How to Say ‘Where is the ticket gate?’ in Japanese
改札はどこですか。
kaisatsu wa doko desu ka
[kai-saht-soo wah doh-koh dess kah]
Phrase Breakdown
改札
kaisatsu
[kai-saht-soo]
ticket gate
The station gate you pass through using a ticket or IC card.
改札はあちらです。
The ticket gate is over there.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks the topic and is pronounced わ.
改札は近いです。
The ticket gate is near.
どこ
doko
[doh-koh]
where
Used to ask location.
改札はどこですか。
Where is the ticket gate?
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
Polite copula in standard polite speech.
あそこです。
It is over there.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Makes the sentence a question.
どこですか。
Where is it?
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