#vocabulary ここ そこ あそこ どこ koko, soku, asoko, and do | Japanese lessons [EN]

#vocabulary

ここ そこ あそこ どこ

koko, soku, asoko, and doko are words for places.

ここ - here, near me
そこ - there, near you
あそこ - over there
どこ - where

You can ask far directions by saying:

すみません、 ゆうびんきょく は どこ です か。
Sumimasen, yuubinkyoku wa doko desu ka. - Execuse me, where is the post office?

If you are close by, you can point toword the post office and say:
（ゆうびんきょく は） あそこです。
(Yuubinkyoku wa) asoko desu. - (The post office is) right over there.