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Where is Yamada-san?

やまださんはどこですか

Homes and Workplaces

Can-Do goals

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  • Can listen to a simple explanation when being shown around a room at work and understand what room it is.
  • Can ask and answer questions about where someone is.
  • Can ask and answer where something is, for example at work.

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Graded readers from NPO Tadoku (English hub) · 日本語索引. Follow their usage guide (CC BY-NC-ND).

  • ありますか？

    あります／います questions — extensive reading for asking where things are at work.

  • いました！

    いました — past existence / finding something; pairs with asking どこにありますか.

  • あった！

    A quick “found it!” line — same rhythm as search-and-find dialogues at work.

Study flashcardsKanji (36)Verbs (5)Listening quiz

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Vocabulary (35 words)

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JapaneseReadingRomajiMeaningPOS
～ね　（いませんね）～ね　（いませんね）～ne　(imasen ne)(used when sharing information with someone)
～よ　（いるよ）～よ　（いるよ）～yo　(iru yo)(used when telling someone information they did not know)
FAXファックスfakkusufaxnoun
あそこあそこasokoover therenoun
ありましたありましたarimashitaIt's here. (used when you have found something you were looking for)expression
いる／いますいる／いますiru / imasuto be presentverb-ru
お茶をいれる／いれますおちゃをいれる／いれますocha o ireru / iremasuto make teaverb-ru
ガムテープガムテープgamu-teepuduct tapenoun
ここここkokoherenoun
コピー機コピーきkopiikicopy machinenoun
ごみ箱ごみばこgomibakogarbage cannoun
ご飯を食べる／食べますごはんをたべる／たべますgohan o taberu / tabemasuto have mealverb-ru
そこそこsokotherenoun
たぶんたぶんtabunprobably
のりのりnorigluenoun
はさみはさみhasamiscissorsnoun
引き出しひきだしhikidashidrawernoun
応接室おうせつしつoosetsushitsureception roomnoun
横よこyokobesidenoun
下したshitabelownoun
会議室かいぎしつkaigishitsuconference roomnoun
机つくえtsukuedesknoun
喫煙所きつえんじょkitsuenjosmoking room / smoking areanoun
給湯室きゅうとうしつkyuutooshitsukitchenettenoun
更衣室こういしつkooishitsuchanging roomnoun
事務室じむしつjimushitsuofficenoun
上うえueabovenoun
食堂しょくどうshokudoocafeterianoun
倉庫そうこsookostoreroomnoun
打ち合わせをする／しますうちあわせをする／しますuchiawase o suru / shimasuto do meetingverb-irregular
探してみますさがしてみますsagashite mimasuI'll try to look.expression
男性だんせいdanseemennoun
着替える／着替えますきがえる／きがえますkigaeru / kigaemasuto change (clothing)verb-ru
中なかnakainsidenoun
箱はこhakoboxnoun

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