How to Say ‘Where is the gate?’ in Japanese
ゲートはどこですか？
geeto wa doko desu ka
[GAY-toh wa doh-koh dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: Here は is said (wa), not (ha). Swap any place in front of はどこですか, as in トイレはどこですか "where's the toilet?".
Phrase Breakdown
ゲートは
geeto wa
the gate (topic)
ゲート (gēto) is 'gate' with a long 'e'. The particle は is read 'wa' here.
ゲートは五番です。
The gate is number five.
Words in this phrase
ゲート
geeto
[GAY-toh]
gate
Boarding gate at an airport.
五番ゲートに行ってください。
Please go to gate 5.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks what the sentence is about, often translated as 'as for.'
これはいいです。
As for this, it is good.
どこですか？
doko desu ka
where is it?
どこ (doko) means 'where' and ですか (desu ka) makes it a polite question. The 'u' in desu is almost silent.
トイレはどこですか？
Where is the restroom?
Words in this phrase
どこ
doko
[doh-koh]
where
A question word used to ask about place or location.
トイレはどこですか。
Where is the bathroom?
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
The polite copula used to say something is a certain way.
赤は人気です。
Red is popular.
か
ka
[ka]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
これは青ですか。
Is this blue?
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