So far, we have learnt that the particle で is used to indicate a place where an activity occurs. In this unit, we will see that it can also be placed after the means of transport by which you travel.
Revise vocabualry: Transport
- ひこうきで by aeroplane
- 電車で by train
- とっきゅうで by special express
- しんかんせんで by bullet train
- ちかてつで by subway
- じてんしゃで by bicycle
- ふねで by boat
- フェリーで by ferry
- タクシーで by taxi
- バスで by bus
- 車で by car
- つぎの電車で by the next train
- 東京行きのバスで by the bus bound for Tokyo
- あるいて on foot (あるきます→てfor)
～行き・行
Read as ～ゆき or ～いき, this is written after the destination (place) to mean ‘bound for’.
Examples:
- 東京行きの電車で行きます。I’ll go by the Tokyo-bound train.
- 大阪にJALで行きます。I’ll go to Osaka by/on JAL.
- 東京えきまで、ちかてつで行けますか。Can I get to Tokyo station by subway?
- つぎのフェリーで行きたいです。I want to take the next ferry.
More on ～で
This particle can also be used to indicate the instrument by which an action is performed.
- ペンでかいてください。
- テレビでそのニュースを見ました。
Speak! 