*Note : Translation is below.

(1) a : Asoko wa jimusho desu ka.
     b : Iie, asoko wa jimusho dewa arimasen.
        : Kaigishitsu desu.
     a : Soko wa nan desu ka.
     b : Soko wa kyoshitsu desu.

(2) a : Koko wa doko desu ka.
     b : Shibuya desu.

(3) a : Tokyo-eki wa doko desu ka.
     b : Tokyo-eki wa asoko desu.

(4) a : Otearai wa dochira desu ka.
     b : Otearai wa achira desu.

(5) a : Okuni wa dochira desu ka.
     b : Nihon desu.

(6) a : Higashi wa dochira desu ka.
     b : Higashi wa kochira desu.

(7) a : Sochira wa donata desu ka.
     b : Kochira wa Miyazawa-san desu.

Translation

(1) a : Is that place over there an office ?
     b : No, that place over there is not an office.
        : ( That place over there ) is an conference room.
     a : What is that place ?
     b : That place is a classroom.

(2) a : Where is this place ?
     b : ( This place ) is Shibuya.
   
(3) a : Where is Tokyo Railway Station ?
     b : Tokyo Railway Station is that place over there.

(4) a : Where is the toilet ?
     b : The toilet is that place over there.

(5) a : Where is your country ? ( Where do you come from ? )
     b : Japan.

(6) a : Which direction is the east ?
     b : The east is this direction.

(7) a : Who is that person ?
     b : This person is Mrs. Miyazawa.

Vocabulary

koko ( this place, here )
soko ( that place, there )
asoko ( that place over there )
doko ( where )
jimusho ( office )
kaigishitsu ( meeting room, conference room )
kyoshitsu ( classroom )
Shibuya ( name of a place in Tokyo )
eki ( station, railway station )
Tokyo-eki ( Tokyo Railway Station )
kochira ( this place, this person, this direction, this way, here )
sochira ( that place, that person, that direction, that way, there )
achira ( that place over there, that person over there, that direction over there, that way over there, over there )
dochira ( where, which, who )
otearai / toire ( toilet, washroom )
okuni / kuni ( country )
higashi ( east )
nishi ( west )
minami ( south )
kita ( north )
Miyazawa ( a japanese surname )

Structure

(1) [ koko / soko / asoko / doko ]
   
      Ginko wa doko desu ka. ( Where is the bank ? )
      Ginko wa koko desu.      ( This place is the bank.
                     soko                   That place
                     asoko                  That place over there

      Koko wa nan desu ka. ( What is this place ? )
      Koko wa ginko desu.   ( This place is the bank. )
      Soko                              That place
      Asoko                            That place over there

(2) [ kochira / sochira / achira / dochira )

      Nishi wa dochira desu ka. ( Which direction is the west ? )
      Nishi wa kochira desu.      ( The west is this direction. )
                    sochira                                    that direction
                    achira                                      that direction over there

(3) [ dochira ]

(a)    Kaisha wa dochira desu ka. ( Where is [your] company ? )
        Kaisha wa Tokyo desu.       ( [My] company is [in] Tokyo. )

(b)   Kaisha wa dochira desu ka. ( Where is [your] company ? )
        Kaisha wa Toho desu.        ( [My] company is Toho. )
                                                   *Toho is the name of a company.

(a) talks about the location of the company.
(b) talks about the name of the company.

Directions & Positions

(1) [ Referring to things ]

kore -> this
sore -> that
are -> that over there
dore -> which

(2) [ Followed by Nouns which can be things, animals and people ]

kono -> this + Noun
sono -> that + Noun
ano -> that + Noun over there
dono -> which + Noun

(3) [ Referring to places ]

koko -> here, this place
soko -> there, that place
asoko -> over there, that place over there
doko -> where

(4) [ A more polite way of referring to persons and placea ]

kochira -> here, this way, this direction, this person
sochira -> there, that way, that direction, that person
achira -> over there, that way over there, that direction over there,
               that person over there
dochira -> which, where, who

Exercise for lesson 4 will be in "Learning Japanese with me" facebook page~

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