About This Lesson
Use Buying a train ticket with a transfer to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
この旅行の切符を買うのを手伝ってください。
KOH-noh RYOH-koh noh KEE-poo oh KAH-oo noh teh-tsoo-DAHT-teh KOO-dah-SAI. I need help buying a ticket for this trip.
B
この券売機で切符を買えます。
KOH-noh ken-BAI-kee deh KEE-poo oh KAH-eh-MAHS. You can buy it from this machine.
A
まず、どの選択肢を選べばいいですか。
MAHZ, doh-noh sen-TAH-koo-shee oh eh-RAH-beh-BAH EE-dehss-kah? Which option should I choose first?
B
画面で行き先を選んでください。
GAH-men deh ee-kee-SAH-kee oh eh-RAHN-deh KOO-dah-SAI. Choose your destination on the screen.
A
どこで乗り換えるか、どうやって確認しますか。
DOH-koh deh noh-ree-KAH-eh-roo kah, doh-yah-teh kah-koo-NIN shee-MAHS-kah? How do I check where to change?
B
支払いの前に、経路の詳細が表示されます。
shee-hah-RAI noh MAH-eh nee, KAY-roh noh shoh-SAI gah hyoh-JEE sah-reh-MAHS. The route details appear before payment.
A
今、乗り換えの場所が見えます。
ee-MAH, noh-ree-KAH-eh noh BAH-shoh gah mee-EH-MAHS. I can see the transfer point now.
B
旅行が終わるまで、切符を持っていてください。
RYOH-koh gah oh-WAH-roo MAH-deh, KEE-poo oh MOHT-teh EE-teh KOO-dah-SAI. Keep the ticket with you until the trip is over.Word by Word
この
この means “this” and points to a specific thing near the speaker or already identified, here “この旅行.” It commonly comes directly before a noun, as in the new example この駅 (this station).
旅行
旅行 means a trip or journey, referring here to the trip for which the ticket is needed. It commonly combines with の to connect the trip with another noun, as in the dialogue form この旅行の切符.
の
の connects この旅行 with 切符 and shows that the ticket is related to or intended for the trip. A reusable pattern is [noun]の[noun], such as the new example 電車の駅 (train station).
切符
切符 means a ticket, here the ticket needed for the trip and later the ticket to keep. It is commonly used with 買う, as in the dialogue form 切符を買う.
を
を marks 切符 as the thing being bought in the dialogue form 切符を買う. A reusable pattern is [object]を[action], such as the new example 水を飲む (drink water).
買う
買う means “to buy,” and in this dialogue it describes buying the ticket. It commonly follows an object marked by を, as in the dialogue form 切符を買う.
手伝って
手伝って asks someone to help with the action that follows or is understood, here helping with buying a ticket. This exact form appears in the request 手伝ってください and can be used before ください for a polite request.
ください
ください makes 手伝ってください a polite request meaning “please help.” It follows a verb in the て-form in this use, and the reusable pattern is [て-form]ください, such as the new example 見てください (please look).
券売機
券売機 means a ticket machine, specifically the machine used here to buy a train ticket. It commonly appears with で when naming the place or means of an action, as in the dialogue form この券売機で切符を買えます.
で
で marks この券売機 as the place or means used for buying the ticket in the dialogue form この券売機で切符を買えます. A reusable pattern is [place or means]で[action], such as the new example 電車で行く (go by train).
買えます
買えます means “can buy,” explaining that the ticket can be bought from the machine. It is useful for describing what is possible at a place or with a device, as in the dialogue form 券売機で切符を買えます.
まず
まず means “first” and asks which step to take at the beginning of using the machine. It commonly comes at the start of an instruction or question, as in the dialogue form まず、どの選択肢を選べばいいですか.
どの
どの means “which” and asks the listener to identify one choice from several options. It is placed directly before a noun, as in the dialogue form どの選択肢.
選択肢
選択肢 means an option or choice, here one of the choices shown on the ticket machine. It commonly follows どの when asking which option, as in the dialogue form どの選択肢.
選べば
選べば means “if I choose” within the question 選べばいいですか, which asks which choice would be appropriate. The pattern [verb form]ばいいですか is useful for asking what action is best, as in the new example 何を持てばいいですか (what should I bring?).
いい
いい means “good” or “suitable” in 選べばいいですか, helping ask which choice is appropriate. The reusable pattern [verb form]ばいいですか asks what one should do, as in the new example どこで待てばいいですか (where should I wait?).
です
です gives the question a polite sentence ending in 選べばいいですか. It is commonly used after a polite statement or question expression to keep the tone courteous.
か
か marks 選べばいいですか as a question. It is commonly placed at the end of a polite question, as in the dialogue form どの選択肢を選べばいいですか.
画面
画面 means the screen, here the screen on which the destination is selected. It commonly combines with で to identify where an action takes place, as in the dialogue form 画面で行き先を選んでください.
行き先
行き先 means the destination or place one is going to, here the destination selected on the screen. It commonly appears as the object of 選ぶ, as in the dialogue form 行き先を選んでください.
選んで
選んで means “choose” in the instruction 選んでください, telling the listener to select the destination. It can be followed by ください to make a polite request, as in the reusable pattern [て-form]ください.
どこ
どこ means “where” and asks for the location of the transfer in どこで乗り換えるか. It commonly appears with で when asking where an action takes place, as in the dialogue form どこで乗り換えるか.
乗り換える
乗り換える means “to transfer,” here referring to changing trains during the route. It commonly follows a place marked by で, as in the dialogue form どこで乗り換えるか.
どうやって
どうやって asks how to do something, here how to check where to transfer in どうやって確認しますか. It combines どう (“how”) with やって, the action component that forms this “how to do it” expression; a reusable pattern is どうやって[action].
確認します
確認します means “check” or “confirm,” here checking where the transfer occurs. It commonly takes the information being checked before it, as in the dialogue form どこで乗り換えるか、どうやって確認しますか.
支払い
支払い means payment, referring here to the payment step for the ticket. It commonly combines with の to connect payment with a time or action, as in the dialogue form 支払いの前に.
前
前 means “before” in 支払いの前に, locating the route details earlier than the payment. With の and に, the pattern [event]の前に means “before [event],” as in the new example 出発の前に (before departure).
に
に marks the time relation in 支払いの前に, meaning that the route details appear before payment. It commonly follows a time expression or a phrase such as [noun]の前, as in the dialogue form 支払いの前に.
経路
経路 means the route or path of the journey, here the route whose details appear before payment. It commonly combines with 詳細 to specify information about the route, as in the dialogue form 経路の詳細.
詳細
詳細 means details, here the detailed route information shown by the machine. It commonly follows の after the topic being described, as in the dialogue form 経路の詳細.
が
が marks 経路の詳細 as the thing that appears in 経路の詳細が表示されます. A reusable pattern is [thing]が表示されます when something is shown on a screen.
表示されます
表示されます means “is displayed” or “appears,” here describing the route details appearing before payment. It commonly follows the information being shown, as in the dialogue form 経路の詳細が表示されます.
今
今 means “now,” showing that the transfer point is visible at this moment. It commonly appears at the beginning of a sentence to set the current time, as in the dialogue form 今、乗り換えの場所が見えます.
乗り換え
乗り換え refers here to the transfer or the transfer point in 乗り換えの場所. It is connected with 場所 by の to identify the place associated with the transfer.
場所
場所 means a place or location, here the place where the transfer occurs. It commonly follows の when specifying what kind of place is meant, as in the dialogue form 乗り換えの場所.
見えます
見えます means “can see” or “is visible,” here saying that the transfer location is now visible on the screen. It commonly follows the thing that is visible, as in the dialogue form 乗り換えの場所が見えます.
終わる
終わる means “to end” or “be over,” here referring to the trip reaching its end. It commonly appears before まで in the dialogue form 旅行が終わるまで to mark the endpoint of a period.
まで
まで means “until,” marking the endpoint in 旅行が終わるまで, “until the trip is over.” A reusable pattern is [event]まで[action], such as the new example 駅に着くまで待つ (wait until arriving at the station).
持って
持って means “keep” or “hold” in 持っていてください, telling the listener to keep the ticket with them. It combines with いてください to request that the state of holding or keeping continue.
いて
いて helps form 持っていてください, a polite request to continue keeping the ticket. The reusable pattern [て-form]いてください asks someone to maintain an action or state, as in the new example ここで待っていてください (please keep waiting here).
Grammar Points
〜ば（条件形）
行き先を選べば、経路が表示されます。
ee-kee-SAH-kee oh eh-RAH-beh-BAH, KAY-roh gah hyoh-JEE sah-reh-MAHS.If you choose the destination, the route will be displayed.
The 〜ば form expresses a condition: when or if the first action happens, the result follows.
〜されます（受け身・丁寧形）
詳細が画面に表示されます。
shoh-SAI gah GAH-men nee hyoh-JEE sah-reh-MAHS.The details are displayed on the screen.
〜されます describes something being displayed or done, focusing on the result rather than who does it.
Japanese Vocabulary
まず
adv
MAHZ
first
画面
noun
GAH-men
screen
確認する
verb
kah-koo-NIN soo-roo
check
確認します
券売機
noun
ken-BAI-kee
ticket machine
行き先
noun
ee-kee-SAH-kee
destination
手伝う
verb
teh-tsoo-DAH-oo
help
手伝って
乗り換える
verb
noh-ree-KAH-eh-roo
change trains
切符
noun
KIHP-poo
ticket
選ぶ
verb
eh-RAH-boo
choose
選べば
選択肢
noun
sen-TAH-koo-shee
option
買う
verb
KAH-oo
buy
旅行
noun
RYOH-koh
trip
Quiz
Spelling
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help
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手伝ってcheck
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確認しますchange trains
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乗り換えるscreen