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Usages of ka
電車 か バス で 行きます。densha ka basu de ikimasu.
I will go either by train or by bus.
ビール か ワイン か 日本酒、 何 を 飲みたい です か？biiru ka wain ka nihonshu, nani o nomitai desu ka?
Do you want to drink beer, wine, or sake?
映画 を 見る か 本 を 読む か、 どちら が いい です か。eiga o miru ka hon o yomu ka, dochira ga ii desu ka.
Would you prefer to watch a movie or read a book?
彼 の 新しい 車 は 高い か 安い か、 分かります か？kare no atarashii kuruma wa takai ka yasui ka, wakarimasu ka?
Do you know if his new car is expensive or cheap?
雨 は 早く か 遅く 止みます か。ame wa hayaku ka osoku yamimasu ka.
Will the rain stop soon or late?
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