#11 "Toire wa doko desu ka?" ๐ฝ | The Most Important Japanese Phrase! (N5) #podcast #learning
Welcome to Lesson 11 of our Beginner Japanese series! Today, we are learning the ultimate survival topic: Asking for Loc
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Hello everyone. Welcome to Lesson 11. Today is an emergency. But before that, please subscribe to the channel.
Hello. Yes, please subscribe. Oh, I've drunk too much green tea today, and my stomach is a little... Oh dear, I need to quickly learn how to ask for directions.
Everyone, get your notebooks ready, and please don't drink any more tea. Are you ready? Pause and repeat!
Yes. Pause and repeat, right? Hmm. Let's really get started quickly. Because today's theme is about the ultimate survival tool for when you get lost or panic in a foreign land.
Yes, it's content that will literally save you. This time, we're going to delve deep into N5 level learning materials for absolute beginners in Japanese, aren't we?

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๐ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
Emergency
ใใใฏ็ทๆฅๆไปฃใงใใ (Kore wa kinkyuu jidai desu.)
To get lost
็งใฏ้ง ใง่ฟทๅญใซใชใใพใใใ (Watashi wa eki de maigo ni narimashita.)
Necessary
ใใใฏๆ ่กใซๅฟ ่ฆใชใใฎใงใใ (Kore wa ryokou ni hitsuyou na mono desu.)
Convenience store
ใณใณใใใงๆฐดใ่ฒทใใพใใใ (Kombini de mizu o kaimashita.)
Directions
้้ ใๆใใฆใใ ใใใ (Michijun o oshiete kudasai.)
To be saved, to be helped
ๅฉใใใพใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใ (Tasukarimashita, arigatou gozaimasu.)
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ็ทๆฅๆไปฃ (ใใใใ ใใใ ใ) | Noun | Emergency | ใใใฏ็ทๆฅๆไปฃใงใใ (Kore wa kinkyuu jidai desu.) |
| ่ฟทๅญใซใชใ (ใพใใใซใชใ) | Verb | To get lost | ็งใฏ้ง ใง่ฟทๅญใซใชใใพใใใ (Watashi wa eki de maigo ni narimashita.) |
| ๅฟ ่ฆใช (ใฒใคใใใช) | Adjective (Na-adj) | Necessary | ใใใฏๆ ่กใซๅฟ ่ฆใชใใฎใงใใ (Kore wa ryokou ni hitsuyou na mono desu.) |
| ้ง (ใใ) | Noun | Station | ้ง ใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ (Eki wa doko desu ka?) |
| ใณใณใใ | Noun | Convenience store | ใณใณใใใงๆฐดใ่ฒทใใพใใใ (Kombini de mizu o kaimashita.) |
| ใใคใฌ | Noun | Toilet | ใใคใฌใซ่กใใใใงใใ (Toire ni ikitai desu.) |
| ใใใ | Pronoun/Adverb | Over there | ใใคใฌใฏใใใใงใใ (Toire wa asoko desu.) |
| ้้ (ใฟใกใใ ใ) | Noun | Directions | ้้ ใๆใใฆใใ ใใใ (Michijun o oshiete kudasai.) |
| ๅฉใใ (ใใใใ) | Verb | To be saved, to be helped | ๅฉใใใพใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใ (Tasukarimashita, arigatou gozaimasu.) |
โ๏ธ Exercises
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ใ่ นใ็ใใใใ___ ใซ่กใใใใงใใ
ใ้ง ใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผใใจ่ใใใใใๆใๅทฎใใชใใไฝใจ็ญใใใฎใๅนๆ็ใงใใ๏ผ
่ฆ็ฅใใฌ็บใง___ ใซใชใฃใใใไบบใซๅฉใใๆฑใใพใใใใ
ใ็ก็ใใชใใงใใ ใใใใฎๆญฃใใๆๅณใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ
ๆ ่ก่ ใซใจใฃใฆใ___ใใณใณใใใใใคใฌใฏ็นใซ___ ใชๅ ดๆใงใใ
ใๅฉใใใพใใใใฏใใฉใใชๆใซไฝฟใใพใใ๏ผ
ใใใฃใณใใซ___ ใใ้กใใใพใใ
ใ้้ ใใฏไฝใๆๅณใใพใใ๏ผ
่ฝใก็ใใฆใใ ใใใ___ ่จใใพใใใ
ใ็ทๆฅๆไปฃใใจใฏใฉใใใ็ถๆณใงใใ๏ผ
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