Vocabulary Sprint v06 — this way, that way, and which way

Words this lesson teaches

こっち

this way, over here — near the speaker; the formal partner is こちら

そっち

that way, where you are — near the listener; formally そちら

あっち

over there — away from both of you; formally あちら

どっち

which way, which of two — the question member; formally どちら

向こう

the far side, over there — from 向かう in w05, so the direction faced

方

a person, politely — この方, あの方; the word to use where w12 warned off 彼

道

a road, a way — and the 道 of w10's 柔道, a way of doing something

地下鉄

the underground — 地下 below ground plus 鉄, iron, from 鉄道, railway

自動車

a motor car — 自動 self-moving plus 車; 車 alone is what people say

タクシー

a taxi — caught with 拾う or 捕まえる, from w06a and w06b

飛行機

an aeroplane — 飛行 flight plus 機, a machine; w05's 飛行場 shares the 飛行

メートル

a metre — from French, which is why it is not メーター

グラム

a gram

キログラム

a kilogram — shortened to キロ, which also does duty for the kilometre

キロメートル

a kilometre — also shortened to キロ, so the sentence has to decide

ゼロ

zero — what people say, in scores and temperatures alike

零

zero, as a character — read れい, and 零時 is midnight

番号

a number in a sequence — 番 the 番 of w09's 番組, plus 号

背

height, and the back — the same character as w12's 背中