Touching Down & Getting Around

You've just landed at Haneda Airport. You're exhausted, your phone is at 5% battery, and you need to get to the city. There's no time to figure out the past progressive tense — you just need to buy a train ticket and find your platform.

Scenes

Scene Vocabulary

すみません

sumimasenExcuse me / I'm sorry

〜

~madeto / until ~

行きたい

ikitaiwant to go

早い

hayaifast / early

切符

kipputicket

券売機

kenbaikiticket machine

どこ

dokowhere

買えます

kaemasucan buy

使える / 使えますつかえる / つかえます

tsukaeru / tsukaemasucan use

便利

benriconvenient

どうぞ

douzogo ahead / please

助かりました

tasukarimashitayou saved me / that was a huge help

あそこ

asokoOver there

バス

basuBus

でも

demoBut / Even

電車

denshaTrain

ございます

gozaimasuIs / Exists

はい

haiYes

カード

kaadoCard

コンビニ

konbiniConvenience store

クレジット

kurejittoCredit

新宿

shinjukuShinjuku

それ

soreThat one

Suica

suikaSuica (IC Card)

作れます

tsukuremasuCan make

山手線

yamanote-senYamanote Line

Dialogue A: Navigating the Station & Buying a Ticket

You are at the train station ticket counter inside the airport. You need a ticket to Shinjuku but you're not sure which line to take, and you want to confirm if you can pay with a card. The attendant is used to helping confused travelers — this is their daily routine.

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RomajiTranslation

You

すみません、新宿まで行きたいんですが...Sumimasen, Shinjuku made ikitai n desu ga...

Excuse me, I want to go to Shinjuku, but...

Attendant

新宿ですね。山手線が早いですよ。Shinjuku desu ne. Yamanote-sen ga hayai desu yo.

Shinjuku, right. The Yamanote Line is fast.

You

切符はどこで買えますか？Kippu wa doko de kaemasu ka?

Where can I buy a ticket?

Attendant

あそこの券売機で買えます。Suicaカードも作れますよ。Asoko no kenbaiki de kaemasu. Suika kaado mo tsukuremasu yo.

At the ticket machine over there. You can also make a Suica card.

You

Suicaカード？それは何ですか？Suika kaado? Sore wa nani desu ka?

A Suica card? What's that?

Attendant

電車やバスで使えるICカードです。コンビニでも使えます。Densha ya basu de tsukaeru IC kaado desu. Konbini demo tsukaemasu.

It's an IC card you can use on trains and buses. You can even use it at convenience stores.

You

便利ですね！クレジットカードで買えますか？Benri desu ne! Kurejitto kaado de kaemasu ka?

That's convenient! Can I buy it with a credit card?

Attendant

はい、買えますよ。あそこの券売機でどうぞ。Hai, kaemasu yo. Asoko no kenbaiki de douzo.

Yes, you can. Go ahead at the ticket machine over there.

You

ありがとうございます！助かりました。Arigatou gozaimasu! Tasukarimashita.

Thank you so much! You saved me.