| Do you remember how to say "forward?" |
| まっすぐ massugu |
| And how to say "go" as in "go forward?" |
| いってください itte kudasai |
| Do you remember how to say, "Go forward." |
| まっすぐ いってください。 Massugu itte kudasai. |
| And how to say "right?" |
| みぎ migi |
| Do you remember how to say "turn" as in "turn right?" |
| まがって ください magatte kudasai |
| And how to say "turn right?" |
| みぎに まがって ください migi ni magatte kudasai |
| Do you remember how to say "intersection?" |
| こうさてん kōsaten |
| And how to say, "Turn right at the intersection." |
| こうさてんを みぎに まがって ください。 Kōsaten o migi ni magatte kudasai. |
| Do you remember how to say "and then?" |
| それから sorekara |
| And how to say, "And then, turn right at the intersection." |
| それから、こうさてんを みぎに まがって ください。 Sorekara, kōsaten o migi ni magatte kudasai. |
| Do you remember how to say "left?" |
| ひだり hidari |
| And how to say "will be on the left?" |
| ひだりに あります hidari ni arimasu |
| Do you remember how to say "library?" |
| としょかん toshokan |
| And how to say, "The library will be on the left." |
| としょかんは ひだりに あります。 |
| Toshokan ha hidari ni arimasu. |
| Do you remember how to say "coffee shop?" |
| コーヒーショップ kōhī shoppu |
| And how to say "city hall?" |
| くやくしょ kuyakusho |
| Do you remember how to say "traffic light?" |
| しんごう shingō |
| Great! Now you know how to give simple directions in Japanese. We hope that you enjoyed this lesson. Also, don't forget to check us out at JapanesePod101.com for some other things that can help you with your Japanese studies. Thanks very much for watching this lesson. じゃね! (Ja ne!) |
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こんにちは！パトリックさん,
Your Japanese sentences are correct! Well done!👍
The Google Translate interpretation is indeed odd. "Migi" (みぎ) simply means "right" in Japanese, it's not a place name. And "hidari" (ひだり) means "left", not "fold".
Keep practicing your Japanese, you're doing great! And remember, machine translations can sometimes be inaccurate, so it's always a good idea to double-check with someone proficient in the language.
ありがとうございます！ (Arigatō gozaimasu! "Thank you!")
Yoshimi
Team JapanesePod101.com
A: コンビニはどこですか。
B: ひだりにまがってください。それから、まっすぐいってください。コンビニはみぎにあります。
A: Where is the convenience store?
B: Please turn left. Then, please go straight. The convenience store will be on the right.
I hope that's right, Google Translate is coming out with an odd interpretation of my Japanese!
Here's what Google Translate thought I meant:
A: Where is the convenience store?
B: Please climb into the fold. Then go straight. The convenience store is located in Migi.
Presumably Migi is also a place name in Japan? And can "hidari" also mean "fold"?