Asking questions is an essential part of communication, and knowing how to do so correctly in Japanese is key to making yourself understood. Whether you’re talking to a friend or a business associate, it’s important to know when to use formal and casual language. In this blog, weโll explore how to ask questions in Japanese, highlighting the differences between formal and casual ways of speaking. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking to polish your Japanese, this guide will help you ask questions with confidence in any situation.
Formal way to ask name
What is your Name ?
-ใๅๅ
ใฏไฝ
ใงใใใ
-ใๅๅ
ใๆ
ใใฆใใใใพใใใ
-ใๅๅ
ใๆ
ใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
-ใๅๅ
ใใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใใใงใใใ
–ๅคฑ็คผ
ใงใใใใๅๅ
ใใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใใใงใใใ
-ใใใใใใฐใใๅๅ
ใใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใงใใใ
– ใๅทฎ
ใๆฏ
ใใชใใใฐใใๅๅ
ใใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใใใใ
Casual way to ask Name
What is your Name ?
–ๅๅ
ใไฝ
ใ
–ๅๅ
ๆ
ใใฆใ
–ไฝ
ใฆๅผ
ในใฐใใใ
–ๅๅ
ๆ
ใใฆใ
–ๅๅ
ใฏใ
Formal way to ask Age
How old are you ?
ใใใใคใงใใใ
-ใๅนด้ฝข
ใๆ
ใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
–ๅคฑ็คผ
ใงใใใใๅนด้ฝข
ใใใใใฃใฆใใใใใใงใใใ
–ๅทฎ
ใๆฏ
ใใชใใใฐใใๅนด้ฝข
ใๆ
ใใฆใใใ ใใพใใงใใใใใ
-ใๅนด้ฝข
ใซใคใใฆใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใใใงใใใใใ
Regular formal ( For normal polite conversation )
How old are you ?
ใใใใคใงใใใฃใใใใพใใใ
ใๅนด้ฝข
ใ่
ใใใใใ ใใพใใใ
Casual way to ask Age
How old are you ?
–ไฝ
ๆญณ
ใ
– ใใใคใ
– ไฝ
ๆญณ
ใซใชใฃใใฎใ
–ๅนด้ฝข
ๆ
ใใฆ ใใไฝ
ๆญณ
ใ
Formal way to ask Address
Where do you live ๏ผ
–ๅคฑ็คผ
ใงใใใไฝๆ
ใใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใใใงใใใใใ
-ใไฝ
ใพใใฏใฉใกใใงใใใใใ
-ใไฝๆ
ใๆ
ใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
Casual way to ask Address
Where do you live ?
–ไฝๆ
ใฉใใ
-ใฉใใซไฝ
ใใงใใฎใ
-ใใกใฉใใ
–ไฝ
ใใงใใจใๆ
ใใฆ๏ผ
Formal way to ask Bussiness
Could you tell me what your business is?
ใ็จไปถ
ใใไผบ
ใใใฆใใใใใใงใใใใใ
ๅคฑ็คผ
ใงใใใใ็จไปถ
ใใ็ฅ
ใใใใใ ใใพใใใ
ๆ
ใๅ
ฅ
ใใพใใใใ็จไปถ
ใใ่
ใใ้ก
ใใพใใใ
ใ็จไปถ
ใใ็ณ
ใไป
ใใฆใใ ใใใ
Regular formal ( Polite but still informal )
Could you tell me wha your Business ?
-ใฉใใใฃใใ็จไปถ
ใงใใใใใ
–ไฝ
ใใๆไผ
ใใงใใใใจใฏใใใพใใใ
Casual way to ask Bussiness
Could you tell me wha your Business ?
-ใฉใใใใฎใ
-ใฉใใใใใงใใใ
–็จไบ
ใฏใ
Formal way to say “Please, Drink “
–้ฃฒ
ใใงใใ ใใใ
-ใใใ้ฃฒ
ใใงใใ ใใใ
-ใใกใใใฉใใใ้ฃฒ
ใฟใใ ใใใ
Casual way to say “Please, Drink “
–้ฃฒ
ใใงใ
–้ฃฒ
ใใงใฟใฆใ
–้ฃฒ
ใใงใญใ
Formal way to ask ” the using Plan “
What Plan are you using?
-ใฉใใชใใฉใณใใๅฉ็จ
ใใใฆใใพใใใ
-ใฉใฎใใฉใณใใๅฉ็จ
ใงใใใ
-ใๅฉ็จไธญ
ใฎใใฉใณใฏใชใใงใใใ
–็พๅจ
ใๅฉ็จ
ใฎใใฉใณใฏใฉใกใใงใใใ
-ใๅฉ็จ
ใฎใใฉใณใซใคใใฆใ่
ใใใใใ ใใพใใใ
-ใๅฉ็จไธญ
ใฎใใฉใณใฏใฉใฎใใใชใใฎใงใใใใใ
-ใไฝฟ
ใใฎใใฉใณใฏไฝ
ใงใใใใใ
Casual way to ask “the using Plan “
What Plan are you using ?
-ใฉใใชใใฉใณไฝฟ
ใฃใฆใใฎใ
-ใฉใฎใใฉใณไฝฟ
ใฃใฆใใ
-ใฉใใชใใฉใณไฝฟ
ใฃใฆใใ
Formal way to say ” What do you want “
What do you want ? / What are you hoping for?
-ใฉใฎใใใชใๅธๆ
ใใๆ
ใกใงใใใใใ
– ใฉใฎใใใชใๅธๆ
ใใใใใพใใใ
-ใๅฎขๆง
ใฎใๅธๆ
ใฏไฝ
ใงใใใใใ
-ใฉใฎใใใชใใจใใๆ
ใฟใงใใใ
-ใๅธๆ
ใซๆฒฟ
ใฃใใตใผใในใๆไพ
ใใใใใฉใฎใใใชใใจใใ่
ใใงใใ ใ
-ใฉใฎใใใชใใจใๅธๆ
ใใใฆใใพใใใ
-ใฉใใชใใจใๅธๆ
ใใใฆใใพใใใ
Casual way to ask ” What do you want “
–ไฝ
ใใๅธๆ
ใใใพใใใ
–ไฝ
ใๆ
ใใงใใพใใใ
-ใฉใใใใใจๆ
ใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Formal way to ask about family member.
-ใๅฎขๆง
ใฎใๅฎถๆ
ใฏใฉใฎใใใชๆนใ
ใงใใใใใ
what kind of people are in your family?
-ใๅฎขๆง
ใฎใๅฎถๆ
ใฏใฉใใชใใฉใณใใๅฉ็จ
ใใใฆใใพใใ๏ผ
What plans do your family members use?
-ใๅฎขๆง
ใฎใ่ฆชๆ
ใฏใ
-ใๅฎขๆง
ใฎใๅฎถๆ
ๆง
ใฏใ
Formal way to point the family member of “customer’s family members” in business matter.
-ใไธปไบบ
ๆง
– Your Husband
–ๅฅฅๆง
ใ- Your Wife
-ใ็ถๆง
ใ- Your Father
-ใๆฏๆง
ใ-Your Mother
-ใๅญๆง
ใ- Your Child
-ใๅฎถๆ
ๆง – Your Family
-ใๅ
ๆง
ใ- Your Brother
-ใๅง
ๆง
ใ-Your Sister
-ใๅ
ๅผ
ๆง
ใ- Your Sibling
-ใๅงๅฆน
ๆง
ใ- Your sisters
-ใ่ฆชๆ
ๆง -Your Relatives
Formal way to ask
ใใกใใฎใใผใณใใใๅฉ็จ
ใงใใใ
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