すみませんが、どこで乗り換えたらいいか教えて下さい。

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English Translation

Excuse me, but will you tell me where to change trains?

Furigana

すみませんが、どこで乗(の)り換(か)えたらいいか教(おし)えて下(くだ)さい。

Romanji

Sumimasen ga, doko de norikaetara ii ka oshiete kudasai.

Words

済みません (すみません)

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

乗り換える (のりかえる)

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct

下さる (くださる)

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor