
Dispute with taxi driver Part 2: Pick-up or drop-off locations
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Key Phrases
ここで降ろしてもらえますか。
koko de oroshi te morae masu ka
Could you let me get off here?
この場所は少し止まりにくいです。
kono basho wa sukoshi tomari nikui desu
This place is a little hard to stop at.
迎えもここでお願いできますか。
mukae mo koko de o negai deki masu ka
Could you also pick me up here?
Skills You'll Learn
How to politely ask a driver to stop at a specific place.
運転手に丁寧に降車場所をお願いする言い方。
unten shu ni teinei ni kousha basho o o negai suru ii kata
How to explain or negotiate a safer pickup or drop-off location.
より安全な乗降場所について相談する言い方。
yori anzen na joukou basho ni tsui te soudan suru ii kata
How to arrange a future pickup point and confirm the meeting place.
次の迎え場所を決めて確認する言い方。
tsugi no mukae basho o kime te kakunin suru ii kata
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are riding in a taxi in Japan and asking the driver to let you off at a convenient nearby spot because your family is waiting for you there.
すみません、ここで降ろしてもらえますか。
sumi mase n koko de oroshi te morae masu ka
Excuse me, could you let me get off here?
え、ここですか。目的地はもう少し先ですよ。
e koko desu ka mokuteki chi wa mou sukoshi saki desu yo
Here? Your destination is a little farther ahead.
はい、でも家族がこの角で待っているんです。
hai de mo kazoku ga kono kado de matsu te iru n desu
Yes, but my family is waiting for me at this corner.
そうですか。でも、この場所は少し止まりにくいですね。
sou desu ka de mo kono basho wa sukoshi tomari nikui desu ne
I see. But this spot is a little hard to stop at.
じゃあ、あのコンビニの前なら大丈夫ですか。
jaa ano konbini no mae nara daijoubu desu ka
Then would it be okay in front of that convenience store?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
すみません。
sumi mase n
Excuse me.
ここで
koko de
Here
降ろしてもらえますか
oroshi te morae masu ka
Can you let me get off?
💬 [〜てもらえますか] is a polite way to ask someone to do something for you: here [降ろしてもらえますか] means "could you let me off?" You can reuse the pattern with other actions, like [見せてもらえますか] for "could you show me?".
See breakdown →ここで降ろしてもらえますか。
koko de oroshi te morae masu ka
Could you let me get off here?
💬 [〜てもらえますか] is a polite request pattern for asking someone to do something for you. Swap in another action the same way: [ここで待ってもらえますか] = "Could you wait here?".
See breakdown →ここですか。
koko desu ka
Here?
目的地は
mokuteki chi wa
The destination is
💬 [は] is written [は] but here it's said (wa), not (ha). In [目的地は], it marks [目的地] as the thing you're talking about.
See breakdown →もう少し先
mou sukoshi saki
A little farther ahead
💬 [もう少し] means "a little more," so [もう少し先] is literally "a little more ahead." You can reuse it with many words: [もう少し右] = "a little more to the right."
See breakdown →ですよ
desu yo
You know / is there
💬 [よ] adds "just so you know" or gentle insistence. In [ですよ], the [です] keeps it polite and [よ] makes it sound like helpful information rather than a flat statement.
See breakdown →目的地はもう少し先ですよ。
mokuteki chi wa mou sukoshi saki desu yo
The destination is a little farther ahead.
💬 [もう少し] means "a little more," and it often comes before a direction or amount: [もう少し先] = "a little farther ahead." Also useful: [もう少し左] for "a little more to the left."
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