Hello everyone!
There is one thing that Japanese study first in English classes at school.
That is “5W1H”!
In English, it’s called “five W’s and an H” or “5W/H”.
These are the first letters of each of the question words.

Now let’s learn how to use them in Japanese!
5W
いつ(When)→時間(じかん) / jikan/ time
どこ(Where)→場所(ばしょ) / basyo / place
だれ(Who)→人(ひと) / hito / people
なに(What)→物(もの) / mono / thing
なんで(Why)→理由(りゆう) / riyuu / reason
1H
どうやって(How)→手段(しゅだん) / syudan / way
いつ / itsu / when

Emiriの誕生日っていつ?
(Emiri no tanjoubi tte itsu?)
When is Emiri’s birthday?
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次のミーティングっていつ?
(Tsugi no meeting tte itsu?)
When is the next meeting?
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どこ / dokode / where

その服どこで買ったの?
(Sono fuku doko de kattano?)
Where did you get the cloth?
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駅はどこですか?
(Eki wa doko desuka)
Where is the station?
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だれ / darega / who

誰がこのパーティーの主催者ですか?
(Dare ga kono party no syusaisya desuka?)
Who is the host of this party?
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誰に教えてもらったの?
(Dare ni oshiete morattano?)
Who taught you this?
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なに / naniwo / what

今日のランチ何食べたの?
(Kyou no lunch wa nani wo tabetano?)
What did you have for this lunch?
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好きなアニメは何?
(Suki na anime wa nani?)
What is your favrite anime?
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なんで / nande / why

なんで日本語の勉強をはじめたの?
(nande nihongo no benkyou wo hajimetano?)
Why did you start studying Japanese?
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なんで空は青いの?
(nande sora wa aoi no?)
Why is the sky blue?
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どうやって / douyatte / how

どうやってここに来たの?
(Douyatte koko ni kitano?)
How did you get here?
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どうやってこの料理を作ったの?
(Douyatte kono ryouri wo tsukuttano?)
How did you cook this?
Vocabularies
誕生日(たんじょうび) / tanjoubi / birthday
次(つぎ) / tsugi / next
服(ふく) / fuku / cloth
駅(えき) / eki / station
主催者(しゅさいしゃ) / syusaisya / host
今日(きょう) / kyou / today
勉強(べんきょう) / benkyou / study, learn
空(そら) / sora / sky
料理(りょうり) / ryouri / cook, dish
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These are basic Japanese phrases that are used every day, so they are very important!
Let’s use it a lot and learn it!
See you in the next post!<3

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