Where you live now
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 3 of 68Getting to know you
Ask where someone lives and say how and where you live.
- ima doko ni sunderu no?where do you live now?
- ... ni sunderuI live in ...
- hitorigurashi?do you live on your own?; living alone?
- jikka ni sunderuI live with my parents; I live at home
- tsuukin dono gurai?how long's your commute?
Mix-ups jikka is your parents' home, not just any house you live in.
ima doko ni sunderu no?
polite ima dochira ni osumai desu ka?
where do you live now?
Asked once you've said where you're from, to get the current city or neighbourhood.
Osumai is the set polite word for someone's home; doko ni sunde imasu ka? is fine too.
ima doko ni sunderu no? kono hen?
Where do you live now? Around here?
今どこに住んでるの？この辺？
ima dochira ni osumai desu ka? kono hen desu ka?
Where do you live now? Around here?
今どちらにお住まいですか？この辺ですか？
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... ni sunderu
polite ... ni sunde imasu
I live in ...
Answer to doko ni sunderu no?; name the city, area or nearest station.
Always the -te iru form (sunderu) for where you live now, and ni, not de.
ima wa shibuya no chikaku ni sunderu yo.
I live near Shibuya now.
今は渋谷の近くに住んでるよ。
ima wa shibuya no chikaku ni sunde imasu.
I live near Shibuya now.
今は渋谷の近くに住んでいます。
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hitorigurashi?
polite hitorigurashi desu ka?
do you live on your own?; living alone?
A common follow-up to where you live; answer un, hitorigurashi, or say who you live with.
Hitorigurashi shiteru = I live alone.
e, hitorigurashi? ryouri toka suru no?
Oh, you live on your own? Do you cook and stuff?
え、一人暮らし？料理とかするの？
hitorigurashi desu ka? ryouri toka shimasu ka?
Do you live on your own? Do you cook?
一人暮らしですか？料理とかしますか？
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jikka ni sunderu
polite jikka ni sunde imasu
I live with my parents; I live at home
Answer to hitorigurashi? or doko ni sunderu no?; living with your parents as a young adult is common in Japan.
Jikka is your parents' home; jikka ni kaeru means going home to visit them.
mada jikka ni sunderu n da. raku da yo.
I still live with my parents. It's easy.
まだ実家に住んでるんだ。楽だよ。
mada jikka ni sunde iru n desu. raku desu yo.
I still live with my parents. It's easy.
まだ実家に住んでいるんです。楽ですよ。
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tsuukin dono gurai?
polite tsuukin wa dono gurai desu ka?
how long's your commute?
Everyday small talk in Japanese cities, where commutes are long; answer with a time (densha de ichijikan).
Add kakaru for 'how long does it take': dono gurai kakaru?
tsuukin dono gurai? kekkou tooi?
How long's your commute? Pretty far?
通勤どのぐらい？結構遠い？
tsuukin wa dono gurai desu ka? kekkou tooi desu ka?
How long is your commute? Is it quite far?
通勤はどのぐらいですか？結構遠いですか？
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