エレベーター

えれべーたー
noun
elevator; lift
building
1. elevator; lift
A platform or compartment for transporting people vertically in a building.
エレベーターで五階(ごかい)まで行(い)きます。
I'll take the elevator to the fifth floor.
エレベーターが来(き)ました。
The elevator has arrived.
このビルにはエレベーターがありません。
This building doesn't have an elevator.
The elevator was crowded, so I waited for the next one.
The elevator in this building is old and slow, so I often take the stairs.

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Usage

In buildings, you'll often see signs indicating エレベーター乗(の)り場(ば) (elevator boarding area). The counter 階(かい) is used for floors: 五階(ごかい)まで (to the fifth floor).