20 Most Useful Questions in Japanese

A list of the 20 most common words and phrases in Japanese that are useful for asking questions.


21 words in this list

ใฉใ“ (doko) โ†’ Where

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฉใ“ใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (Where are you going?)

ใ„ใค (itsu) โ†’ When

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ„ใค่กŒใใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (When are you going?)

ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ (doushite) โ†’ Why

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ้…ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ (Why were you late?)

ใ„ใใ‚‰ (ikura) โ†’ How much

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ„ใใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (How much is this?)

ใฉใ† (dou) โ†’ How

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใฉใ†ไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (How do you use this?)

ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใซ (nanji ni) โ†’ At what time

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใซๆฅใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (At what time will you come?)

ๅฐ‘ใ— (sukoshi) โ†’ A little bit

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅพ…ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ (Please wait a little bit.)

ใ„ใ„ใˆ (iie) โ†’ No

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€้•ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (No, that's wrong.)

ๅ…จ็„ถ (zenzen) โ†’ Not at all

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ…จ็„ถๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ (I don't understand at all.)

ไฝ• (nani) โ†’ What

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ไฝ•ใ‚’้ฃŸในใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (What do you want to eat?)

ใชใœ (naze) โ†’ Why

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใชใœๆฅใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (Why didn't you come?)

ใฉใ‚Œ (dore) โ†’ Which one

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฉใ‚ŒใŒไธ€็•ชๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (Which one do you like the most?)

ใฏใ„ (hai) โ†’ Yes

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฏใ„ใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ (Yes, that's right.)

ใ„ใใค (ikutsu) โ†’ How many

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใชใŸใซใฏใ„ใใคใฎๅ…„ๅผŸใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (How many siblings do you have?)

ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ (takusan) โ†’ A lot/Many

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ (Did you study a lot?)

ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ (mouichido) โ†’ One more time

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ่จ€ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ (Please say it one more time.)

่ชฐ (dare) โ†’ Who

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ่ชฐใŒๆฅใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ (Who came?)

ใฉใกใ‚‰ (dochira) โ†’ Which

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒใŠๅฅฝใฟใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (Which do you prefer?)

ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ (donoyouni) โ†’ In what way/How

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅ‹‰ๅผทใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅŠนๆžœ็š„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (In what way is studying most effective?)

ใ„ใคใ‚‚ (itsumo) โ†’ Always

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ไฝ•ใ‚’้ฃŸในใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (What do you always eat?)

ใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ (donokurai) โ†’ How long/How much

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ (How long did you study?)

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