Asking for Directions (2)


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How many minutes does it take to walk there?
Aruite nan-pun kakari masu ka?    

Kanji translation:
aruku: walk

nan-pun: how many minutes


How long does it take to walk there?
Aruite dorekurai kakari masu ka?    

dorekurai: how long

Which number bus should I take to get to                ?
                e iku niwa nan-ban no basu ni noreba iidesu ka?    

e: to
iku: go
basu: bus

Kanji translation:
nan-ban: which number


Would you show me the way to Kinkaku-ji?
Could you show me how to get to Kinkaku-ji?
How do I get to Kinkaku-ji?

Kinkaku-ji e wa dou iku no desu ka?    

e: to
dou: how
iku: go

Kanji translation:
kinkaku-ji: Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto, Japan


How long will it take to get to                ?
                e wa dorekurai jikan ga kakari masu ka?    

e: to
dorekurai: how long

Kanji translation:
jikan: time


What time will we get to                ?
Nan-ji ni                 ni tsuki masu ka?    

Kanji translation:
nan-ji: what time


How long does it take to get to the airport?
Kuukou e wa dorekurai kakari masu ka?    

dorekurai: how long

Kanji translation:
kuukou: airport


How many hours does it take to get to Kyoto?
Kyouto e wa nan-jikan kakari masu ka?    

e: to

Kanji translation:
kyouto: Kyoto, a city in the central part of Japan

nan-jikan: how many hours


How far is it to the train station?
Eki wa dorekurai tooi desu ka?    

dorekurai: how
tooi: far

Kanji translation:
eki: train station


Where is the train station?
Eki wa doko desu ka?    

eki: train station
doko: where

Where is the nearest train station?
Moyori no eki wa doko desu ka?    

moyori: nearest
eki: train station
doko: where

Where is the subway station?
Chikatetsu no eki wa doko desu ka?    

eki: station
doko: where

Kanji translation:
chikatetsu: subway


How do I get to the train station?
Eki e wa dou iku no desu ka?    

eki: train station
e: to
dou: how

Kanji translation:
iku: go


May I have a bus route map?
Basu no rosenzu wo morae masu ka?    

basu: bus

Kanji translation:
rosenzu: route map


Can I get there by bus?
Soko e wa basu de ike masu ka?    

soko: there
basu: bus
de: by