by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What do you recommend?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What do you recommend?
おすすめは何ですか？
osusumewa nandesuka
- what ＝ 何を nanio
- you ＝ あなたは anatawa
- recommend ＝ すすめる susumeru
The literal translation of “What do you recommend?” is “あなたは何をすすめますか？ (anatawa nanio susumemasuka)”, but “おすすめは何ですか？ (osusumewa nandesuka)” sounds more natural.
おすすめは
recommendation is
＋
何ですか
what
We do not usually say “あなたの (anatano) = your” in everyday conversation.