6.4 The particle ใง


The particle ใง


The particle ใง marks the location of where you do an action.

ใใฃใ•ใฆใ‚“ใงใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚’ใฎใฟใพใ™ใ€‚

I drink coffee at the coffee shop.

ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใงใปใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใฟใพใ™ใ€‚

I read books at school.

ใ ใ„ใ™ใ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ„ใˆใงใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใ‚’ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚

Daisuke-san watches t.v. at home.

ใ“ใฎใพใ‚“ใŒใฏใฉใ“ใงใ‹ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

Where did you buy this manga?
 
ใ“ใฎใพใ‚“ใŒใฏใซใปใ‚“ใงใ‹ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I bought this manga in Japan.

To know whether or not you should use ใง , ask yourself the question:  "Where does [action] take place?" 
AT the coffee shop.  AT school.  AT home.  IN Japan.  These are the locations of the action so they must be marked by ใง .

ใชใซใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Look at the questions below and see what sort of answers you can come up with. 

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ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใงในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ At school, I study.
ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใงใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใ‚’ใฏใชใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ At school, I talk in Japanese.
ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใงใ‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚ At school, I write.
ใ„ใˆใงใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใ‚’ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚ At home, I watch television.
ใ„ใˆใงใŸในใพใ™ใ€‚ At home, I eat.
ใ„ใˆใงใญใพใ™ใ€‚ At home, I sleep. 
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ‹ใ„ใ›ใใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ‹ใ„ใ›ใใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Š is a traditional, multi-course Japanese meal. 
As you can see, there are many different types of foods presented in small portions. 

Do you see the meat on the elevated plate?  It will cook there from the special candle underneath it.  The same goes for the seafood and vegetables on the black elevated plate next to it.

There are restaurants that only serve ใ‹ใ„ใ›ใใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Š and you will most likely be served this type of food if you stay at a ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ‹ใ‚“, a traditional Japanese inn where you sleep on a ใตใจใ‚“ and can usually go in an ใŠใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“. 

Here is a link to a detailed list of types of dishes served in ใ‹ใ„ใ›ใใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Š.