How to Say ‘Where is the bus stop?’ in Japanese
バス停はどこですか。
basu tei wa doko desu ka
[bah-soo tei wah doh-koh dess kah]
Phrase Breakdown
バス
basu
[bah-soo]
bus
A bus used for public transportation.
バスは便利です。
Buses are convenient.
停
tei
[tei]
stop (as in bus stop)
Part of バス停, meaning a bus stop. This kanji on its own relates to stopping.
バス停は近いです。
The bus stop is near.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks the topic and is pronounced わ.
バス停はあちらです。
The bus stop is over there.
どこ
doko
[doh-koh]
where
Used to ask location.
バス停はどこですか。
Where is the bus stop?
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
Polite copula used in standard speech.
あそこです。
It is over there.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Makes the sentence into a question.
どこですか。
Where is it?
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