here / there / over there (places)

Koko means here near the speaker, soko there near the listener, and asoko a place away from both. They are place pronouns and combine with particles like ni, de, and kara. The question word is doko (where).

Examples

• ここは私わたしの部屋へやです。

  Koko wa watashi no heya desu.

  This is my room.

• トイレはあそこです。

  Toire wa asoko desu.

  The toilet is over there.

Vocabulary in these examples

• ここ here
• 私 I; me
• 部屋 room
• トイレ toilet; bathroom
• あそこ over there

Related patterns · Ko-so-a-do words

• これ / それ / あれ this one / that one / that one over there
• この / その / あの + 名詞 this / that / that ... over there (before a noun)