On this page, you can learn how to ask what this is in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| What is this? |
| ko re wa na n de su ka |
| これは何ですか。 |
One by one
- これ → this
- は → no meaning
- 何（なん） → what
- です → is
- か → ?
Note 1: What is that?
| What is that? |
| so re wa na n de su ka |
| それは何ですか。 |
Note 2: What is that over there?
| What is that over there? |
| a re wa na n de su ka |
| あれは何ですか。 |
- これ → this
- それ → that
- あれ → that over there
- どれ → which
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- What is that over there?
- What is this?
Task 2: Change into English.
- これは何ですか。
- それは何ですか。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.