Getting from A to B. Lesson 5 adds the verbs for going, coming, and returning, then pairs them with transport words (bus, taxi, bicycle) and destination vocabulary so you can talk about trips, commutes, and travel plans.

Lesson 4 covered your daily schedule — now you can say how you get to all those places and what you take to get there.

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WordRomajiMeaningAudio
(いき)ますikimasugo
()ますkimasucome
(かえ)りますkaerimasugo home, return
(がっ)(こう)gakkōschool
スーパーsūpāsupermarket
(えき)ekistation
()(こう)()hikōkiaeroplane, airplane
(ふね)funeship
(でん)(しゃ)denshaelectric train
()()(てつ)chikatetsuunderground, subway
(しん)(かん)(せん)shinkansenthe Shinkansen, the bullet train
バスbasubus
タクシーtakushiitaxi
()(てん)(しゃ)jitenshabicycle
(ある)いてaruiteon foot
(ひと)hitoperson, people
(とも)(だち)tomodachifriend
(かれ)karehe, boyfriend, lover
(かの)(じょ)kanojoshe, girlfriend, lover
()(ぞく)kazokufamily
(ひとり)hitoridealone, by oneself
(せん)(しゅう)senshūlast week
(こん)(しゅう)konshūthis week
(らい)(しゅう)raishūnext week
(せん)(げつ)sengetsulast month
(こん)(げつ)kongetsuthis month
(らい)(げつ)raigetsunext month
(きょ)(ねん)kyonenlast year
ことしkotoshithis year
(らい)(ねん)rainennext year
(ねん)-nen-th year
(なん)(ねん)nannenwhat year
(がつ)-gatsu-th month of the year
(なん)(がつ)nangatsuwhat month
(つい)(たち)tsuitachifirst day of the month
()(つか)futsukasecond, two days
(みっ)()mikkathird, three days
(よっ)()yokkafourth, four days
(いつ)()itsukafifth, five days
(むい)()muikasixth, six days
(なの)()nanokaseventh, seven days
(よう)()youkaeighth, eight days
(ここの)()kokonokaninth, nine days
(とお)()tookatenth, ten days
(じゅう)(よっ)()juuyokkafourteenth, fourteen days
(はつ)()hatsukatwentieth, twenty days
(にじゅう)(よっ)()nijuuyokkatwenty-fourth, twenty-four days
(にち)-nichi-th day of the month, - day(s)
(なん)(にち)nannichiwhich day of the month, how many days
いつitsuwhen
(たん)(じょう)()tanjōbibirthday
そうですね。sōdesune.Yes, it is.
[どうも]ありがとう ございました。[dōmo] arigatō gozaimashita.Thank you very much.
どう いたしまして。dō itashimashite.You're welcome./Don't mention it.
(ばん)(せん)-bansenplatform -, -th platform
(つぎ)tsuginonext
()(つう)futsūlocal (train)
(きゅう)(こう)kyūkōrapid
(とっ)(きゅう)tokkyūexpress
(こう)()(えん)kōshienname of a town near Osaka
(おお)(さか)(じょう)ōsakajōOsaka Castle, a famous castle in Osaka