haha ni kikimasu
Meaning and examples
to ask the mother
ここで母に聞きます。
ここ で はは に ききます。
koko de haha ni kikimasu.
Here, we ask the mother.
💡 Common phrase with 母 (mother).
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808 words · JLPT N5
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haha ni kikimasu
to ask the mother
ここで母に聞きます。
ここ で はは に ききます。
koko de haha ni kikimasu.
Here, we ask the mother.
💡 Common phrase with 母 (mother).
kodomo ni kikimasu
to ask the child
たいてい子供に聞きます。
たいてい こども に ききます。
taitei kodomo ni kikimasu.
Usually, we ask the child.
💡 Common phrase with 子供 (child).
otokonohito ni kikimasu
to ask the man
週末に男の人に聞きます。
しゅうまつ に おとこのひと に ききます。
shuumatsu ni otokonohito ni kikimasu.
On the weekend, we ask the man.
💡 Common phrase with 男の人 (man).
onnanohito ni kikimasu
to ask the woman
夜、女の人に聞きます。
よる、おんなのひと に ききます。
yoru, onnanohito ni kikimasu.
At night, we ask the woman.
💡 Common phrase with 女の人 (woman).
isha ni kikimasu
to ask the doctor
よく医者に聞きます。
よく いしゃ に ききます。
yoku isha ni kikimasu.
Often, we ask the doctor.
💡 Common phrase with 医者 (doctor).
ten'in ni kikimasu
to ask the shop clerk
日曜日に店員に聞きます。
にちようび に てんいん に ききます。
nichiyoubi ni ten'in ni kikimasu.
On Sunday, we ask the shop clerk.
💡 Common phrase with 店員 (shop clerk).
kaisha no chikaku desu
near the company
毎晩、会社の近くです。
まいばん、かいしゃ の ちかく です。
maiban, kaisha no chikaku desu.
Every evening, it is near the company.
💡 Common phrase with 会社 (company).
Do not learn 会社の近くです from zero: it carries 会社 inside it. Hold on to 会社 = the company and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →gakkou no chikaku desu
near the school
週末に学校の近くです。
しゅうまつ に がっこう の ちかく です。
shuumatsu ni gakkou no chikaku desu.
On the weekend, it is near the school.
💡 Common phrase with 学校 (school).
学校の近くです is 学校 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 学校 = school.
Read the full tip →eki no chikaku desu
near the station
毎晩、駅の近くです。
まいばん、えき の ちかく です。
maiban, eki no chikaku desu.
Every evening, it is near the station.
💡 Common phrase with 駅 (station).
Under the surface, 駅の近くです is still 駅 — same image, new grammar around it: 駅 = train station.
Read the full tip →ie no chikaku desu
near the house
たいてい家の近くです。
たいてい いえ の ちかく です。
taitei ie no chikaku desu.
Usually, it is near the house.
💡 Common phrase with 家 (house / home).
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