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Japanese Lesson 12: Asking Questions & Answering Questions

Asking Questions:

Questions are formed by placing the questions particle "ka か" behind verbs. Therefore, everytime you want to ask a question, just place "ka か" at the end.

Answering Questions:

Simple and common replies such as "That's right.", "I agree." and "That's it." are "Sou desu. そうです。"; "That's wrong.", "I disagree." and "That's not so." are "Chigaimasu. ちがいます。".

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Let's take a look at some examples on asking questions and answering questions.

Example 1:

Winter-san: "ここはおさかですか？"

Winter-san: "Koko wa(ha) Osaka desu ka?"

Winter-san: "Is here Osaka?"

Summer-san: "はい、そうです。"

Summer-san: "Hai, sou desu."

Summer-san: "Yes, that's right."

Example 2:

Autumn-san: "かれはにほんじんですか？ / 彼日本人ですか？"

Autumn-san: "Kare wa(ha) nihonjin desu ka?"

Autumn-san: "Is he Japanese?"

Winter-san: "いえ、ちがいます。　かれはちゅうごくじんです。 / 否、ちがいます。　彼は中国人です。"

Winter-san: "Ie, chigaimasu. Kare wa(ha) Chuugokujin desu."

Winter-san: "No, he's not. He is Chinese."

Example 3:

Summer-san: "あれはWinterさんのくるまですか？ / あれはWinterさんのく車ですか？"

Summer-san: "Are wa(ha) Winter-san no kuruma desu ka?"

Summer-san: "Is that Winter's car?"

Autumn-san: "ちょっとわかりません。"

Autumn-san: "Chotto wakarimasen."

Autumn-san: "I'm not sure."

Example 4:

Winter-san: "このすしはおいしいですか？ / 此の寿司は美味しいですか？"

Winter-san: "Kono sushi wa(ha) oishii desu ka?"

Winter-san: "Is this sushi delicious?"

Autumn-san: "はい、そうです。"

Autumn-san: "Hai, sou desu."

Autumn-san: "Yes, it is."

Example 5:

Using "Sou desu. そうです。 " to reply one's comment/sentence.

Autumn-san: "このかばんはきれいです。 / 此の鞄は奇麗です。"

Autumn-san: "Kono kaban wa(ha) kirei desu."

Autumn-san: "This bag is beautiful."

Winter-san: "はい、そうです！"

Winter-san: "Hai, sou desu!"

Winter-san: "Yes, I agree!"

Example 6:

Note the use of "Sou desu ka. そうですか？" meaning "Is that so?".

Summer-san: "かのじょはだいせいです。 / 彼女は大生です。"

Summer-san: "Kanojo wa(ha) daisei desu."

Summer-san: "She is a college student."

Autumn-san: "あ、そうですか。"

Autumn-san: "A, sou desu ka."

Autumn-san: "Oh, is she?"

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