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何なんnan
what
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From Lesson 11:The question particle か·Japanese
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Usages of nan

何なん　です　か？nan desu ka?
What is it?
何なん人にんnannin
how many people
何なん回かいnankai
how many times
何なん歳さいnansai
how many years old
何なん時じnanzi
what time
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?
何なん千ぜんnanzen
thousands
何なん日にちnanniti
what day (of the month); how many days
何なんとnanto
how; what; (what with)
何なん曜よう日びnanyoubi
what day (of the week)
何なん年ねんnannen
what year
何なん時じ間かんnanzikan
how many hours
「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."
「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."
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?
X　は　何なん　の　意い味み　です　か？X ha nan no imi desu ka?
What does X mean?
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?
そちら　は　何なん　です　か？sotira ha nan desu ka?
What is that?
何なん階かいnankai
what floor
何なん　に　します　か。nan ni simasu ka.
What have you decided on? / What will you have?
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?
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?
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?

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naninani?kanan desu ka?kore ha nan desu ka?kore ha hon desu ka?eeee, hon desu.
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