Perhaps you’re booking into a hotel, or going for an interview. You’ll probably be asked some basic personal questions in Japanese like “What is your name?” “Where are you from?” or “What is your date of birth?” These are all useful things to be able to talk about for everyday conversations as well, so how about we get started!
Resources for further reading:
- The top ten Japanese hacks - Tricks to becoming conversational in Japanese fast
Basic Questions in Japanese
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
Responding to Questions
When you’re responding, you can follow one of the simple formats below. Just insert the appropriate information in the ellipses.
Filling out Forms
If you find yourself being asked to fill out forms with your personal details, you won’t get the complete questions that you’ve studied above. Instead, you’ll get short words or phrases like these:
That's it for this lesson! I hope you enjoyed it.
Find out all about asking Japanese questions in this series of lessons. Make sure you listen to the audio and practice your Japanese pronunciation. And do the Japanese tests at the end of each lesson to reinforce your knowledge of Japanese questions!
- Saying "How are you?" in Japanese.
- Learn the correct use of "When?" in Japanese.
- Asking "Where?" in Japanese.
さようなら！ (Sayōnara!) "Goodbye!"
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese