How to Say ‘A seat near the entrance’ in Japanese
入口近くのお席
iriguchi chikaku no o seki
[iriguchi chee-KAH-koo noh oh seh-kee]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 近く right after a place to mean "near it": 駅近くのホテル (eki chikaku no hoteru) "a hotel near the station".
Phrase Breakdown
入口近くの
iriguchi chikaku no
near the entrance
入口 (iriguchi) means 'entrance'. 近く (chikaku) means 'near'. の connects it to the next noun.
入口近くの駐車場
the parking lot near the entrance
Words in this phrase
入口
iriguchi
[iriguchi]
entrance
The place of entering.
入口はこちらです。
The entrance is this way.
近く
chikaku
[chee-KAH-koo]
near; the vicinity of
A noun meaning 'the area close to something'. Placed after a place noun, it means 'near that place'.
窓の近くの席をお願いします。
A seat near the window, please.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.
ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。
I take medicine after meals.
お席
o seki
seat (polite)
席 with the honorific お, used by staff to customers. Pronounced o-seki.
お席へご案内します。
I'll show you to your seat.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
席
seki
[seh-kee]
seat
A seat or seating section at a venue.
前の方の席はありますか。
Are there seats toward the front?
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