Japanese Conversation · Level 4
86 words
Japanese word
どこ
Pronunciation
Romajidoko
Meaning
- pronounwhere
Example
学校はどこですか。gak kō wa do ko de su ka
Where is the school?
More examples
教室はどこですか？kyō shitsu wa do ko de su ka
Where is the classroom?
休みの日はどこへ行きますか。yasu mi no hi wa do ko e i ki ma su ka
Where do you go on your days off?
Core concept
Asks for the location or position of a person, thing, or event.
Common phrases
どこですかdo ko de su ka
Where is it
どこへ行くdo ko e i ku
where to go
どこから来るdo ko ka ra ku ru
where someone comes from
どこに住んでいるdo ko ni su n de i ru
where someone lives
どこにあるdo ko ni a ru
where it is
Similar words
どちらdochira: A polite pronoun used to ask about the location of a person, thing, or event.
Definition in Japanese
場所や位置をたずねる語。ba sho ya i chi o ta zu ne ru go
Word origin
The Japanese question word どこ (doko, "where") is formed from ど (do), an interrogative element, and こ (ko), a place element in the ko-so-a-do pattern.
Usage tips
- Japanese どこ (doko) corresponds to English "where" for locations, while questions about a choice use どれ (dore, "which one") or どの (dono, "which").