Basic Questions                 Who are you?              Issun-boshi


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What?
Nani?    


What is he doing?
Kare wa nani wo shite imasu ka?    

kare: he

Kanji translation:
nani: what


Who?
Dare?    


Who is he?
Kare wa dare desu ka?    

kare: he

Kanji translation:
dare: who


When?
Itsu?    


What time is it now?
Ima nan-ji desu ka?    

ima: now

Kanji translation:
nan-ji: what time


Where?
Doko?    


Where is the rest room?
Toire wa doko desu ka?    

toire: rest room
doko: where

Where are you going?
Anata wa doko e iki masu ka?    

anata: you
doko: where

Kanji translation:
iku: go


Which?
Dore?    


Why?
Naze?    


How have you been?
Saikin dou desu ka?    

dou: how

Kanji translation:
saikin: recently


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