How to Say ‘Where is it?’ in Japanese
どこですか。
doko desu ka
[doh-koh deh-soo kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Put any place before は and add どこですか to ask where it is: トイレはどこですか "Where is the toilet?".
Phrase Breakdown
どこ
doko
[doh-koh]
where
場所をたずねる疑問詞。「どこですか」= Where is it? 「どこに」「どこで」など助詞と一緒に使います。
トイレはどこですか。
Where is the restroom?
です
desu
[deh-soo]
is; polite copula
です makes a sentence polite and neutral. With a place + は + noun, it states/asks what something is or where it is.
ここは地下鉄の駅です。
This is the subway station.
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
「か」で依頼を質問の形にします。語尾を上げると自然です。
手順を説明してもらえますか。
Could you explain the procedure?
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