Translation guide
Expresses the idea of a different, unspecified, or alternative place. Japanese uses several location words and phrases depending on whether you mean 'another place', 'some other place', or 'elsewhere'.
To say 'somewhere else' meaning a different place, not this one.
Literally 'another place'. Neutral and widely used.
Let's meet somewhere else, not here.
Literally 'other place'. Similar to 別の場所 but slightly more formal.
Let's look for somewhere else.
Means 'another place', often implying outside one's home or usual environment. Common in spoken Japanese.
Let's eat somewhere else.
Formal/literary word for 'another place'. Rare in conversation.
He moved somewhere else.
To say 'somewhere else' when the exact place is unknown or unimportant.
To express 'elsewhere' as a general location away from the current context.
Both mean 'another place'. 別の場所 emphasizes difference from the current place, while 他の場所 simply means 'other place'. In most contexts they are interchangeable.
Let's meet at a different place.
Another place is also fine.
English 'somewhere else' cannot be directly translated as どこか他 (doko ka hoka) without a noun like 場所 or 所. Use どこか別の場所 or どこか他の所.
I want to go somewhere else.
Can we sit somewhere else?
He's from somewhere else.