| The Japanese word | |
特急 |
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| is pronounced | |
| tokkyuu | とっきゅう | |
| means | |
| special express | |
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特急のホームは何番ですか。
tokkyū no hōmu wa nan ban desu ka. What's the track for the limited express? |
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最近、特急に乗りましたか。
saikin, tokkyū ni nori mashi ta ka. Have you ridden on an express train lately? | Have you been on an express train recently? |
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この特急列車は仙台行きである。
kono tokkyū ressha wa sendai iki de aru. This limited express is bound for Sendai. |
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時計がおくれていたので、私は特急にのりそこねた。
tokei ga okure te i ta node, watashi wa tokkyū ni nori sokone ta. As my watch was slow, I missed the special express. |
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インド東部で19日未明、特急列車が駅で停車していた別の列車に追突し、これまでに49人が死亡しました。
indo tōbu de ichi kyū nichi mimei, tokkyū ressha ga eki de teisha shi te i ta betsu no ressha ni tsuitotsu shi, kore made ni yon kyū nin ga shibō shi mashi ta. In eastern India, an express train struck another train while stopping in a station; so far, 49 people people have died. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

