東京までお願いします
Tōkyō made onegai shimasu
To Tokyo, please
まで means as far as. Useful when stating your destination.
ONE CLEAR STEP AT A TIME
All aboard — beginner Japanese lesson
Take the next step in your travels. Learn three expressions with pronunciation guides, usage notes and a recall check.
Learning goal: recognise three useful expressions, explain their meanings, and recall them in a short check.
Read each phrase and its context. The app provides device-based audio if a Japanese voice is installed. The full written lesson below works without JavaScript.
Practise this lesson →切符
kippu
Ticket
Hold the doubled p briefly: kip-pu. The small っ marks this pause.
何時ですか
nanji desu ka
What time is it?
何時 means what time. 時 is pronounced ji in this expression.
Try to recall the meaning
Read each Japanese phrase before opening its answer. You can also do the three-question interactive check in the lesson workspace.
東京までお願いします
To Tokyo, please · まで means as far as. Useful when stating your destination.
切符
Ticket · Hold the doubled p briefly: kip-pu. The small っ marks this pause.
何時ですか
What time is it? · 何時 means what time. 時 is pronounced ji in this expression.
Your next clear step
Revisit the phrases once without the English meanings. Then continue with Until next time.
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