;^^ Really sorry
:D Last message wasn’t really a lesson
: Here’s one I hope you’ll find suitable
:06: Asking first questions ^^
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Who = dare desuka
.Ano hito wa, dare desuka
(? that person there, who is it)
Where = doko desuka
(? Doko ikimasuka . (where do you go
When = itsu desuka
(^^ Itsu kimasuka. (when will you come ?) (note that present and future is a bit ambiguious
Why (how come)= dou shite
this is the most frequent one in anime I think ^_^
you can also come across « nande », « naze » and some others I do not recall
How much (price)= ikura desuka
(? Ano tokei wa, ikura desuka. (That watch there, how much is it
How (is it) = dou desuka, donna(+noun) desuka
Anata no kuruma wa, dou desuka
donna kuruma desuka
(? what does your car look like ? what kind of car do you have
How (to do something) = dou yatte (verb)ka
(? Dou yatte (some place)e ikimasuka. How do I get to (some place
(notice the « e » which, in reality, is the « he » hiragana. It is placed after the target place where (we intend to move
What = nani, nan desuka
? Kore wa nan desuka. What’s this
How many people = nannin …ka
(? Kokoni nannin imasuka. (how many people are there here
(notice the verb imasu, which is used for people. For objects and animals, it's arimasu )
How (old are you) = nansai desuka
At what time = nanji desuka
( Nanji okimasuka. At what time do you get up (usually
…
You can find nan(i) coupled with many other words in order to formulate a specific question
! I’ll be glad to answer your questions now ;) ganbatte ne
Midou ban
I am really enjoying reading every single reply in this thread. Minnasan wa sugoi desu