemo benri desu.)

Answers:
私はバスで京都に行きます。 (Watashi wa basu de Kyōto ni ikimasu.)
Riding the train in Japan is very convenient.

Conclusion

Congratulations on completing Lesson 42 of our Japanese Vocabulary for Everyone series! In this lesson, you learned some essential vocabulary related to traveling in Japan. We hope you found this lesson helpful. Please continue to join us for future lessons as we continue to expand your Japanese vocabulary.

Sayōnara!

2024-11-14

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