What is the Japanese word for 'subway'?
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Vocabulary related to various transportation modes beyond trains and buses used in Japan.
By mastering this deck, you'll be able to confidently identify, ask about, and navigate Japan's diverse transportation options such as subways, monorails, and ferries, enhancing your travel experience and communication skills in Japanese urban environments.
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| 1 | What is the Japanese word for 'subway'? | ๅฐไธ้ (ใกใใฆใค) | Think of 'underground' in Japanese |
| 2 | How do you say 'monorail' in Japanese? | ใขใใฌใผใซ | Loanword from English, written in katakana |
| 3 | What is the Japanese term for 'ferry'? | ใใงใชใผ | Loanword, often used in katakana |
| 4 | Which kanji characters are used for 'subway' in Japanese? | ๅฐไธ้ | Literally 'underground' (ๅฐไธ) + 'railway' (้้, often abbreviated as ้) |
| 5 | How do you ask 'Is there a ferry nearby?' in Japanese? | ่ฟใใซใใงใชใผใฏใใใพใใ๏ผ | Use ่ฟใ (ใกใใ) for 'nearby' and ใใใพใใ for 'is there?' |
| 6 | What is the phrase for 'monorail station' in Japanese? | ใขใใฌใผใซ้ง
(ใขใใฌใผใซใใ) | Combine loanword 'monorail' with 'station' (้ง ) |
| 7 | How do you say 'to take the ferry' in Japanese? | ใใงใชใผใซไนใใพใ | ไนใใพใ (ใฎใใพใ) means 'to ride/take' + 'ferry' (ใใงใชใผ) |
| 8 | What is the Japanese word for 'ferry terminal'? | ใใงใชใผใฟใผใใใซ | Loanword + 'terminal' in katakana |
| 9 | How do you ask 'Where is the subway station?' in Japanese? | ๅฐไธ้ใฎ้ง
ใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ | Use ใฉใใงใใ for 'where?'; approximate pronunciation: 'Doko desu ka?' |
| 10 | What is the Japanese term for 'ferry route'? | ใใงใชใผใฎใซใผใ | Loanword 'route' in katakana combined with 'ferry' (ใใงใชใผ) |
| 11 | How do you say 'ferry ticket' in Japanese? | ใใงใชใผใฎใใฑใใ | Loanword 'ticket' + 'ferry' |
| 12 | What is the Japanese word for 'monorail line'? | ใขใใฌใผใซ็ท | ็ท (ใใ) means 'line'; combine with 'monorail' in katakana |
| 13 | How do you say 'to go by monorail' in Japanese? | ใขใใฌใผใซใง่กใใพใ | ใง indicates means of transportation; ่กใใพใ (ใใใพใ) = 'to go' |
| 14 | What is the Japanese term for 'ferry crossing'? | ใใงใชใผใฎๆธกใ (ใใงใชใผใฎใใใ) | ๆธกใ (ใใใ) relates to crossing or ferrying |
| 15 | How do you ask 'Are there any ferries today?' in Japanese? | ไปๆฅใฏใใงใชใผใใใใพใใ๏ผ | ไปๆฅ (ใใใ) = 'today', ใใใพใใ for 'are there?' |
| 16 | What is the Japanese word for 'ferry schedule'? | ใใงใชใผใฎๆๅป่กจ | ๆๅป่กจ (ใใใใฒใใ) = 'schedule' or 'timetable' |
| 17 | How do you say 'subway map' in Japanese? | ๅฐไธ้ใฎๅฐๅณ | ๅฐๅณ (ใกใ) = 'map' |
| 18 | What is the Japanese term for 'monorail ticket vending machine'? | ใขใใฌใผใซๅธๅฃฒๆฉ | ๅธๅฃฒๆฉ (ใใใฐใใ) = 'ticket vending machine' |
| 19 | How do you ask 'Is the ferry boat operating now?' in Japanese? | ใใงใชใผใฏไป้่ชใใฆใใพใใ๏ผ | ้่ช (ใใใใ) = 'operation' or 'sailing'; ไป (ใใพ) = 'now' |
| 20 | What is the Japanese word for 'ferry ride'? | ใใงใชใผใฎไน่น (ใใงใชใผใฎใใใใใ) | ไน่น (ใใใใใ) = 'boarding' or 'ferry ride' |
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