How to Say “Do you play any sports?” in Japanese

How do you say “Do you play any sports?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Do you play any sports?

何かスポーツやってる?

 nanika* supōtsu yatteru

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

何かスポーツやってますか?

 nanika* supōtsu yattemasuka

*”何か (nanika)” is sometimes pronounced like “nanka” which sounds more casual.

Pronunciation

  • do you = あなたは* anatawa
  • play = やってる yatteru
  • any = 何か nanika
  • sports = スポーツ supōtsu

*We do not usually say “あなたは (anatawa)” in everyday conversation.


何か
any

スポーツ
sports

やってる
play