Sitting and lining up
Core words, Stage 3chunk 1 of 76Verbs: moving
Handle seats, queues and crowds: sit, line up, meet up, move aside.
- suwarusit, sit down
- narabuline up, queue; be in a row
- atsumarugather, get together, meet up
- dokuget out of the way, move aside
Mix-ups narabu is joining a line yourself; atsumaru is people gathering as a group.
suwaru
polite suwarimasu
sit, sit down
The seat takes ni: isu ni suwaru.
Opposite: tatsu (stand up). Hosts say douzo, okake kudasai (please have a seat).
kono seki, suwatte mo ii?
Can I sit here?
この席、座ってもいい？
kono seki, suwatte mo ii desu ka?
Is this seat free?
この席、座ってもいいですか？
Written 座る · すわる · 座りますRank #454 in 3,030 TV dramas
narabu
polite narabimasu
line up, queue; be in a row
Arranging things in a row is naraberu.
kono mise, itsumo sugoi naranderu ne.
This place always has a huge line.
この店、いつもすごい並んでるね。
kono mise wa itsumo sugoku narande imasu ne.
There's always a long line at this place.
この店はいつもすごく並んでいますね。
Written 並ぶ · ならぶ · 並びますRank #1763 in 3,030 TV dramas
atsumaru
polite atsumarimasu
gather, get together, meet up
Collecting things or rounding people up is atsumeru.
shichiji ni ekimae ni atsumarou.
Let's meet in front of the station at seven.
7時に駅前に集まろう。
shichiji ni ekimae ni atsumarimashou.
Let's meet in front of the station at seven.
7時に駅前に集まりましょう。
Written 集まる · あつまる · 集まりますRank #824 in 3,030 TV dramas
doku
polite dokimasu
get out of the way, move aside
doite! (move!) is blunt; with strangers say sumimasen instead.
doke! is the rough command. Moving something else out of the way is dokeru.
chotto doite, toorenai yo.
Move a sec, I can't get through.
ちょっとどいて、通れないよ。
sumimasen, chotto doite moraemasu ka?
Excuse me, could you move over a little?
すみません、ちょっとどいてもらえますか？
Written どく · どきますRank #1678 in 3,030 TV dramas