はるさんハウスはどこですか Where is Haru-san House?

To ask for directions, say "[place] wa doko desu ka." "Wa" is a topic-marker particle that comes after a noun. It's written as "は (ha)" in Hiragana but is pronounced as "wa." Adding "desu ka" after the interrogative "doko" or "where" and raising your intonation makes a question.

Particle "ka" indicating a question:
"Ka" is a particle that comes at the end of a sentence. It turns a sentence into a question as in "doko desu ka".

Try asking for directions

1Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?

Excuse me. Where is the station?

station

駅

eki

2Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

Excuse me. Where is XXX?

すみません。～はどこですか。

Sumimasen. ~wa doko desu ka.

convenience store

コンビニ

konbini

3Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

Excuse me. Where is XXX?

すみません。～はどこですか。

Sumimasen. ~wa doko desu ka

ATM

ATM

ee-tii-emu

This expresses gratitude. If you're thanking someone close to you, like a friend or a family member, you can use the short version "arigatoo."

Kokoro (Heart)