(Interrogative words)Japanese language lesson

[lotzki789]

what is the difference between dore and dochi?

[Ophiuchus123456789]

Thank you very much for this video. I have saved it on my MP3 player so I can practice it when I walk to work. Will be doing it for all your vids so I hope you use the same format. Japanese first spoken clearly and emphasising the syllables and then the english for it. Once again, I'm very grateful for these vids you've made.

[ummPOTATOZ]

Excuse me but I used google translate to find out how to write "Be yourself, because everyone else is taken." and it said 誰もがすでに使用されているあなた自身である. is that right?

[LupusRutilus]

I've heard "Nande" as "Why?"... The only variation mentioned in this vid is "naze". Have I heard wrong?

[naruandpokefan]

@LupusRutilus I've heard Nande never Naze. I watch lots of anime in japanese and says nande. Not naze

[lnsaneBang]

I wish i knew all languages,

that would be my 2nd wish if i had any

[mrA991s]

very useful , I'm writing it down 

[Unicornzilla]

im confused...

Dochira means where, and which??

and Dore, just means which?

so why does Dochira mean which too???

??( * - * )??? . . . also, can you please give

and example of when Douyatte would be used, please?

[CatwomanJolie]

@Unicornzilla

Let me help :)

'dochira' means "where" and "which" depending on the context.

(yes, That's crazy I know! :O)

*dochira is used as "which" when you are referring to 2 options/items.

ex sentence: dochira no hou ga ii desu ka? Which(out of these 2 options) is better? Which (out of these 2 options) do you prefer?

[CatwomanJolie]

@Unicornzilla

*dochira is the more formal form of "doko", both mean "where". So you can use both doko or dochira, both are fine. If you want to be extra formal use "dochira". I would say "doko" is more commonly used in everyday conversation, since it's a bit more casual.

ex: eigakan wa dochira desu ka? eigakan wa doko desu ka? (Both sentences mean, "Where is the movie theater?)

*sometimes "dochira" also means "who?"

ex: dochira sama desu ka? <-Who is it?

[CatwomanJolie]

@Unicornzilla

"dore" means "which" also, but it's used when referring to 3 or more items.

[dlareg02011989]

why there so many words?.. like naze nd doushite means why? dochira and doko means where also... what is the best word should i use to show respect and politely to others specially elders in japan?

[CatwomanJolie]

@dlareg02011989

The reason why so many words mean the same thing in the Japanese language is because the language has two forms. Formal and Informal. There are all kinds of levels of politeness.

naze = Why (Polite)

doushite = Why (less polite) <--used in casual situations.

_____

dochira = where (Polite) <--Used in very formal situations.

doko= where (less polite) <--can be used in everyday conversation. You won't sound rude if you use this with older people, but dochira is more polite.

[CatwomanJolie]

@CatwomanJolie ____________ dore= which (out of 3 or more options) dochira= which (out of 2 options) ____________ dochira = means "who" in some cases. ex: dochira sama desu ka? - Who is it? *dochira is very versatile and can mean Which one (of these)", "Who (of these)","Where (of these)". So take your time to memorize all its different meanings and usages. isshoukenmei benkyou shinasai! (Study with all your might!) :)

[MegaYeah88]

Why the characters for words ''where?'' , ''when?'' , ''how much?'' ... in this vid. are different from those in google translator ?

[CatwomanJolie]

@MegaYeah88 That must be because I am giving you the hiragana where as google is showing you the kanji and hiragana. nani= 何 doko = 何処 dochira = 何方 dore = 何れ nannin= 何人 nande= 何で ikura= 幾ら naze= 何故 douyatte = 同夜って itsu= 何時 dou = 如何 donna =  どんな ikutsu = 幾つ Some words in Japanese are written in hiragana form only , some are written using both hiragana and kanji, and some words are written only using kanji. Also, use google translator sparingly because it's often not accurate.

[CatwomanJolie]

@CatwomanJolie

I recommend buying a Japanese English dictionary so you can look up the correct writing of the words. Try amazon and pick one that has the most positive reviews.

Ganbatte ne! Good luck. :)

[MegaYeah88]

@CatwomanJolie Thatnks, I've learned Kana but besides kana there is those numerous kanji I found there are few ways to read most of the words for instance 'year' in katakana is read 'nen' while in hiragana it is 'toshi' so I made some research and found that the 'nen' is really a year in Japanese, then what is 'toshi', may it be I read it wrong, though if I read right what is the difference between nen and toshi? Which one I supposed to learn?

[RisingSun011]

@MegaYeah88 kanji has 2 readings which are Kun and On readings. The Kun readings are the japanese readings while the On readings are the readings from their Chinese origin. When a kanji is by itself you will most likely to use the Kun reading And compound kanji are read With mostly The On reading. This Explains the nen and toshi

nen-on reading

toshi-kun reading

[MsZeldasaga]

@MegaYeah88 google translator isn't very accurate, because in japanese there are sometimes two different ways of saying things, and the ones catwomanjolie gives us are the ones that people actually use more than the others. basically google translator isnt a very useful tool

[MsZeldasaga]

@MsZeldasaga and also. never use goolge translator, cuz if u type in how to say how old are you, it will give you how old are you, but in japanese, they say what age are you? so things are worded differently.

[MsZeldasaga]

@MsZeldasaga no one ever says dore kurai ( in google translator) in japan when they mean how many

[hprideaux]

my mom is full japanese and refuses to teach me how to speak it hahhahaha.

[CatwomanJolie]

@hprideaux

oh no! haha. Ask her very nicely, and if she still refuses then learn it on your own and impress her once you've learned a couple of expressions and vocab, hehe.

Good luck with your studies! ganbatte ne!

[lnsaneBang]

@hprideaux lol

[rickykenji]

@hprideaux welcome to my world

[RandomRainbow11]

thanks. that really helped!

[Raiden738]

douyatte=on which conditions?

[darkchakra123]

Honto, kore wa ni arigato gozaimasu.

"Really, thanks for this." Did I say this right?

[CatwomanJolie]

"hontou ni, kore arigatou" (lit: really, this,thanks) this is a casual way of saying thanks for something.

"hontou ni , kore arigatou gozaimasu" <-- if you want to be formal :)

[CatwomanJolie]

and thank you, you are very welcome!

[ryuzakilawlight]

isnt DOUSHITEE-HOW?

[CatwomanJolie]

@ryuzakilawlight

doushite means "why?" and can also mean "how come?"

If you want to ask "how" as in how something is done , or by what means then use the question word "DOUYATTE?"

ex:

douyatte gakkou ni ikimasu ka? How do you get to school?

If you want to ask how someone/something is the use "dou"

ex:

choushi wa dou? (How are you?) literally means "how is your condition?"

tabemono wa dou desu ka? (How is the food?)

[RadioXProductions]

Domo arigato gozaimasu to gamba te! ;)

[jh4everl]

thanks for your very awesome video and LONG videos!! every one is knowledge packed.

[CatwomanJolie]

Yes they are long , arent they ? You're very welcome. I wish you luck in your studies and thank you for learning from my lessons ;)

yosh ! Ganbatte ne!

(All right ! Do your best ! )

[UNSClead1]

How do you say "Whats wrong?"? Oh, and awesome video!

[CatwomanJolie]

dou shitan desu ka? <-- this is formal

doushita no? <---this is informal

You'll hear "doushita no? " said alot more than " dou shitan desu ka.?"

[UNSClead1]

Thanks.

[XxHawthornexEmoxX]

12th view 1st comment! Thanks for another helpful video. (:!

[ryuzakilawlight]

HEY am icould i asc u if u kno whow i can delete video responses i already made?