#34: Locating Objects In Japanese
Jan 08, 2018•23 min
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Episode description
Learn how to describe in detail the location of any object you wish in Japanese! You will learn all the terms required along with the
grammar structure to form descriptive sentences to communicate to others.
----- Positional Terms -----
Yoko: Beside.
Soto: Out/Outside.
Tonari: Next To.
Ushiro: Back/Behind.
Mae: Front.
Chikaku: Near/Close.
Shita: Under/Below.
Naka: Inside.
Ue: On/Above.
----- Objects -----
Hon: Book
Kappu: Cup.
Tsukue: Desk.
----- Example Sentence/Structure -----
Hon wa tsukue no ue des: The book is on the desk.
OBJECT (wa) NEARBY OBJECT (no) POSITION (des)
----- Word Of The Episode -----
Hatachi: Word used to say the age of 20 years old. This is a special term for a special age in the Japanese Culture.
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