Lesson 12 / Keitai wa arimasu ka?

You learn how to use "arimasu ka?" and "doko ni arimasu ka?"

In Miss. Saitoo's car Tom Saitoo-san no kuruma wa totemo kakkoii desu. Your car is quite cool. Saitoo Arigatoo. Thank you. Tom Anoo... Keitai wa arimasu ka? Tomdachi ni denwa o shitai no desuga. Well...Do you have cell phone? I want to call to my friends. .keitai (denwa) Saitoo Hai, arimasuyo. Doozo. Yes, I do. here you are. Tom Doomo. Tokorode, hoteru wa doko ni arimasu ka? Thanks. By the way, where is my hotel? Saitoo Tookyoo no chuushin ni arimasu. Koko kara kurumade juppun gurai no tokoro desu. It's in the center of Tokyo and it takes around 10 minutes by car to get there. totemo: quite kakkoii: cool keitai: cell phone tomedachi: friend ni: to denwa wo suru: give a phone call shitai: want to do hoteru: hotel chuushin: center koko: here kuruma de: by car juu: ten pun: minutes gurai: about

"Koko", "Soko", "Asoko" and "Doko"

Same as "kore-sore-are-dore" "koko", "soko", "asoko" and "doko" is taught to the Japanese at schools as "ko-so-a-do kotoba" (ko-so -a-do word). "Koko" means here, location near me, "soko" means there near you, "asoko" means over there, away from both of us, and "doko" is the question word meaning where. Watashi no kuruma wa koko ni arimasu My car is here. Watashi no kuruma wa soko ni arimasu My car is there Watashi no kuruma wa asoko ni arimasu. My car is over there Watashi no kuruma wa doko ni arimasu ka? Where is my car? Anata no uchi wa dokoni arimasu ka? Where is your house? As the example above shows, sentences describing the location usually use the verb like "arimasu"(to be/exist), and the particle "in" to show the place where the thing exists. You can use "desu" in stead of "arimasu" Watashi no kuruma wa koko desu My car is here Watashi no kuruma wa soko desu My car is there Watashi no kuruma wa asoko desu My car is over there Watashi no kuruma wa doko desu ka? Where is my car? The verb "arimasu" can also be used as there is/ are or someone(s) has/have. Kuruma wa arimasu ka? Hai, arimasu Do you have a car? Yes, I do. Kuruma wa arimasu ka? Iie, arimasen Do you have a car? No I don't

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