M12 · Transport

Before you start

This level assumes you know hiragana and katakana. Words you already met there are marked and do not count as new.

This lesson assumes what you saw in the earlier ones. If something feels shaky, go back to it:

• M01greetings and courtesy
• M02introducing yourself
• M03family
• M04numbers
• M05time and days
• M06the home
• M07everyday objects
• M08food and drink
• M09eating out
• M10shopping
• M11the city

What you learn

でんしゃ is any electric commuter or city train; しんかんせん is the high-speed train between cities.

You practise them in kana; underneath you can see how they are usually written.

• You know it · H13でんしゃdenshatrainUsually written 電車
• You know it · K08バスbasubus
• じてんしゃjitenshabicycleUsually written 自転車
• ひこうきhikoukiaeroplaneUsually written 飛行機
• ちかてつchikatetsuunderground, subwayUsually written 地下鉄
• しんかんせんshinkansenbullet train (shinkansen)Usually written 新幹線
• バイクbaikumotorbike
• You know it · K09タクシーtakushiitaxi
• You know it · H09くるまkurumacarUsually written 車
• You know it · H06ふねfuneship, boatUsually written 船
• You know it · H14きっぷkipputicket (for a train or bus)Usually written 切符
• You know it · H15くうこうkuukouairportUsually written 空港

Practice

A short text written only with the kana and grammar you already know. Read it and answer.