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Japanese Questions

This page provides information about the questions in Japanese, also called the interrogative form. This will enable you to ask people about different topics.

How?: どのように?
dono you ni?
What?: 何が?
nani ga?
Who?: 誰が?
dare ga?
Why?: なぜ?
naze?
Where?: どこで?
doko de ?
When?: いつ?
itsu?

These are sentences which include the above tools to ask questions. Asking questions is a very good way to learn a language or start a conversation.

What is this called?: これは何と呼ばれていますか?
Kore wa nan to yobarete imasu ka?
Why is it expensive?: なぜ高いのですか?
Naze takai no desu ka?
How would you like to pay?: どのような支払いをされますか?
Dono you na siharai wo sare masu ka?
Can I come?: 行ってもいいですか?
Ittemo iidesu ka?
Do you know her?: あなたは彼女を知っていますか?
Anata wa konojo wo sitte imasu ka?
How difficult is it?: それはどのように難しいですか?
Sore wa dono youni mutsukasii desu ka?
Can I help you?: 何か手伝いましょうか?
Nani ka tetsudai mashoo ka?
Can you help me?: 手伝ってくれますか?
Tetsudatte kure masu ka?
Do you speak English?: あなたは英語を話しますか?
Anata wa eigo wo hanasi masu ka?
How far is this?: これはどれくらい遠いですか?
Kore wa dore kurai tooi desu ka?
What time is it?: 何時ですか?
Nan ji desu ka?
How much is this?: これはいくらですか?
Kore wa ikura desu ka?
What is your name?: あなたの名前は何ですか?
Anata no namae wa nan desu ka?
Where do you live?: あなたはどこに住んでますか?
Atata wa dokoni sunde masu ka?
When can we meet?: いつあなたに会えますか?
Itsu anata ni ae masu ka?
Who is knocking at the door?: ドアをノックしているのは誰ですか?
Doa wo nokku shiteiru noha dare desu ka?

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