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How do you say "which bus goes to" in Japanese?
どのバスが行きますか?
dono basu ga iki masuka?
In Japanese, "which bus goes to" is どのバスが行きますか? (dono basu ga iki masuka?).
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Pronunciation
Say DOH-noh bah-SOO gah ee-kee-mas-ka, with basu matching the English word 'bus' but softened with a trailing 'u'.
Writing and usage
どのバスが行きますか? is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
which bus goes to
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How to remember どのバスが行きますか?
Basu is just bus with an extra vowel tacked on — an easy loanword to spot at any stop.
Related words
- turn left 左に曲がる hidari ni magaru
- turn right 右に曲がる migi ni magaru
- go straight ahead まっすぐ進んで massugu susun de
- its on the left 左側にある hidarigawa niaru
- its on the right 右側にある migigawa niaru
- its around the corner すぐ近くです sugu chikaku desu
- how far is it どれくらい遠いんだ dorekurai tooi nda
- is it walking distance 歩いて行ける距離ですか? arui te ike ru kyori desuka?
- does this train stop at この電車は止まりますか? kono densha ha domari masuka?
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Questions about どのバスが行きますか?
How do you pronounce どのバスが行きますか??
Say DOH-noh bah-SOO gah ee-kee-mas-ka, with basu matching the English word 'bus' but softened with a trailing 'u'.
Is どのバスが行きますか? formal or casual?
どのバスが行きますか? is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is どのバスが行きますか? written in Japanese?
どのバスが行きますか? is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as dono basu ga iki masuka?.
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