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.
ここじゃなくて、別の場所で会いましょう。
Let's meet somewhere else, not here.
Literally 'other place'. Similar to 別の場所 but slightly more formal.
他の場所を探しましょう。
Let's look for somewhere else.
Means 'another place', often implying outside one's home or usual environment. Common in spoken Japanese.
よそで食べよう。
Let's eat somewhere else.
Formal/literary word for 'another place'. Rare in conversation.
彼は他所へ移った。
He moved somewhere else.
To say 'somewhere else' when the exact place is unknown or unimportant.
Literally 'some other place'. Adds vagueness.
鍵をどこか別の場所に置いたかもしれない。
I might have put the keys somewhere else.
Casual version using 所 (ところ). Very common in speech.
どこか他の所に行かない？
Wanna go somewhere else?
To express 'elsewhere' as a general location away from the current context.
Means 'elsewhere' or 'in another place'. Used with verbs.
それは他で買えます。
You can buy that somewhere else.
Spoken form of 'elsewhere', often implying outside one's group or home.
よそでやってください。
Please do it somewhere else.
Casual alternative to 別の場所で.
別のところで話そう。
Let's talk somewhere else.
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.
別の場所で会おう。
Let's meet at a different place.
他の場所でも大丈夫です。
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.
どこか別の場所に行きたい。
I want to go somewhere else.
別の場所に座れますか？
Can we sit somewhere else?
彼はよそから来た。
He's from somewhere else.