英語の道案内と電車の乗り方
駅への道を尋ね、目印や距離を聞いて進む表現と、電車で移動するときのやり取りを学びます。日本語では主語を省くことが多いですが、英語の質問では「How do I get to the station?」のように主語を入れ、疑問文の語順にします。初対面の人には「Could you tell me…?」や「please」を使うと丁寧で、直接的な質問や案内は親しい相手との会話で使いやすい形です。ただし、英語には日本語の「です・ます」と同じ仕組みはなく、ここで丁寧な場面に示す表現にも、普段の会話で広く使う形が含まれます。
道案内に使う場所・動き・方向・距離の言葉
駅への行き方を尋ねる:丁寧な依頼と直接的な質問
How do I get to a destination?
- 丁寧
Could you tell me how to get to the station, please?
- くだけた
How do I get to the station?
目印のところで左右に曲がるよう案内する
Please turn left or right at a landmark.
- 丁寧
Please turn left at the pharmacy.
- くだけた
Turn right at the station.
ここや建物のところで曲がればよいか確認する
Ask whether you should go left or right at a place.
- くだけた
Do I go left here?
- 丁寧
Should I go right at that building?
まっすぐ進む距離・行き先と、ここからの距離
Please go straight ahead for a distance or to a place.
- 丁寧
Please go straight ahead for two hundred metres.
- くだけた
Go straight ahead to the pharmacy.
- 丁寧
Is it about a hundred metres from here?
- 丁寧
It's only fifty metres from here.
会話:駅への道を丁寧に尋ね、方向と距離を確かめる
- A丁寧
Could you tell me how to get to the station, please?
- B丁寧
Please turn left at the pharmacy.
- A丁寧
Is it about a hundred metres from here?
- B丁寧
It's only fifty metres from here.
- A
Should I go right at that building?
- B
Please go straight ahead for two hundred metres.
電車・切符・出発・到着・乗り換えの言葉
空港へ行く電車を尋ね、乗る便を教えてもらう
Ask which train to take to a destination.
- 丁寧
Which train should I take to the airport, please?
- くだけた
Which train do I take to the airport?
- 丁寧
Take the ten thirty train.
切符を丁寧に頼む・ここで買えるか尋ねる
I'd like a ticket to a destination, please.
- 丁寧
I'd like a ticket to the airport, please.
- くだけた
Can I buy a ticket here?
電車の出発時刻を尋ねる
Ask when a service leaves.
- 丁寧
What time does the train leave, please?
- くだけた
When does this train leave?
到着時刻を尋ねる・十一時に着くと答える
Ask when you or your group arrive s at a destination.
- 丁寧
What time do we arrive at the airport, please?
- 丁寧
We arrive at eleven.
- くだけた
When do we arrive?
乗り換えが必要か・どこで乗り換えるかを確認する
Ask whether you need to {change trains|to-transfer}, where to change, or where a change is needed.
- 丁寧
Do I need to change trains, please?
- くだけた
Where do I change trains?
- 丁寧
You need to change trains at Central Station.
会話:空港行きの電車・切符・乗り換え・到着時刻
- A丁寧
Which train should I take to the airport, please?
- B丁寧
Take the ten thirty train.
- A丁寧
I'd like a ticket to the airport, please.
- A丁寧
Do I need to change trains, please?
- B丁寧
You need to change trains at Central Station.
- A丁寧
What time do we arrive at the airport, please?
- B丁寧
We arrive at eleven.