In the previous lesson about ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Japanese, we concluded that the prefix:
The same patterns are applied for Japanese ‘Here’ and ‘There’ – ここ (koko), そこ (soko), あそこ (asoko), こちら (kochira), そちら (sochira), and あちら (achira). The main point of this lesson is:
Structure: ここ/そこ/あそこ + は
Structure: こちら/そちら/あちら + は
ここは銀行です。
Koko wa ginkō desu.
This is a bank.
そこは教室です。
Soko wa kyōshitsu desu.
That is a classroom.
あそこは会議室ですか?
Asoko wa kaigishitsu desu ka?
Is there a meeting room over there?
こちらは松本さんです。
Kochira wa Matsumoto-san desu.
Here (this) is Mr. Matsumoto.
そちらは会社です。
Sochira wa kaisha desu.
There is the company.
あちらはコンビニです。
Achira wa konbini desu.
Over there is a convenience store.
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