How can I say this in japanese?


My friend who is Japanese asked me where to meet him. I want to tell him "
next to Tim Hortons like last time" Do I say "Tim hortons no chikai zenkai
mitai" Thanks!




My suggestion is:

> zenkai mitai ni Tim Hortons no soba de. (前回みたいに Tim Hortons のそばで。)

First, `chikai` neither is grammatical here, nor means "next to". It means
_near_ or _around_ , that means it could also be a place one block away from
Tim Hortons. `soba` is the right word "where beside" (it's a noun). An
alternative is `tonari` ("next door"), if where you're mentioning is another
building, house or park etc.

Next, English language sometimes modifies from behind: " _right_ next to TH"
vs. "next to TH _like last time_ ", but Japanese doesn't do this. We always
say "like-last-time next to TH".

Lastly, it's better to put `de` in the end. Your English actually means "Let's
meet next to --.", only without saying the "Let's meet" part. Likewise in
Japanese, "-- no soba de aou" without "aou" must be "-- no soba de", otherwise
your friend would be subconsciously baffled around 0.2 seconds about what he
should do next to Tim Hortons.




My suggestion is:

> zenkai mitai ni Tim Hortons no soba de. (前回みたいに Tim Hortons のそばで。)

First, `chikai` neither is grammatical here, nor means "next to". It means
_near_ or _around_ , that means it could also be a place one block away from
Tim Hortons. `soba` is the right word "where beside" (it's a noun). An
alternative is `tonari` ("next door"), if where you're mentioning is another
building, house or park etc.

Next, English language sometimes modifies from behind: " _right_ next to TH"
vs. "next to TH _like last time_ ", but Japanese doesn't do this. We always
say "like-last-time next to TH".

Lastly, it's better to put `de` in the end. Your English actually means "Let's
meet next to --.", only without saying the "Let's meet" part. Likewise in
Japanese, "-- no soba de aou" without "aou" must be "-- no soba de", otherwise
your friend would be subconsciously baffled around 0.2 seconds about what he
should do next to Tim Hortons.

