How to Say ‘Turn left at the second traffic light.’ in Japanese
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
futa tsu me no shingou o hidari ni magari masu
[futa tsu me no sheen-goh o hidari ni maga-ri mas]
💬 Usage Tip: [二つ目の信号] means "the second traffic light," and [を] here marks the point in the route where the action happens. In directions, Japanese often says the landmark first, then the turn: [角を右に曲がります].
Phrase Breakdown
二つ目
futa tsu me
second; the second one
Refers to the second item in a sequence.
二つ目をください。
Please give me the second one.
Words in this phrase
二
futa
[futa]
two
The number two; here it helps build the phrase 'second.'
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
つ
tsu
[tsu]
counter for things
A general counter; together with 二 and 目 it means 'second one.'
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
目
me
[me]
ordinal marker; number
Marks order in a sequence, such as first or second.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
の
no
[no]
of
Links 二つ目 and 信号, making 'the second traffic light.'
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
信号
shingou
[sheen-goh]
traffic light; signal
A traffic signal on the road.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
を
o
[o]
object marker
Marks the traffic light as the point of action in the route instruction.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
左
hidari
[hidari]
left
The direction left.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
に
ni
[ni]
to; toward
Shows the direction of the turn.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
曲がります
magari masu
turn
Polite form of “to turn.”
ここで左に曲がります。
Turn left here.
Words in this phrase
曲がり
magari
[maga-ri]
turn
The verb stem meaning to turn.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
ます
masu
[mas]
polite verb ending
Polite present/future ending attached to a verb stem.
二つ目の信号を左に曲がります。
Turn left at the second traffic light.
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