How to Ask Questions in Japanese

Part of the Japanese For Dummies Cheat Sheet

As you travel in Japan and speak Japanese to everyone you meet, you need to ask questions. The standard who, what, when, where and why are in the following list along with a few other useful questions in Japanese.

  • How? Dō desu ka? (dohh deh-soo kah)

  • Howmuch? Ikura desu ka? (ee-koo-rah deh-soo kah)

  • What? Nan desu ka? (nahn deh-soo kah)

  • What happened? Dō shimashita ka? (dohh shee-mah-shee-tah kah)

  • Whattime? Nan-ji desu ka? (nahn-jee deh-soo kah)

  • When? Itsu desu ka? (ee-tsoo deh-soo kah)

  • Where? Doko desu ka? (doh-koh deh-soo kah)

  • Whichone? Dore desu ka? (doh-reh deh-soo kah)

  • Who? Dare desu ka? (dah-reh deh-soo kah)

  • Why? Dōshite desu ka? (dohh-shee-teh deh-soo kah)

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