Frase nihon go.
Who is it? //
dale desu ka.
Who is it? // dochira sama desu ka. Note: more formal.
itsudemo = anytime; Anytime is good. // itsudemo ii desu
itsuka = some time; Let's meet sometime. // itsuka aimashou.
itsumo ... nai = never; kare wa itsumo ie ni inai desu. // he is never (always not) home.
I hope to see you again. // Watashi wa mata anata ni aitai to omoimasu.
I wish you could get a job in a good company! // Ii kaisha ni hairetara ii ne!
I hope so. // Sou da/naru to ii desu ne.
I hope it clears up tomorrow.// Ashita, hareru to ii ne.
I hope he can return safely (??) // Buji ni kaerereba ii kedo.
When you come to Japan too, I hope you won't have a bad experience. (?) // Anata mo nihon e kite iya na omoi o
shinakereba ii to omotteiru.
I hope this mail can at least be of a little help to you. // Kono mail ga sukoshi demo anata no yaku ni tateba ii to omotte imasu.
I hope you understand now. // Nafai ga wakaru to ii no dakeredo.
I need a good friend like you. // Watashi wa anata no you ni yoi yuujin ga hitsuyou desu.
Who is it? // dochira sama desu ka. Note: more formal.
- Who is it for? // kore wa
dale ga tame desu ka. / dale ga tame ni aru ka.
What is it? // kore wa nan desu ka.
What kind of N? // dono N desuka? e.g.: hito, kuruma, testo, yasai, oshigoto, doubutsu, hon
What is it for (purpose) // Kore wa non no tame ni aru ka. / nan no tame desu ka.
What (suru actions) did you do yesterday? // kino nani wo shimashitaka?
What meaning? // douiuimi desuka?
What reason? // douiu-wake desuka? Note: has a "excuse feel"
What reason? // douiu-riyuu desuka?
For what reason.... verb? // Douiuriyuu de.........verb no desuka?
What happened? // douka shimashitaka? Note: dou = what & how
What happened? // dou shita no desu? Note: dou = what & how
When is it? (event / action) // itsu desu ka?
From when? // itsu kara / nan ji kara
Till when // itsu made / nan ji kara
What time // nan ji?
What time? nanji nan bun
How many hours? // Nan ji kan?
Where are they? // doko ni iru ka?
Where is it? // doko ni aru ka?
Where they go? // doko ni itta no (desu) ka.
Where? (action; item event; travel) // doko de, doko ni, doko e
Why? // naze desu ka?
Why? // doushite?
Why // nan de? Note: careful as it also means "what method"
Why (what reason) did you go? // nani wo shi ni iku ka.
Why (for what purpose) did you verb? // nan no tame ni VERB no ka.
How (condition) is it? // dou/ikaga desuka?
How (method) // douyatte ..... no desu ka.
How (which method, manner, way) // donoyouni Note: fyi dono implies there are choices
How (what method) // nande Note: careful as it also means why
Which (of 3 or more) is it? // Dore desu ka.
Which (2) is it? // Dochira desuka?
How many times? (past tense) // nankai? / nando? note: add "kurai" or "gurai" meaning approximate.
How often? (non past tense) // nankai? / nando? add "kurai" or "gurai" meaning approximate.
How often/many times // dore gurai? / dono gurai? note: VERY GENERAL WORD also means how far, how long, how much.
itsudemo = anytime; Anytime is good. // itsudemo ii desu
itsuka = some time; Let's meet sometime. // itsuka aimashou.
itsumo ... nai = never; kare wa itsumo ie ni inai desu. // he is never (always not) home.
- When is convenient? // itsu sugou ga ii desuka
- When are you free? // itsu hima desuka
- When will you (become) get free. // itsu hima ni narimashita ka?
- When will he go to America? // itsu kare ga AMERIKA ni iku ka.
- when will go - I don't know // itsu iku ka shirimasen
- Concerning the trip to America, I don't know when it is. // iku no wa itsuka shiranai
- I do not know when. itsuka shiranai
I hope to see you again. // Watashi wa mata anata ni aitai to omoimasu.
I wish you could get a job in a good company! // Ii kaisha ni hairetara ii ne!
I hope so. // Sou da/naru to ii desu ne.
I hope it clears up tomorrow.// Ashita, hareru to ii ne.
I hope he can return safely (??) // Buji ni kaerereba ii kedo.
When you come to Japan too, I hope you won't have a bad experience. (?) // Anata mo nihon e kite iya na omoi o
shinakereba ii to omotteiru.
I hope this mail can at least be of a little help to you. // Kono mail ga sukoshi demo anata no yaku ni tateba ii to omotte imasu.
I hope you understand now. // Nafai ga wakaru to ii no dakeredo.
I need a good friend like you. // Watashi wa anata no you ni yoi yuujin ga hitsuyou desu.