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ねこといぬと、どっちがかわいい?
Neko to inu to, docchi ga kawaii?
Which is cuter, a cat or a dog?
How many いくつ
Yeah! Another lesson! Are you happy?
I actually noticed I totally forgot to teach about these question words that I find really important too!
ほんとうにごめんなさい!!!!
But here they are! And along the way, I think I will finally be able to find something else to teach, so make sure that you stay tuned on this blog!
いくつ means 'how much' and sometimes, 'how old', but for the latter, you should stick to なんさい. We will see how and when to use いくつ. It isn't too difficult, because it is sensibly used like in English.
How many do you want?
いくつほしいですか？
Ikutsu hoshii desu ka?
This is an extremely useful sentence that can be used in a variety of situations.
Do you remember ほしい, the word to use to express desire? To answer this question, you will need the numbers and counters.
How many prefectures are there in Japan?
にほんには、けんがいくつありますか？
Nihon ni wa, ken ga ikutsu arimasu ka?
Where to place いくつ in the sentences will always depend on what there is in the sentence. In this case, the location comes first, then the subject, then いくつ and the verb.
You can also add the honorific お in front of いくつ to make your sentences more polite.
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How much いくら
いくら is only used to ask 'how much' as in the amount of money.
How much is it?
いくらですか？
Ikura desu ka?
How much is this bag?
このかばんはいくらですか？
Kono kaban wa ikura desu ka?
This phrase will be really useful for you if you go shopping in Japan!
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Which どれ、どちら、どっち、どんな
These words look complicated, but do not worry! We will see them one by one!
どちら and どっち
Let's start by these!
They mean 'which' and are used when comparing two things.
どちら will be used in more polite situations, whereas どっち will be used in a more casual way.
Which is cuter, cats or dogs?
ねこといぬと、どちらがかわいいですか？
Neko to inu to, dochira ga kawaii desu ka?
Which do you want, chopsticks or forks?
はしとフォークと、どっちがほしい？
Hashi to fooku to, docchi ga hoshii?
どれ
どれ means 'which' and is used to compare three things or more.
Of all the Japanese food, which one is the best?
わしょくのなかで、どれがいちばんおいしいですか？
Washoku no naka de, dore ga ichiban oishii desu ka?
わしょく is 'Japanese food', なか here means 'within' or 'inside', so 'within all the Japanese food' and いちばんおいしい can be translated as 'the most delicious'. いちばん means 'first'.
In answering these questions, we will use this construction that we learned already!
Cats are cuter.
ねこのほうがかわいいです。
Neko no hou ga kawaii desu.
I want chopsticks.
はしのほうがほしい。
Hashi no hou ga hoshii.
Curry is the most delicious.
カレーのほうがいちばんおいしいです。
Karee no hou ga ichiban oishii desu.
どんな
どんな means 'what kind', so its meaning is a little bit different, but is in the same category of words.
You can use it to ask what kind of food you like, what genre of movie you prefer and so on.
What kind of job do you do?
どんなおしごとをするのですか？
Donna oshigoto o suru no desu ka?
What kind of country is England?
イギリスはどんなくにですか？
Igirisu wa donna kuni desu ka?
What kind of food do you like?
どんなたべものがすきですか？
Donna tabemono ga suki desu ka?
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おわり
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