by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Is there a bus stop around here?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Is there _ around here?
この辺に _ ありますか?
konohenni _ arimasuka
When talking to your friend you can say :
この辺に _ ある?
konohenni _ aru
When you want to say “Is there _ around here?”, put the thing you are looking for just before “ありますか” or “ある”.
For example, if you want to say “Is there a bus stop around here?”, you can say like this :
- bus stop = バス停 basutei*
*We pronounce like “basutē“.
この辺にバス停ありますか?
konohenni basutei arimasuka
Or casually :
この辺にバス停ある?
konohenni basutei aru
- Is there …? = … ありますか arimasuka
- around here = この辺に konohenni
この辺に
around here
+
バス停
a bus stop
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ありますか?
Is there?