Infographic: Common Questions in Japanese Part 1

Question 1

What’s this?

Answer 1

What’s this?
これは何ですか?
kore wa nan desu ka.

Question 2

Who is it?

Answer 2

Who is it?
どなたですか?
donata desu ka.

Question 3

Do you have a minute?

Answer 3

Do you have a minute?
ちょっといいですか?
chotto ii desu ka.

Question 4

Is that all?

Answer 4

Is that all?
それだけですか?
sore dake desu ka.

Question 5

What does this mean?

Answer 5

What does this mean?
これどういう意味ですか?
kore dou iu imi desu ka.

Question 6

Am I disturbing you?

Answer 6

Am I disturbing you?
お邪魔ですか?
ojama desu ka.

Question 7

Do you remember?

Answer 7

Do you remember?
覚えていますか?
oboete imasu ka.

Question 8

Where’s the police box?

Answer 8

Where’s the police box?
交番はどこですか?
kouban wa doko desu ka.

Question 9

Did you have a good time?

Answer 9

Did you have a good time?
楽しかったですか?
tanoshikatta desu ka.

Question 10

How do I get there?

Answer 10

How do I get there?
どうやって行くんですか?
dou yatte ikun desu ka.

Question 11

What’s going on?

Answer 11

What’s going on?
どうしたんですか?
dou shitan desu ka.

Question 12

Really?

Answer 12

Really?
そうですか?/本当なのですか?
sou desu ka./hontou na no desu ka.

Question 13

May I come in?

Answer 13

May I come in?
入れてもらえますか?
irete moraemasu ka.

Question 14

I trust nothing is wrong?

Answer 14

I trust nothing is wrong?
何か不都合でも?
nani ka futsugou demo.

Question 15

Where do I find a phone?

Answer 15

Where do I find a phone?
ちょっといいですか?
chotto ii desu ka.

Question 16

Who told you that?

Answer 16

Who told you that?
どなたからお聞きになったのですか?
donata kara okiki ni natta no desu ka.

Question 17

Hello? Can you hear me?

Answer 17

Hello? Can you hear me?
もし、もし? 聞こえますか?
moshi moshi. kikoemasu ka.

Question 18

Do you know this area well?

Answer 18

Do you know this area well?
このへんを、よくご存じなのですか?
kono hen o, yoku gozonji na no desu ka.

Question 19

I see. Anything else?

Answer 19

I see. Anything else?
なるほど、ほかに何かありますか?
naruhodo, hoka ni nanika arimasu ka.

Question 20

I’m sorry?

Answer 20

I’m sorry?
なんですって?
nan desu tte.

Question 21

May I?

Answer 21

May I?
よろしいですか?
yoroshii desu ka

Question 22

Why?

Answer 22

Why?
なぜですか?
naze desu ka.

Question 23

What time is it?

Answer 23

What time is it?
今何時ですか?
ima nanji desu ka.

Question 24

Where do you live?

Answer 24

Where do you live?
どこに住んでいますか?
doko ni sunde imasu ka

Question 25

How old are you?

Answer 25

How old are you? おいくつですか? oikutsu desu ka.

Question 26

Have you ever been in America?

Answer 26

Have you ever been in America? アメリカへ行ったことがありますか? amerika e itta koto ga arimasu ka.

Question 27

Who are you?

Answer 27

Who are you? あなたはだれですか? anata wa dare desu ka.

Question 28

Where’s the bathroom?

Answer 28

Where’s the bathroom? トイレはどこですか? toire wa doko desu ka.

Question 29

May I say a word?

Answer 29

May I say a word? 一言よろしいですか? hitokoto yoroshii desu ka.

Question 30

What are you doing?

Answer 30

What are you doing? 何をしていますか? nani o shite imasu ka.

Question 31

Did you know?

Answer 31

Did you know? 知っていましたか? shitte imashita ka.

Question 32

You think so?

Answer 32

You think so? そう思いますか? sou omoimasu ka.

Question 33

You didn’t know?

Answer 33

You didn’t know? 知らなかったのですか? shiranakatta no desu ka.

Question 34

Have you heard?

Answer 34

Have you heard? お聞きになりましたか? okiki ni narimashita ka.

Question 35

Can I borrow this?

Answer 35

Can I borrow this? これを貸してくれますか? kore o kashite kuremasu ka.

Question 36

May I accompany you?

Answer 36

May I accompany you? 私もご一緒していいですか? watashi mo goissho shite ii desu ka.

Question 37

Can I walk with you?

Answer 37

Can I walk with you? あなたと一緒に少し歩いてもいいですか? anata to issho ni sukoshi aruite mo ii desu ka.

Question 38

What should I say?

Answer 38

What should I say? 何と言えばいいんですか? nan to ieba iin desu ka.

Question 39

Can you see that?

Answer 39

Can you see that? あそこが見えますか? asoko ga miemasu ka.

Question 40

Is that important?

Answer 40

Is that important? それは重大なことですか? sore wa juudai na koto desu ka.

Question 41

Should I go and get someone?

Answer 41

Should I go and get someone? 誰か呼んできましょうか? dareka yonde kimashou ka.

Question 42

May I accompany you?

Answer 42

May I accompany you? 私もご一緒していいですか? watashi mo goissho shite ii desu ka.