Buildings and institutions
Core words, Stage 4chunk 28 of 79Places
Lets you point out buildings, the stairs inside, and places like kindergartens and care homes.
- youchienkindergarten (ages 3 to 6)
- birubuilding (multi-storey)
- kaidanstairs; staircase
- shisetsufacility; institution (care home, children's home)
Mix-ups Biru is a building, never a bill to pay.
youchien
kindergarten (ages 3 to 6)
Daycare for younger children or working parents is hoikuen.
musume, rainen kara youchien da yo.
My daughter starts kindergarten next year.
娘、来年から幼稚園だよ。
musume wa rainen kara youchien desu.
My daughter starts kindergarten next year.
娘は来年から幼稚園です。
Written 幼稚園 · ようちえんRank #4197 in 3,030 TV dramas
biru
building (multi-storey)
A modern block of offices or shops, not a house; tatemono is the general word.
Not 'bill': the bill at a restaurant is okaikei.
ano biru no sangai ni aru yo.
It's on the third floor of that building.
あのビルの三階にあるよ。
ano biru no sangai ni arimasu.
It's on the third floor of that building.
あのビルの三階にあります。
Written ビルRank #2365 in 3,030 TV dramas
kaidan
stairs; staircase
Go up = kaidan o noboru; go down = kaidan o oriru.
erebeetaa konderu kara, kaidan de ikou.
The lift's packed, so let's take the stairs.
エレベーター混んでるから、階段で行こう。
erebeetaa ga konde iru node, kaidan de ikimashou.
The lift is crowded, so let's take the stairs.
エレベーターが混んでいるので、階段で行きましょう。
Written 階段 · かいだんRank #2395 in 3,030 TV dramas
shisetsu
facility; institution (care home, children's home)
Shisetsu ni hairu usually means moving into a care home.
In dramas it often means the children's home someone grew up in.
obaachan, kyonen kara shisetsu ni haitteru n da.
My grandma's been in a care home since last year.
おばあちゃん、去年から施設に入ってるんだ。
sobo wa kyonen kara shisetsu ni haitte imasu.
My grandmother has been in a care home since last year.
祖母は去年から施設に入っています。
Written 施設 · しせつRank #2581 in 3,030 TV dramas