How to Say ‘From the bus stop’ in Japanese
バス停から
basu tei kara
[bah-soo tei kah-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: [から] marks where something starts from, so [バス停から] means "from the bus stop." You'll use the same pattern with places constantly: [空港から], [ここから].
Phrase Breakdown
バス
basu
[bah-soo]
bus
A bus vehicle; common katakana travel vocabulary.
バス停からバスで行きます。
I go by bus from the bus stop.
停
tei
[tei]
stop
Used in compounds to mean a stopping place, as in a bus stop.
このバス停から空港へ行けます。
You can go to the airport from this bus stop.
から
kara
[kah-rah]
from
A particle meaning from, indicating a starting point.
バス停から駅まで歩きます。
I walk from the bus stop to the station.
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