Japanese question words

Now, this blog isn't dedicated to Japanese but I like to use it to express my tips on learning and to share what I've learnt. 

Questions will generally end with ka か. Think か as a question mark. You can turn any statement into a question by adding か at the end.


あなたは 日本人 です 
anata wa nihonjin desu. 
You are Japanese

Now, by adding か we can turn it into a question. 


あなたは 日本人 です か？ 
anata wa nihonjin desu ka? 
Are you Japanese?



Specific question words:

なに or なん*
Nani/nan
What?


なん です か？ 
nan desu ka? 
What is it?
なんじ です か？ 
nan ji desu ka? 
What time is it?
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どこ 
Doko
Where?

どこ です か？ 
Doko desu ka? 
Where is it?
___は どこ です か？ 
eki wa doko desu ka? 
Where is the ___? 
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どなた or だれ 
Donata/Dare
Who (formal)/Who(informal)

だれ です か？ 
dare desu ka? 
Who is it?
かれは だれ です か？ 
kare wa dare desu ka? 
Who is he?
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どちら or どれ
Dochira/dare
Which?
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どのように
Donoyouni
How?

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いつ 
Itsu
When?

いつ です か？ 
itsu desu ka? 
When is it?
いつ いきます か？ 
itsu ikimasu ka? 
When are you going?
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どうして or なんで or なぜ
doushite/nande/naze
Why?
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いくら
Ikura
How much?

いくら ですか？
Ikura desu ka?
How much is it? 

いくつ
Ikutsu
How many?