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soba そば near: in the vicinity

Furniture and Appliances
tēburu テーブル table

tsukue 机 desk

isu いす chair
sofā ソファー sofa

beddo ベッド bed
kyabinetto キャビネット cabinet

hondana 本棚 bookshelf
hikidashi 引き出し drawer

hako 箱 box
purintā プリンター printer

kopī コピー photocopier (photo
copying machine)
reizōko 冷蔵庫 refrigerator

sentaku-ki 洗濯機 washer
sōji-ki 掃除機 vacuum cleaner

eakon エアコン air conditioner

GRAMMAR NOTE Particle ni indicating Location

In Lesson 2, it was explained that particle ni indicates the time when something
happens. In this lesson two more uses of the particle are introduced: the location
of where someone/something is currently at, and the location where an action
ends (goal).
With the verbs imasu or arimasu and their variations, the particle ni indicates
where something/someone is located.

Nihon ni imasu. He is in Japan. (person/animal)
Nihon ni arimasu. It is in Japan. (thing)

With motion verbs such as ikimasu “go” and kimasu “come” and other verbs,
the particle ni indicates the location the action is directed towards.
Amerika ni ikimasu. I’ll go to America.