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Learn Japanese: ka - question particle

Japanese
/The question particle か
/ka

ka

Word

かka

Meaning

question particle

Part of speech

discourse particle

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The question particle か

Usages of ka

何なん　です　か。nan desu ka.

それ　は　口くち　です　か。sore ha kuti desu ka.

Is that a mouth?

これ　は　本ほん　です　か。kore ha hon desu ka.

Is this a book?

どれ　です　か。dore desu ka.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

Which one is it?

犬いぬ　じゃ　ない　です　か。inu zya nai desu ka.

Isn't it a dog? / Is it not a dog?

一ひと人り　です　か。hitori desu ka.

あれ　は　月つき　です　か。are ha tuki desu ka.

Is that (over there) the moon?

これ　は　あなた　の　水みず　です　か。kore ha anata no mizu desu ka.

Is this your water?

私わたし　は　きれい　です　か。watasi ha kirei desu ka.

日に本ほん人じん　です　か。nihonzin desu ka.

Are (you) Japanese?

どれ　が　きれい　です　か。dore ga kirei desu ka.

Which one is beautiful?

玉たま　は　どこ　です　か。tama ha doko desu ka.

Where is the ball?

あなた　は　どこ　です　か。anata ha doko desu ka.

私わたし　は　どこ　です　か。watasi ha doko desu ka.

A：　どれ　が　私わたし　の　です　か？　B：　これ　が　あなた　の　です。A: dore ga watasi no desu ka? B: kore ga anata no desu.

A: Which one is mine?
B: This one is yours.

貝かい　を　食たべます　か。kai wo tabemasu ka.

Do you eat shellfish?

もう　食たべました　か。mou tabemasita ka.

Did you eat already?

いつ　犬いぬ　を　買かいました　か。itu inu wo kaimasita ka.

When did you buy a dog?

何なにか　飲のみません　か。nanika nomimasen ka.

Won't you drink something?

私わたし　と　何なにか　飲のみません　か。watasi to nanika nomimasen ka.

Won't you drink something with me?

明あ日した　私わたし　と　何なにか　食たべません　か。asita watasi to nanika tabemasen ka.

Won't you eat something with me tomorrow?

本ほん　を　買かいません　でした　か。hon wo kaimasen desita ka.

Didn't you buy a book?

水みず　が　ありません　か。mizu ga arimasen ka.

Is there no water?

食たべ物もの　じゃ　なかった　です　か。tabemono zya nakatta desu ka.

Was it not food?

あなた　でした　か。anata desita ka.

あの　人ひと　は　どなた　です　か。ano hito ha donata desu ka.

Who is that person (over there)?

どの　りんご　が　あなた　の　です　か。dono ringo ga anata no desu ka.

Which apple is yours?

肉にく　は　高たかい　です。　〜　そう　です　か。niku ha takai desu. 〜 sou desu ka.

Meat is expensive.
- I see.

いつ　米べい国こく　へ　行いきました　か。itu beikoku he ikimasita ka.

When did you go to the United States?

いかが　です　か。ikaga desu ka.

今きょ日う　さくらんぼ　も　食たべました　か。kyou sakuranbo mo tabemasita ka.

Did you also eat cherries today?

いくら　です　か。ikura desu ka.

How much is it?

コーヒー　は　いくら　です　か。koohii ha ikura desu ka.

How much is the coffee?

あの　テレビ　は　いくら　でした　か。ano terebi ha ikura desita ka.

How much was that TV?

何なん人にん　が　いました　か。nannin ga imasita ka.

How many people were there?

あなた　は　何なん回かい　王おう　に　会あいました　か。anata ha nankai ou ni aimasita ka.

How many times did you meet the king?

あなた　は　何なん歳さい　です　か。anata ha nansai desu ka.

How old are you?

今いま　何なん時じ　です　か。ima nanzi desu ka.

What time is it now?

金きん曜よう日び　に　何なにか　しません　か。kinyoubi ni nanika simasen ka.

Would you like to do something on Friday?

あの　新あたらしい　映えい画が　が　好すき　でした　か。ano atarasii eiga ga suki desita ka.

Did you like that new movie?

何なん時じ間かん　テニス　を　しました　か。nanzikan tenisu wo simasita ka.

How many hours did you play tennis?

ちょっと　いい　です　か。tyotto ii desu ka.

Excuse me, are you free?

何なに　を　し　に　行いきました　か。nani wo si ni ikimasita ka.

What did (you) go to do?

行いきましょう　か。ikimasyou ka.

明あ日した　は　何なに　を　食たべたい　です　か。asita ha nani wo tabetai desu ka.

What do (you) want to eat tomorrow?

寿す司し　を　食たべましょう　か。susi wo tabemasyou ka.

Shall we eat sushi?

いくつ　ほしい　です　か。ikutu hosii desu ka.

How many do you want?

卒そつ業ぎょうして　から、　何なに　を　します　か。sotugyousite kara, nani wo simasu ka.

What will you do after you graduate?

ここ　で　タバコ　を　吸すって　も　いい　です　か。koko de tabako wo sutte mo ii desu ka.

Can I smoke here? (Is smoking allowed here?)

彼かの女じょ　も　来きて　も　いい　です　か。kanozyo mo kite mo ii desu ka.

Can she come too?

パスワード　を　知しって　います　か。pasuwaado wo sitte imasu ka.

Do you know the password?

お名な前まえ　は　何なん　です　か。onamae ha nan desu ka.

What is (your) name?

あなた　の　お父とうさん　の　お姉ねえさん　と　お兄にいさん　の　名な前まえ　は　何なん　です　か。anata no otousan no oneesan to oniisan no namae ha nan desu ka.

What are the names of your father's older sister and older brother?

ご両りょう親しん　は　いつ　結けっ婚こんしました　か。goryousin ha itu kekkonsimasita ka.

When did (your) parents get married?

あなた　は　子こ供ども　が　います　か。anata ha kodomo ga imasu ka.

Do you have children?

お子こさん　は　何なん歳さい　です　か。okosan ha nansai desu ka.

How old is your child?

東とう京きょう　は　横よこ浜はま　の　近ちかく　です　か。toukyou ha yokohama no tikaku desu ka.

Is Tokyo near Yokohama?

今日きょう　は　何なん日にち　です　か。kyou ha nanniti desu ka.

What day (of the month) is it today?

いい　アイディア　が　ない　か。ii aidhia ga nai ka.

Don't you have a good idea?

どこ　で　生うまれました　か。doko de umaremasita ka.

Where were (you) born?

彼かの女じょ　の　年とし　は　いくつ　です　か。kanozyo no tosi ha ikutu desu ka.

What is her age?

本ほん当とう　です　か。hontou desu ka.

Really? / Is it true?

Used when surprised, or when not fully trusting what has been said.

これら　の　物もの　は　あなた　の　です　か。korera no mono ha anata no desu ka.

Are these things yours?

晩ばんご飯はん　は　何なん時じ　ごろ　です　か。bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka.

At about what time is dinner?

午ご後ご　は　どう　でした　か。gogo ha dou desita ka.

How was (your) afternoon?

それ　を　見みること　が　できます　か。sore wo mirukoto ga dekimasu ka.

Can I see that?

今きょ日う　家いえ　に　早はやく　帰かえれる　か。kyou ie ni hayaku kaereru ka.

Can (I) return home early today?

パスワード　を　知しって　いません　でした　か。pasuwaado wo sitte imasen desita ka.

Didn't you know the password?

ニュース　を　聞ききません　でした　か。nyuusu wo kikimasen desita ka.

Didn't you hear the news?

トイレ　は　どこ　です　か。toire ha doko desu ka.

Where is the toilet?

何なん曜よう日び　です　か。　木もく曜よう日び　です。nanyoubi desu ka. mokuyoubi desu.

What day (of the week) is it? It's Thursday.

お元げん気き　です　か。ogenki desu ka.

どこ　が　痛いたい　です　か。doko ga itai desu ka.

Where does it hurt?

到とう着ちゃく　は　何なん時じ　です　か。toutyaku ha nanzi desu ka.

When does it arrive? (what time is the arrival?)

大だい丈じょう夫ぶ　か。daizyoubu ka.

(Are) you alright?

何なん月がつ　です　か。　四し月がつ　です。nangatu desu ka. sigatu desu.

What month is it? It's april.

分わかりました　か。　はい、　分わかりました。wakarimasita ka. hai, wakarimasita.

Did you understand? Yes, I understood.

中ちゅう国ごく語ご　が　わかる　か。tyuugokugo ga wakaru ka.

Do you understand Chinese?

Literally: is Chinese understood?

誰だれ　が　クッキー　全ぜん部ぶ　食たべた　か。dare ga kukkii zenbu tabeta ka.

Who ate all the cookies?

あの　方かた　は　誰だれ　です　か。ano kata ha dare desu ka.

Who is that person?

入はいって　も　いい　です　か。　ああ、　ちょっと　待まって　ください。haitte mo ii desu ka. aa, tyotto matte kudasai.

Can I come in? Uh, wait a moment please.

おはよう　ございます。　いかが　です　か。ohayou gozaimasu. ikaga desu ka.

Good morning. How are you?

あの　人ひと　は　中ちゅう国ごく人じん　です　か。ano hito ha tyuugokuzin desu ka.

Is that person Chinese?

木もく曜よう日び　に　行いきましょう　か。mokuyoubi ni ikimasyou ka.

Shall we go on Thursday?

明あし日た　の　朝ちょう食しょく　は　パン　です　か、　ご飯はん　です　か。asita no tyousyoku ha pan desu ka, gohan desu ka.

Will tomorrow's breakfast be bread, or rice?

Sentence from Tatoeba

すみません。　お手て洗あらい　は　どこ　です　か。sumimasen. otearai ha doko desu ka.

Excuse me. Where is the toilet?

お誕たん生じょう日び　は　いつ　です　か。otanzyoubi ha itu desu ka.

When is your birthday?

お元げん気き　です　か。　はい、　元げん気き　です。ogenki desu ka. hai, genki desu.

Are you well? Yes, I'm well.

上うえ野の　公こう園えん　に　行いかない　か。ueno kouen ni ikanai ka.

Why not go to Ueno Park?

おやつ　を　食たべない　か。oyatu wo tabenai ka.

Why not eat some snacks?

どれ　が　ほしい　です　か。dore ga hosii desu ka.

Which one do you want?

今こ年とし　は　何なん年ねん　です　か。kotosi ha nannen desu ka.

What year is it this year?

何なん曜よう日び　です　か。　えっと、　日にち曜よう日び　です。nanyoubi desu ka. etto, nitiyoubi desu.

What day is it? Let me see, it's Sunday.

明あし日た　は　何なん曜よう日び　です　か。　ええと、　火か曜よう日び　です。asita ha nanyoubi desu ka. eeto, kayoubi desu.

What day is tomorrow? Err, it's Tuesday.

どう　しました　か。dou simasita ka.

What happened?; What's wrong?

何なん年ねん間かん　ここ　で　働はたらいて　います　か。nannenkan koko de hataraite imasu ka.

For how many years have you worked here?

今きょ日う　は　七しち月がつ　四よっ日か　です　か、　五いつ日か　です　か。kyou ha sitigatu yokka desu ka, ituka desu ka.

Is today July 4th or 5th?

今こん夜や　レストラン　に　行いきましょう　か。　今きょ日う　料りょう理りしない　つもり　です。konya resutoran ni ikimasyou ka. kyou ryourisinai tumori desu.

Shall we go to a restaurant tonight? I intend not to cook today.

「朝あさご飯はん　は　何なに　を　食たべた　か？」　「パン　や　ヨーグルト　など　食たべた。」「asagohan ha nani wo tabeta ka?」「pan ya yooguruto nado tabeta.」

"What did you eat for breakfast?" "I had some bread and yoghurt and such."

テニス　を　するの　が　好すき　か。tenisu wo suruno ga suki ka.

Do you like playing tennis?

あなたたち　は　アメリカ人じん　です　か。anatatati ha amerikazin desu ka.

Are you guys American?

「これら　の　本ほん　は　誰だれ　の　です　か。」　「私わたし　の　です。」　「korera no hon ha dare no desu ka.」「watasi no desu.」

"Whose books are these?" "They're mine."

それら　は　何なに　か。sorera ha nani ka.

What are those?

「プラン　は　何なん　です　か。」　「考かんがえて　います。」「puran ha nan desu ka.」「kangaete imasu.」

"What's the plan?" "I'm thinking about it."

ニュース　に　つい　て　どう　思おもう　か。nyuusu ni tui te dou omou ka.

What do you think about the news?

「飲のみ物もの　は　何なに　が　ある　か。」　「これ　だけ　が　ある。」「nomimono ha nani ga aru ka.」「kore dake ga aru.」

A: What have we got to drink? B: There's just this.

ラーメン　の　食たべ方かた　は　知しって　いる　か。raamen no tabekata ha sitte iru ka.

Do you know how to eat ramen?

彼かの女じょたち　は　いつ　来くる　か。kanozyotati ha itu kuru ka.

When are they^female coming?

「夏なつ　と　冬ふゆ、　どちら　の　方ほう　が　好すき　か。」　「夏なつ　の　方ほう　が　冬ふゆ　より　好すき　だ。」「natu to huyu, dotira no hou ga suki ka.」「natu no hou ga huyu yori suki da.」

A: Which do you like more, summer or winter? B: I like summer more than winter.

どうして　行いった　んです　か。dousite itta ndesu ka.

(Explain to me,) why did you go?

どう　した　んです　か。dou sita ndesu ka.

What's wrong?; What's happened?

「趣しゅ味み　は　何なん　です　か。」　「散さん歩ぽしたり、　音おん楽がく　を　聞きいたり　するの　が　好すき　です。」「syumi ha nan desu ka.」「sanpositari, ongaku wo kiitari suruno ga suki desu.」

A: What are your hobbies? B: I like walking and listening to music (and so on).

風か邪ぜ　を　引ひいた　んです　か。　薬くすり　を　飲のんだ　方ほう　が　いい　です。kaze wo hiita ndesu ka. kusuri wo nonda hou ga ii desu.

Have you caught a cold? You should take some medicine.

「チケット　を　買かいました　か。」　「まだ　買かって　いません。」「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」「mada katte imasen.」

A: Did you buy a ticket? B: I didn't buy one yet.

「よく　寝ねた　か。」　「まだ　寝ねて　いない。」「yoku neta ka.」「mada nete inai.」

A: Did you sleep well? B: I haven't slept yet.

仕し事ごと　は　もう　終おえました　か。sigoto ha mou oemasita ka.

Did you already finish work?

お会かい計けい　は　ご一いっ緒しょ　です　か。okaikei ha goissyo desu ka.

Will you be paying the bill together?

一いっ緒しょ　に　図と書しょ館かん　で　勉べん強きょうしましょう　か。issyo ni tosyokan de benkyousimasyou ka.

Shall we study together at the library?

テスト　を　とらない　と　いけません　か。tesuto wo toranai to ikemasen ka.

Do I have to take the exam?

もう　仕し事ごと　を　終おえました　か。mou sigoto wo oemasita ka.

Did you already finish work?

カラス　は　カエル　を　食たべます　か。karasu ha kaeru wo tabemasu ka.

Do crows eat frogs?

晩ばんご飯はん　は　何なん時じ　ごろ　です　か。

晩ばんご飯はん　は　何なん時じ　ぐらい　です　か。

bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka.
bangohan ha nanzi gurai desu ka.

At about what time is dinner?

ビール　か　ワイン　か　日に本ほん酒しゅ、　何なに　を　飲のみたい　です　か。biiru ka wain ka nihonsyu, nani wo nomitai desu ka.

Do you want to drink beer, wine, or sake?

映えい画が　を　見みる　か　本ほん　を　読よむ　か、　どちら　が　いい　です　か。eiga wo miru ka hon wo yomu ka, dotira ga ii desu ka.

Would you prefer to watch a movie or read a book?

彼かれ　の　新あたらしい　車くるま　は　高たかい　か　安やすい　か、　分わかります　か。kare no atarasii kuruma ha takai ka yasui ka, wakarimasu ka.

Do you know if his new car is expensive or cheap?

雨あめ　は　早はやく　か　遅おそく　止やみます　か。ame ha hayaku ka osoku yamimasu ka.

Will the rain stop soon or late?

(お)娘むすめさん　は　いかが　です　か。(o)musumesan ha ikaga desu ka.

How is your daughter?

(お)息むす子こさん　は　(お)元げん気き　です　か。(o)musukosan ha (o)genki desu ka.

Is your son well?

あなた　の　電でん話わ番ばん号ごう　は　何なん　です　か。anata no denwabangou ha nan desu ka.

What is your phone number?

何なん度ど　彼かの女じょ　と　会あいました　か。nando kanozyo to aimasita ka.

How many times did you meet with her?

その　帽ぼう子し　は　いくら　です　か。sono bousi ha ikura desu ka.

How much is that hat?

向むこう　に　コウモリ　を　見みました　か。mukou ni koumori wo mimasita ka.

Did you see the bat over there?

Note that here it would also be possible to say 向むこう　の　コウモリ, meaning the bat over there.

あなた　は　兄きょう弟だい　が　います　か。anata ha kyoudai ga imasu ka.

And you, do you have siblings?

X　は　何なん　の　意い味み　です　か。X ha nan no imi desu ka.

What does X mean?

質しつ問もん　が　あります　か。situmon ga arimasu ka.

Do you have a question?

これ　は　あなた　の　ペン　でしょう　か。kore ha anata no pen desyou ka.

Could this be your pen?

あなた　は　先せん生せい　でしょう　か。anata ha sensei desyou ka.

Might you be a teacher?

その　日ひ　を　覚おぼえて　います　か。sono hi wo oboete imasu ka.

Do you remember that day?

会かい社しゃ　の　名な前まえ　は　何なん　です　か。kaisya no namae ha nan desu ka.

What is the name of the company?

外がい国こく人じん　です　か。gaikokuzin desu ka.

Are (you) a foreigner?

あのう、　これ　は　本ほん当とう　に　大だい丈じょう夫ぶ　です　か。anou, kore ha hontou ni daizyoubu desu ka.

Uh, is this really okay?

あのう、　今こん夜や　の　予よ定てい　は　あります　か。anou, konya no yotei ha arimasu ka.

Excuse me, do you have plans tonight?

あのう、　次つぎ　の　電でん車しゃ　は　何なん時じ　です　か。anou, tugi no densya ha nanzi desu ka.

Excuse me, what time is the next train?

あのう、　ここ　に　座すわって　も　いい　です　か。anou, koko ni suwatte mo ii desu ka.

Uh, may I sit here?

地ち下か鉄てつ　の　駅えき　は　どこ　です　か。tikatetu no eki ha doko desu ka.

Where is the subway station?

切きっ符ぷ　の　窓まど口ぐち　は　どこ　です　か。kippu no madoguti ha doko desu ka.

Where is the ticket counter?

切きっ符ぷ　は　いくら　です　か。kippu ha ikura desu ka.

How much is the ticket?

天てん気き　は　どう　です　か。tenki ha dou desu ka.

How's the weather?

お天てん気き　は　いかが　でした　か。otenki ha ikaga desita ka.

How was the weather?

どう　します　か。dou simasu ka.

What will you do?

彼かれ　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?

来らい週しゅう　は　どう　です　か。raisyuu ha dou desu ka.

How about next week?

映えい画が　を　見みるの　は　どう　です　か。eiga wo miruno ha dou desu ka.

How about seeing a movie?

どうして　昨ゆう夜べ　飲のみすぎました　か。dousite yuube nomisugimasita ka.

Why did I drink too much last night?

どうして　シャワー　を　浴あびなかった　か。dousite syawaa wo abinakatta ka.

Why didn't you take a shower?

どうして　生うまれた　か。dousite umareta ka.

Why was I born?

そちら　は　何なん　です　か。sotira ha nan desu ka.

そちら　で　何なに　を　して　います　か。sotira de nani wo site imasu ka.

What are you doing over there?

こちら　の　電でん車しゃ　は　どこ　へ　行いきます　か。kotira no densya ha doko he ikimasu ka.

Where does this train go?

あちら　の　子こ供ども、　知しって　います　か。atira no kodomo, sitte imasu ka.

Do you know that child over there?

そちら　の　新しん聞ぶん、　読よみ　終おえました　か。sotira no sinbun, yomi oemasita ka.

Have you finished reading that newspaper?

どちら　の　本ほん　が　好すき　です　か。dotira no hon ga suki desu ka.

Which book do you like?

どちら　へ　行いきます　か。dotira he ikimasu ka.

Which way are you going?

どちら　が　正ただしい　答こたえ　です　か。dotira ga tadasii kotae desu ka.

Which one is the correct answer?

駅えき　は　どっち　です　か。eki ha dotti desu ka.

Which way is the station?

どっち　が　田た中なかさん　です　か。dotti ga tanakasan desu ka.

Which one is Ms. Tanaka?

豆まめ　の　スープ　を　作つくります　か。mame no suupu wo tukurimasu ka.

Will you make bean soup?

奥おくさん　は　医い者しゃ　です　か。okusan ha isya desu ka.

Is your wife a doctor?

ご主しゅ人じん　は　お元げん気き　です　か。gosyuzin ha ogenki desu ka.

Is your husband well?

ご家か族ぞく　は　元げん気き　です　か。gokazoku ha genki desu ka.

How is your family? (Is your family well?)

山やま田ださん　の　伯お母ばさん　は　あの　お店みせ　の　主しゅ人じん　です　か。yamadasan no obasan ha ano omise no syuzin desu ka.

Is Mr. Yamada's aunt the owner of that shop?

どうやって　駅えき　に　行いきます　か。douyatte eki ni ikimasu ka.

How do I get to the station?

その　仕し事ごと　を　どうやって　手て　に　入いれました　か。sono sigoto wo douyatte te ni iremasita ka.

How did you get that job?

どうやって　その　チケット　を　手て　に　入いれた　か。douyatte sono tiketto wo te ni ireta ka.

How did (he) obtain that ticket?

何な故ぜ　彼かの女じょ　を　信しんじます　か。naze kanozyo wo sinzimasu ka.

Why do you believe her?

何な故ぜ　そう　思おもいます　か。naze sou omoimasu ka.

Why do you think so?

なぜ　学がっ校こう　に　行いかなかった　か。naze gakkou ni ikanakatta ka.

Why didn't you go to school?

今け朝さ、　新しん聞ぶん　を　読よんだ　か。kesa, sinbun wo yonda ka.

Did you read the newspaper this morning?

牛ぎゅう乳にゅう　を　飲のんだこと　が　ありません　か。gyuunyuu wo nondakoto ga arimasen ka.

Have you never drunk (cow's) milk?

飛ひ行こう機き　は　遅おくれる　か。hikouki ha okureru ka.

Will the airplane be delayed?

コーヒー　に　牛ぎゅう乳にゅう　を　入いれません　か。koohii ni gyuunyuu wo iremasen ka.

Don't you put milk in your coffee?

何なん階かい　に　行いきます　か。nankai ni ikimasu ka.

To what floor are you going?

豚ぶた肉にく　は　一いち　キログラム　いくら　です　か。butaniku ha iti kiroguramu ikura desu ka.

How much is 1 kilogram of pork?

一いち番ばん　近ちかい　病びょう院いん　は　どこ　です　か。itiban tikai byouin ha doko desu ka.

Where is the nearest hospital?

一いち番ばん　の　電でん車しゃ　は　何なん時じ　に　出でます　か。itiban no densya ha nanzi ni demasu ka.

What time does the first train leave?

何なん　に　します　か。nan ni simasu ka.

What have you decided on? / What will you have?

発はっ表ぴょう　を　聞ききたい　です　か。happyou wo kikitai desu ka.

Do you want to hear the announcement?

どんな　本ほん　が　好すき　です　か。donna hon ga suki desu ka.

What kind of books do you like?

こんな　料りょう理り　を　食たべたこと　が　あります　か。konna ryouri wo tabetakoto ga arimasu ka.

Have you ever eaten this kind of dish?

どんな　音おん楽がく　が　好すき　です　か。donna ongaku ga suki desu ka.

What kind of music do you like?

どんな　人ひと　と　結けっ婚こんしたい　です　か。donna hito to kekkonsitai desu ka.

What kind of person do you want to marry?

今きょ日う　の　服ふく　は　どう　思おもいます　か。kyou no huku ha dou omoimasu ka.

What do you think of today's outfit?

この　色いろ　の　ほか　に、　青あお　や　緑みどり　は　あります　か。kono iro no hoka ni, ao ya midori ha arimasu ka.

Besides this color, do you have blue or green?

彼かれ　の　ほか　に　誰だれ　が　その　映えい画が　を　見みたい　です　か。kare no hoka ni dare ga sono eiga wo mitai desu ka.

Who else besides him wants to see that movie?

ほか　の　サイズ　は　あります　か。hoka no saizu ha arimasu ka.

Do you have another size?

その　スープ　に　は　何なに　が　入はいって　います　か。sono suupu ni ha nani ga haitte imasu ka.

What's contained in that soup?

注ちゅう文もん　は　できます　か。tyuumon ha dekimasu ka.

一いっ緒しょ　に　カフェ　に　行いこう　か。issyo ni kafe ni ikou ka.

Shall we go to the cafe together?

この　新あたらしい　レストラン　で　食たべよう　か。kono atarasii resutoran de tabeyou ka.

Shall we eat at this new restaurant?

この　書類しょるい　は　コピー　で　いい　です　か。kono syorui ha kopii de ii desu ka.

Is a copy of this document okay?

The particle で functions as a means or method marker here, indicating the manner or state of the document. It is used to ask if being in the form of a copy is acceptable or sufficient for the purpose at hand.

この　ページ　を　コピーして　も　いい　です　か。kono peezi wo kopiisite mo ii desu ka.

May I copy this page?

この　近ちかく　に　郵ゆう便びん局きょく　は　あります　か。kono tikaku ni yuubinkyoku ha arimasu ka.

Is there a post office near here?

縦たて書がき　と　横よこ書がき、　どちら　が　好すき　です　か。tategaki to yokogaki, dotira ga suki desu ka.

Do you prefer vertical writing or horizontal writing?

駅えき　の　辺へん　に　カフェ　が　あります　か。eki no hen ni kafe ga arimasu ka.

Is there a cafe around the station?

この　漢かん字じ　の　意い味み　を　知しって　います　か。kono kanzi no imi wo sitte imasu ka.

Do you know the meaning of this kanji?

自じ転てん車しゃ　を　借かりて　も　いい　です　か。zitensya wo karite mo ii desu ka.

May I borrow a bicycle?

この　カード　は　どこ　で　使つかえます　か。kono kaado ha doko de tukaemasu ka.

Where can I use this card?

また　会あえる　か　なあ。mata aeru ka naa.

I wonder if we can meet again.

なあ is used here to express a mix of desire and reflectiveness

バス　が　学がっ校こう　に　着つく　時じ間かん　は　何なん時じ　です　か？basu ga gakkou ni tuku zikan ha nanzi desu ka?

What time does the bus arrive at school?

コーヒー　は　いかが　です　か？　いいえ、　結けっ構こう　です。koohii ha ikaga desu ka? iie, kekkou desu.

Would you like some coffee? No, thank you.

もっと　手て伝つだいましょう　か？　いいえ、　もう　結けっ構こう　です。motto tetudaimasyou ka? iie, mou kekkou desu.

Shall I help you more? No, that's enough, thank you.

もっと　何なにか　必ひつ要よう　です　か？　いいえ、　もう　結けっ構こう　です。motto nanika hituyou desu ka? iie, mou kekkou desu.

Do you need anything else? No, I'm fine, thank you.

次つぎ　の　マッチ　は　いつ　です　か。tugi no matti ha itu desu ka.

When is the next match?

この　ネジ　は　どこ　に　使つかいます　か。kono nezi ha doko ni tukaimasu ka.

Where do you use this screw?

今きょ日う　の　夕ゆう飯はん　は　何なに　を　作つくる　予よ定てい　です　か。kyou no yuuhan ha nani wo tukuru yotei desu ka.

What are you planning to make for dinner tonight?

作さく文ぶん　の　テーマ　は　何なん　です　か。sakubun no teema ha nan desu ka.

What is the topic of the essay?

誰だれ　に　電でん話わ　を　掛かけたい　です　か。dare ni denwa wo kaketai desu ka.

Who do you want to call?

昨き日のう、　何なに　が　起おこりました　か。kinou, nani ga okorimasita ka.

What happened yesterday?

交こう通つう事じ故こ　の　ニュース　を　見みました　か。koutuuziko no nyuusu wo mimasita ka.

Did you see the news about the traffic accident?

苦にがい　コーヒー　が　好すき　です　か。nigai koohii ga suki desu ka.

Do you like bitter coffee?

何なに　を　食たべる　か　決きめて　ください。nani wo taberu ka kimete kudasai.

Please decide what to eat.

彼かの女じょ　が　行いく　か　行いかない　か　まだ　決きまって　いない。kanozyo ga iku ka ikanai ka mada kimatte inai.

It has not been decided yet whether she will go or not.

どちら　が　正ただしい　か　分わかりません。dotira ga tadasii ka wakarimasen.

I don't know which one is correct.

彼かの女じょ　が　どこ　に　住すんで　いる　か　知しって　います　か。kanozyo ga doko ni sunde iru ka sitte imasu ka.

Do you know where she lives?

彼かれ　が　何なに　を　言いった　か　覚おぼえて　います　か。kare ga nani wo itta ka oboete imasu ka.

Do you remember what he said?

どれ　が　一いち番ばん　いい　か　決きめましょう。dore ga itiban ii ka kimemasyou.

Let’s decide which one is the best.

その　計けい画かく　は　もう　決きまりました　か。sono keikaku ha mou kimarimasita ka.

Has that plan already been decided?

その　話はなし　が　本ほん当とう　か　どう　か　知しって　います　か。sono hanasi ga hontou ka dou ka sitte imasu ka.

Do you know whether or not that story is true?

彼かの女じょ　が　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなせる　か　どう　か　分わかります　か。kanozyo ga nihongo wo hanaseru ka dou ka wakarimasu ka.

Do you know whether or not she can speak Japanese?

コンビニ　で　コーヒー　買かおう　か。konbini de koohii kaou ka.

Shall we buy coffee at the convenience store?

Note how the particle を is dropped in this informal sentence.

この　字じ　の　意い味み　は　何なん　です　か。kono zi no imi ha nan desu ka.

What is the meaning of this character?

新あたらしい　ペンキ　の　色いろ　は　どう　です　か。atarasii penki no iro ha dou desu ka.

How is the new paint color?

生なま　卵たまご　を　食たべたこと　が　あります　か。nama tamago wo tabetakoto ga arimasu ka.

Have you ever eaten a raw egg?

都と会かい　と　田い舎なか、　どちら　が　好すき　です　か。tokai to inaka, dotira ga suki desu ka.

Which do you prefer, the city or the countryside?

私わたし　が　いない　間あいだ、　何なに　が　起おこりました　か。watasi ga inai aida, nani ga okorimasita ka.

What happened while I was away?

この　匂におい　の　原げん因いん　は　何なん　です　か。kono nioi no genin ha nan desu ka.

What is the cause of this odor?

魚さかな　の　皮かわ　も　食たべられます　か。sakana no kawa mo taberaremasu ka.

Can you eat the fish skin too?

ゴミ箱ばこ　は　どこ　です　か。gomibako ha doko desu ka.

Where is the trash can?

ジュース　でも　飲のみましょう　か。zyuusu demo nomimasyou ka.

Shall we drink something like juice?

ゲーム　でも　しよう　か。geemu demo siyou ka.

Shall we play a game or something?

お茶ちゃ　でも　飲のみません　か。otya demo nomimasen ka.

How about having some tea (or something)?

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