A passenger asks a driver about a bus route. Read the transcript and follow the stops.
The idea
へ行きます marks where the bus goes; を通って marks a place it passes through. で降ります identifies where someone gets off.
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客:「すみません、このバスは駅へ行きますか。」 運転手:「はい、市役所を通って駅へ行きます。」 客:「市役所で降りたいです。」 運転手:「市役所は三つ目の停留所です。次は図書館です。図書館の次が市役所です。」
Examples
- すみません、このバスは駅へ行きますか。Excuse me, does this bus go to the station?
- はい、市役所を通って駅へ行きます。Yes, it goes to the station via the city hall.
- 市役所で降りたいです。I would like to get off at the city hall.
- 市役所は三つ目の停留所です。The city hall is the third stop.
- 次は図書館です。The next stop is the library.
- 図書館の次が市役所です。After the library, it is the city hall.
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The station is the bus’s destination, but the passenger gets off earlier at the city hall. 次 means the next stop, not the final one.
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バスはどこへ行きますか。(駅/図書館)
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駅
駅 is the destination: the driver says the bus goes there via the city hall.
お客さんはどこで降りますか。(市役所/駅)
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市役所
市役所 is where the passenger wants to get off, even though the bus continues to the station.
市役所は何つ目の停留所ですか。(二つ目/三つ目)
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三つ目
三つ目 means the third stop; the driver gives this position for the city hall.
図書館の次はどこですか。(市役所/駅)
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市役所
市役所 follows the library, as stated in the final sentence.
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バスはどこへ行きますか。(駅/図書館)
お客さんはどこで降りますか。(市役所/駅)
市役所は何つ目の停留所ですか。(二つ目/三つ目)
図書館の次はどこですか。(市役所/駅)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Read the exchange, trace the route through the library and city hall, and answer from the driver’s statements.

