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I've just started learning Japanese. And these sentences from Minna No Nihongo
N5 book lesson 3, are confusing me.

> What's the name of your school?

Romanji: Gakku wa doko desu ka.

In my understanding, the statement is about asking "Where is the school?".
Similarly;

> What company do you work for?

Kaisha wa dochari desu ka (given as answer) should mean "Where is the
company?"
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Need to understand the use of どこ
You're right that "Gakkou wa doko desu ka" literally means where is the
school, but in English if someone said "where did you go to school?" you
wouldn't say "second on the left from the butcher's", you'd give the name.
Same applies in Japanese.

The same applies to "Kaisha wa dochira desu ka". dochira has multiple
meanings, but in this case it's just a politer form of doko.

Please note the following typos in your question. They may just be slips, but
I'm pointing them out in case you are actively learning them incorrectly:

  1. romanji -> romaji
  2. gakku -> gakkou
  3. dochari -> dochira

Also, the sooner you make the switch from romaji to Japanese the better.
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