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Scene illustrating a Japanese-language dispute with taxi driver part 2 conversation

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.

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📍

ここで

koko de

Here

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🚶‍♂️⬇️❓

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?".

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🚶‍♂️⬇️📍❓

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?".

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📍❓

ここですか。

koko desu ka

Here?

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🎯

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.

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➡️

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."

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🤔

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.

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🎯➡️

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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