How to Say ‘Where is the gate?’ in Japanese
搭乗口はどこですか。
toujou kuchi wa doko desu ka
[toh-joh koo-chee wah doh-koh dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [は] is said (wa), not (ha), in [搭乗口はどこですか。] You can reuse [X はどこですか] to ask where anything is, like [出口はどこですか。]
Phrase Breakdown
搭乗
toujou
[toh-joh]
boarding
Getting onto an airplane.
搭乗の案内を聞きました。
I heard the boarding announcement.
口
kuchi
[koo-chee]
entrance; gate; opening
An opening or entrance; in airports, part of boarding gate vocabulary.
口の近くで待っています。
I am waiting near the entrance.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks the topic of the sentence.
これは私の荷物はありません。
As for this, it is not my luggage.
どこ
doko
[doh-koh]
where
Used to ask about location.
駅はどこですか。
Where is the station?
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
Polite copula used to state or ask something.
そこは安全です。
That place is safe.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Turns the sentence into a polite question.
準備はいいですか。
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