The last hiragana lands today, and so does the question that saves travelers everywhere: “Where is ___?”
Understand this — tap “Hear it”
toire は doko desu か
Where’s the bathroom?
トイレ toire — toiletは wa — (topic)どこ doko — whereです desu — isか ka — ?
えき は doko desu か
Where’s the station?
えき eki — stationは wa — (topic)どこ doko — whereです desu — isか ka — ?
konbini は doko desu か
Where’s the convenience store?
コンビニ konbini — convenience storeは wa — (topic)どこ doko — whereです desu — isか ka — ?
The pattern you can now use
___ は どこですか
___ wa doko desu ka
Where is ___?
どこ = “where.” It drops straight into the です／か frame you already know — put the topic in front of は. The same slot takes other question words: なに (what), だれ (who), いつ (when).
Words to use today — tap a row to hear
toiretoire
toilet
えきeki
station
konbinikonbini
convenience store
hoteruhoteru
hotel
dokodoko
where
なにnani
what
daredare
who
いつitsu
when
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “Where’s the hotel?”
hoteru は doko desu かhoteru wa doko desu ka
Say: “Where’s the toilet?”
toire は doko desu かtoire wa doko desu ka
Quick check
What does どこ mean?
where
Where does the topic go?
in front of は
⤷ Kana side-quest — ~2 min · tap to hear, watch the strokes
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