How do you say “What’s that?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What’s that?
あれ何？
are nani
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
あれ何ですか？
are nandesuka
Pronunciation
- What’s … ? ＝ … は何？* wa nani
- that ＝ あれ are
*We often omit “は (wa)” in casual speech.
So how do you say “What’s this?” ?
You can say like this :
これ何？
kore nani
Or politely :
これ何ですか？
kore nandesuka
Pronunciation
If you want to say “What is it?”, you can say :
それ何？
sore nani
Or politely:
それ何ですか？
sore nandesuka
Pronunciation
あれ
that
これ
this
それ
it
＋
何
what
