by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What do you think?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What do you think?
どう思う？
dou* omou
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
どう思いますか？
dou* omoimasuka
*We pronounce “dou” like “dō“.
Pronunciation
- what ＝ どう dou
- you think ＝ あなたは思う anatawa omou
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everday conversation.
どう
what
＋
あなたは 思う？
do you think?
