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This document provides examples of how to ask basic questions in Japanese. It explains that Japanese uses interrogative words like "who, what, when, where, why, and how" similar to English. These interrogative words in Japanese include dare (who), nani (what), itsu (when), doko (where), dōshite (why), and dō (how). It then gives examples of using these interrogative words to form common questions like "What is your name?", "Where is the restroom?", and "How much does this cost?". The document stresses that all Japanese questions end with the particle "ka" to mark them as interrogatives.

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How To Ask

This document provides examples of how to ask basic questions in Japanese. It explains that Japanese uses interrogative words like "who, what, when, where, why, and how" similar to English. These interrogative words in Japanese include dare (who), nani (what), itsu (when), doko (where), dōshite (why), and dō (how). It then gives examples of using these interrogative words to form common questions like "What is your name?", "Where is the restroom?", and "How much does this cost?". The document stresses that all Japanese questions end with the particle "ka" to mark them as interrogatives.

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How to ask, "What is your name?" in Japanese.

Onamae wa nandesuka?

HOW TO ASK BASIC


QUESTIONS IN JAPANESE
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By Eriko Sato

How do you ask basic questions in Japanese? Well, Japanese


interrogative words mean the same as they do for English: who, what,
when, where, why, and how. By knowing basic Japanese
interrogatives, youll be able to express your questions, even without
an extensive vocabulary.

For example, say youre at a street market and you want find a shirt
that you like. You could ask the vendor Kono shatsu wa ikura desu
ka? (How much is this shirt?). But if you dont know enough
vocabulary, you can simply point to the shirt and say Ikura? and the
seller will understand that you want to know the price.

Dare (dah-reh) (Who)

Nani (nah-nee) (What)

Itsu (ee-tsoo) (When)


Doko (doh-koh) (Where)

Dshite (dohh-shee-tay) (Why)

D (dohh) (How)

Ikaga (ee-kah-gah) (How) Polite form.

Ikura (ee-koo-rah) (How much? How many?)

Dore (doh-reh) (Which one?)

In Japanese, all questions Japanese end in the particle ka. Heres a


look at some different ways to put these question words into a variety
useful phrases.

Ano hito wa dare desu ka. (Who is that person over there?)

Kore wa nan desu ka. (What is this?)

Are wa nan desu ka. (What is that over there?)

Are wa Fujisan desu ka. (Is that Mount Fuji?)

O-namae wa nan desu ka. (What is your name?)

Otearai wa doko desu ka. (Where is the restroom?)

Dochira kara kimashita ka. (Where are you from?)

Tanjbi wa itsu desu ka. (When is your birthday?)

Itsu ikimasu ka. (When will you go [there]?)

Nan-ji ni shimarimasu ka. (What time do you close?)

Densha wa nan-ji nidemasu ka. (At what time does the train
leave?)
Chekkuauto wa nan-ji desu ka. (When is checkout time?)

Kore wa ikura desu ka. (How much is this?)

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