きっぷ
kippunoun, travel ticket
In hiragana, a travel ticket for a train or bus is きっぷ (kippu). For a concert, movie or other event, people say ちけっと (chiketto).
Meaning: a ticket (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| きっぷ | kippu | noun, travel ticket |
| ちけっと | chiketto | noun, event ticket, loanword |
At a station you buy a きっぷ from the ticket machine, called けんばいき (kenbaiki). For a show you order a チケット (chiketto), usually written in katakana.
How do you pronounce it?
The small っ in きっぷ doubles the p, so say "kip-pu" with a short stop.
Did you know?
- The ticket gate at a Japanese station is called かいさつ (kaisatsu).
Examples in context
- きっぷをかいます。Kippu o kaimasu.I buy a ticket.
- コンサートのちけっとをとりました。Konsāto no chiketto o torimashita.I got a concert ticket.
- きっぷをなくしました。Kippu o nakushimashita.I lost my ticket.
Example conversation
Tom, a traveler, asks the station worker Ms. Ono for help at a ticket machine in Kyoto.
- Tomすみません、きっぷはどうやってかいますか。Sumimasen, kippu wa dō yatte kaimasu ka.Excuse me, how do I buy a ticket?
- Ms. Onoここでおかねをいれてください。Koko de okane o irete kudasai.Put the money in here.
- Tomわかりました。ありがとう。Wakarimashita. Arigatō.Understood. Thank you.
