Trains & Subways
Buy a ticket, ask about the fare and the platform, and talk about getting on and off trains.
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Vocabulary
- 電車（でんしゃ） (電車): train
- 駅（えき） (駅): station
- 切符（きっぷ） (切符): ticket
- 地下鉄（ちかてつ） (地下鉄): subway
- 乗（の）る (乗る): to ride, to get on
- 降（お）りる (降りる): to get off
- 出口（でぐち） (出口): exit
- 何番線（なんばんせん） (何番線): which platform
- いくら (いくら): how much
- 次（つぎ） (次): next
In-lesson practice
- Trains & Subways — Exercises (5 questions)
Related JLPT N5 quizzes
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 38 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 37 (7 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 36 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 35 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 34 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 33 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 32 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 31 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 30 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 29 (7 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 28 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 27 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「電車（でんしゃ）」 mean in this lesson?
- train
- What does 「駅（えき）」 mean in this lesson?
- station
- What does 「切符（きっぷ）」 mean in this lesson?
- ticket
- What does 「地下鉄（ちかてつ）」 mean in this lesson?
- subway
- What does 「乗（の）る」 mean in this lesson?
- to ride, to get on
- What does 「降（お）りる」 mean in this lesson?
- to get off
- What does 「出口（でぐち）」 mean in this lesson?
- exit
- What does 「何番線（なんばんせん）」 mean in this lesson?
- which platform
- What does 「いくら」 mean in this lesson?
- how much
- What does 「次（つぎ）」 mean in this lesson?
- next
- 「切符」の意味は？ What does 切符 mean?
- 切符（きっぷ）means ticket.
- 東京駅（ ）いくらですか。
- まで marks the destination: 'how much to Tokyo Station'.
- 電車（ ）行きます。
- で after a vehicle shows the means of transport.
- 電車（ ）乗ります。
- The verb 乗ります takes に for the vehicle you get on.
- Which sentence means 'Which platform is it?'
- 何番線 means 'which platform number'.