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JSL: 東京行きはどれですか (toukyou iki wa dore desu ka)
ASL: Which train goes to Tokyo?
Variation: GO-TOKYO-WHICH-TRAIN
ASL: Which JSL: どれ
JSL: 何番線ですか (namban sen desu ka)
ASL: Which platform? Or Which number platform 1, 2, 3, 4, 5?
Or which platform number.
JSL: ここからいくつめですか? (koko kara ikutsume desu ka)
ASL: How many? From here how many stops is it?
JSL: 時間はどのぐらいですか?(jikan ha dono gurai desu ka)
ASL: How long does it take?
JSL: 時間はどのぐらいですか?(jikan ha dono gurai desu ka)
ASL: How long does it take?
JSL: 時間かかる?(jikan kakaru)
ASL: How long?
JSL: 乗り換えは?(norikae ha)
ASL: Do I need to transfer? Is there a transfer needed?
So imagine your feet getting off a train.
JSL: どの駅ですか?(dono eki desu ka)
ASL: Which station? The “S” represents “Station”.
JSL: 書いて下さい。(kaite kudasai)
ASL: Please write it.
JSL: 電車 (densha)
ASL: Train
JSL: 地下鉄 (chikatetsu)
ASL: Subway
JSL: 切符 (kippu)
ASL: Ticket
JSL: 運賃 (unchin)
ASL: Fare
JSL: 新幹線 (shinkansen)
ASL: Bullet train
JSL: 改札 (kaisatsu)
ASL: Ticket gate
JSL: お釣り(otsuri)
ASL: Giving money and then getting change back.
JSL: 精算 (seisan)
ASL: Fare adjustment
Adding more money to your ticket fare.
You pay an extra amount for going a further distance.
JSL: 特急 (tokkyuu)
ASL: Limited Express
JSL: 急行 (kyuukoo)
ASL: Express
Tokkyuu, Limited Express is very fast. It makes the least stops.
Kyuukoo, Express Train, stops more than Limited Express.
JSL: 準急 (junkyuu) 快速 (kaisoku)
ASL: Semi-express
It has more stops than the Express.
JSL: 各駅 (kaku eki)
ASL: Local
JSL: 売店 (baiten)
ASL: Shop / News stand
JSL: 新聞 (shimbun)
ASL: Newspaper
JSL: ガム (gamu)
ASL: Chewing gum
JSL: 駅弁 (eki ben)
ASL: Boxed food (at a train station)
Eki = Train Station
Boxed Food
JSL: 自販機 (jihanki)
ASL: Vending machine
Automatic = 自動
JSL: 混雑 (konzatsu)
ASL: Crowded
JSL: 混雑 (konzatsu) ASL: Crowded
JSL: ラッシュ (rasshu)
ASL: Rush hour
From 8am to 10am, or from 7am to 10am is rush hour.
In Japan, there's the morning rush hour and the evening rush hour.
From 5pm till the last train with smelly alcohol breath.
JSL: トイレ (toire)
ASL: Restroom