Places you've been
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 16 of 68Likes and free time
Ask where someone has travelled and say where you want to go.
- ... itta koto aru?have you been to ...?; have you ever been to ...?
- mada itta koto naiI haven't been there yet; I've never been
- itsuka itte mitaiI'd love to go someday; I want to go one day
- nihon de doko itta?where have you been in Japan?
- yoku ryokou suru?do you travel much?; do you travel a lot?
Mix-ups itta koto aru? (ever been) vs itta? (did you go).
... itta koto aru?
polite ... ni itta koto arimasu ka?
have you been to ...?; have you ever been to ...?
Asks about experience, not one trip; answer aru, or mada nai (not yet).
Itta? alone asks about one trip; itta koto aru? asks 'ever'.
okinawa itta koto aru? umi ga kirei da yo.
Have you ever been to Okinawa? The sea's beautiful.
沖縄行ったことある？海がきれいだよ。
okinawa ni itta koto arimasu ka? umi ga kirei desu yo.
Have you ever been to Okinawa? The sea is beautiful.
沖縄に行ったことありますか？海がきれいですよ。
Written 〜行ったことある？ · 〜いったことある？ · 〜に行ったことありますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 45× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
mada itta koto nai
polite mada itta koto ga arimasen
I haven't been there yet; I've never been
Answer to ... itta koto aru?; mada makes it sound like you'd like to go.
Without mada, itta koto nai is a flat 'never been'.
hokkaidou wa mada itta koto nai n da.
I haven't been to Hokkaido yet.
北海道はまだ行ったことないんだ。
hokkaidou wa mada itta koto ga arimasen.
I haven't been to Hokkaido yet.
北海道はまだ行ったことがありません。
Written まだ行ったことない · まだいったことない · まだ行ったことがありませんWho you say itHeard 53× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
itsuka itte mitai
polite itsuka itte mitai desu
I'd love to go someday; I want to go one day
Natural follow-up to mada itta koto nai, or when someone mentions a place they love.
-te mitai = want to try doing; itsuka = someday.
kyuushuu, itsuka itte mitai na.
I'd love to go to Kyushu someday.
九州、いつか行ってみたいな。
kyuushuu ni wa itsuka itte mitai desu.
I'd like to go to Kyushu someday.
九州にはいつか行ってみたいです。
Written いつか行ってみたい · いつかいってみたい · いつか行ってみたいですWho you say itHeard 22× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
nihon de doko itta?
polite nihon de wa doko ni ikimashita ka?
where have you been in Japan?
Asked of visitors and newcomers; answer with a few places joined by toka (kyouto toka nara toka).
Casual speech drops the ni: doko (ni) itta?
nihon de doko itta? kyouto wa?
Where have you been in Japan? Kyoto?
日本でどこ行った？京都は？
nihon de wa doko ni ikimashita ka? kyouto wa ikimashita ka?
Where have you been in Japan? Have you been to Kyoto?
日本ではどこに行きましたか？京都は行きましたか？
Written 日本でどこ行った？ · にほんでどこいった？ · 日本ではどこに行きましたか？Who said to youHeard 474× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
yoku ryokou suru?
polite yoku ryokou shimasu ka?
do you travel much?; do you travel a lot?
General small talk about travel; answer with how often (nen ni nikai gurai) or where you last went.
Yoku here means 'often', not 'well'.
yoku ryokou suru? kaigai mo?
Do you travel much? Abroad too?
よく旅行する？海外も？
yoku ryokou shimasu ka? kaigai ni mo ikimasu ka?
Do you travel much? Do you go abroad too?
よく旅行しますか？海外にも行きますか？
Written よく旅行する？ · よくりょこうする？ · よく旅行しますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 4× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles