How to say “subway” or “underground” in Japanese | 地下鉄 (ちかてつ、chikatetsu)

10.12.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「地下鉄 (ちかてつ、chikatetsu)」means “subway” or “underground.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word地下鉄
Hiraganaちかてつ
Romaji Readingchikatetsu
English Meaningsubway, underground

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence地下ちか鉄てつの出で口ぐちが分わからない。
Romaji ReadingChikatetsu no deguchi ga wakaranai.
English MeaningI don’t know the subway exit. (Plain Form)

The literal translation is “I don’t know the subway exit.” In other words, it means “I don’t know where the subway exit is.”

Japanese Sentence地下鉄の出口が分かりません。
Romaji ReadingChikatetsu no deguchi ga wakarimasen.
English MeaningI don’t know the subway exit. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence地下ちか鉄てつの運賃うんちんが高たかくなった。
Romaji ReadingChikatetsu no unchin ga takaku natta.
English MeaningSubway fares have become more expensive. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence地下鉄の運賃が高くなりました。
Romaji ReadingChikatetsu no unchin ga takaku narimashita.
English MeaningSubway fares have become more expensive. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence地下ちか鉄てつにスマホを忘わすれたようだ。
Romaji ReadingChikatetsu ni sumaho o wasureta yō da.
English MeaningIt seems I forgot my smartphone on the subway. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence地下鉄にスマホを忘れたようです。
Romaji ReadingChikatetsu ni sumaho o wasureta yō desu.
English MeaningIt seems that I forgot my smartphone on the subway. (Polite Form)
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