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Interrogative – Lesson 5 どれ? Which
2023/09/17
Director: Kotaro Muramoto
Principal of Nihongo Online School
In September 2019, he founded "Nihongo Online School". Since then, has been teaching Japanese online lessons, with a total of over 1,000 students.
He has designed an individualized curriculum based on student’s needs and study goal. And is conscious of making the classes speech-centered in order to improve students’ speaking skills.
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You learn how to explain “どちら、どっち、どの＝which… ” in Japanese.
How to Use “Which”
・Which do you V ? どちら(=どっち) をVますか？ Usually, we use this in either-or choice situation.
・Which N? どのN ですか? / Which is N? Nはどれですか？※ Usually, we use this if you have more than 3 multiple choice.
★Let’s exercise
Q:ビールかワイン、どちら(どっち)をのみますか？
Beer ka wine, dochira(docchi)wo nomimasuka?
Which do you drink, beer or wine?
A:ビールをのみます。
Beer wo nomimasu.
Beer please.
Q:すしかてんぷら、どちら(どっち)をたべたいですか？
Sushi ka tempura, dochira(docchi)wo tabetaidesuka?
Which one do you like to eat, Sushi or Tenpura?
A:すしをたべたいです。
Sushiwo tabetaidesu.
Q:ふじさんか、ヒマラヤどちら(どっち)がたかいですか？
Fujisan ka Himalaya dochira(docchi)ga takaidesuka?
Which mountain is higher Mt. Fuji or Mt.Himalaya?
A:ヒマラヤのほうが、たかいです。
Himalaya nohouga takaidesu.
Mt.Himalaya is higher than Mt. fuji.
Q:ひこうきか、しんかんせん、どちら(どっち)でいきますか？
Hikouki ka shinkansen, dochira(docchi)de ikimasuka?
Which one do we use to go there, flight or bullet train?
A:ひこうきでいきましょう。
Hikouki de ikimasyou.
Let’s go by Flight.
⬇︎Which N? どのN ですか? ※ Usually, we use this if you have more than 3 multiple choice.
Q:どのくるまに のりたいですか？
Dono kurumani noritaidesuka?
Which car do you want to ride.
A:トヨタにのりたいです。
Toyota ni noritaidesu.
I want to ride TOYOTA.
Q:あなたのほんは、どれですか？？
Anatano honwa dore desuka?
Which book is yours?
Which is N? Nはどれですか？※ Usually, we use this if you have more than 3 multiple choice.