Trains and buses
Core words, Stage 3chunk 3 of 76Verbs: moving
Get on, get off, change lines and grumble about the crowds.
- noruget on, ride (a train, bus, car, bike)
- oriruget off (a train, bus); go down
- komuget crowded, be busy (with people)
- norikaeruchange (trains, buses), transfer
Mix-ups noru takes ni (densha ni noru) but oriru takes o (densha o oriru).
noru
polite norimasu
get on, ride (a train, bus, car, bike)
The vehicle takes ni: densha ni noru.
Opposite: oriru (get off).
tsugi no densha ni norou.
Let's get on the next train.
次の電車に乗ろう。
tsugi no densha ni norimashou.
Let's take the next train.
次の電車に乗りましょう。
Written 乗る · のる · 乗りますRank #439 in 3,030 TV dramas
oriru
polite orimasu
get off (a train, bus); go down
The vehicle takes o: densha o oriru.
Opposite: noru. On a packed train, orimasu! gets people to let you out.
tsugi no eki de oriru yo.
We're getting off at the next station.
次の駅で降りるよ。
tsugi no eki de orimasu.
I'm getting off at the next station.
次の駅で降ります。
Written 降りる · おりる · 降りますRank #1396 in 3,030 TV dramas
komu
polite komimasu
get crowded, be busy (with people)
Usually as konde iru / konderu (is crowded).
Not crowded = suite iru (from suku).
kyou, densha sugoi konderu ne.
The train's really packed today.
今日、電車すごい混んでるね。
kyou wa densha ga totemo konde imasu ne.
The train's very crowded today.
今日は電車がとても混んでいますね。
Written 混む · こむ · 混みますRank #5984 in 3,030 TV dramas
norikaeru
polite norikaemasu
change (trains, buses), transfer
The line you switch to takes ni.
norikae = a transfer. Also used casually for switching phones or partners.
shinjuku de norikaeru yo.
We change at Shinjuku.
新宿で乗り換えるよ。
shinjuku de norikaemasu.
We change trains at Shinjuku.
新宿で乗り換えます。
Written 乗り換える · のりかえる · 乗り換えますRank #7033 in 3,030 TV dramas