Japanese question words game
Nine words, and four of them start with do-. Doko, dōshite, dō and dore all belong to the same family, the one whose other members are koko, soko and asoko, so learning one helps with the rest.
9 words 5 games Free · no signup
Five games take this set, and at nine entries a full pass takes a minute. Warp Run rewards knowing them cold, which is the point: a question word you have to stop and think about arrives too late to be useful.
The 9 words you will practise
| Japanese | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| 誰 だれdare | who | DAH-reh |
| 何 なにnani | what | NAH-nee |
| どこdoko | where | DOH-koh |
| いつitsu | when | EE-tsoo |
| どうしてdōshite | why | DOH-shteh |
| どうdō | how | doh |
| どれdore | which one | DOH-reh |
| いくらikura | how much | ee-KOO-rah |
| いくつikutsu | how many | ee-KOO-tsoo |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Japanese question words lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Why do so many question words begin with do?
Japanese groups its pointing words into four families by their first sound: ko- for near me, so- for near you, a- for over there, and do- for the question. Kore, sore, are, dore is the clearest example, and once you see it the question words stop looking arbitrary.
Ikura or ikutsu?
Ikura asks a price, ikutsu asks a quantity or an age. Ikura desu ka is how much does it cost; ikutsu desu ka is how many are there. English uses how much for both.
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