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Learn Japanese: nani - what

Japanese
/The question particle か
/nani

nani

Word

何なにnani

Meaning

what

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

The question particle か

Breakdown of nani

what

何

By asking what, a person investigates the possible.

Usages of nani

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

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?

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?

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?

これ　は　何なに？kore ha nani?

What's this?

それら　は　何なに　か。sorera ha nani ka.

What are those?

「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.

「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).

「晩ばんご飯はん　は　なに　が　ある？」　「オムライス　と　サラダ　と　それから　ケーキ　だ。」「bangohan ha nani ga aru?」「omuraisu to sarada to sorekara keeki da.」

A: What’s for dinner? B: Omurice and salad and then cake.

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

何なに　を　して　も　大だい丈じょう夫ぶ　です。nani wo site mo daizyoubu desu.

No matter what you do, it’s okay.

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