Formal — to stranger
Transit · Station
東口はどちらですか? — Which way is the East Exit? (Transit · Station, Formal — to stranger, JLPT N5)
You
東口はどちらですか?
ひがしぐちはどちらですか?
Which way is the East Exit?
Romaji: Higashiguchi wa dochira desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Higashiguchi de gozaimasu ne. Achira no kaidan o agatte, migite ni susunde kudasai.
Reply
東口でございますね。あちらの階段を上がって、右手に進んでください。
ひがしぐちでございますね。あちらのかいだんをあがって、みぎてにすすんでください。
The East Exit, is it? Please go up those stairs and proceed to your right.
Gesture & etiquette
Point in the direction of the stairs with an open palm.
Avoid pointing with a single finger; use an open palm to indicate direction as it is more polite.