dou

Word
どうdou
Meaning
how; how about; what
Part of speech
adverb
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson

Note

The only difference between どう and いかが is that いかが is more polite than どう.

Usages of dou

 は どう でした か。gogo ha dou desita ka.
How was (your) afternoon?
どう しました か。dou simasita ka.
What happened?; What's wrong?
ニュース に つい て どう おもう か。nyuusu ni tui te dou omou ka.
What do you think about the news?
どう した んです か。dou sita ndesu ka.
What's wrong?; What's happened?
だいがくせい です か。 じゃあ、 だいがく を そつぎょうして それから どう します か。daigakusei desu ka. zyaa, daigaku wo sotugyousite sorekara dou simasu ka.
You’re a university student? So, what will you do after you graduate from university?
てん は どう です か。tenki ha dou desu ka.
How's the weather?
どう します か。dou simasu ka.
What will you do?
かれ と の デート は どう でした か。kare to no deeto ha dou desita ka.
How was the date with him?
らいしゅう は どう です か。raisyuu ha dou desu ka.
How about next week?
えい は どう でした か。eiga ha dou desita ka.
How did you like the movie?
えい を るの は どう です か。eiga wo miruno ha dou desu ka.
How about seeing a movie?
そっち の てん は どう?sotti no tenki ha dou?
How's the weather there (near you)?
どうやってdouyatte
how; by what means/method
きょ の ふく は どう おもいます か。kyou no huku ha dou omoimasu ka.
What do you think of today's outfit?
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