As you can imagine, what (nani) is one of the most frequently used expressions in Japanese.
Learning how to use it would help a tutor to enhance lesson quality especially when you teach beginner level students.
Nani (sometimes can be nan, still both are written in the same Kanji character: 何) means, but not limited to, “what”in English. It can be tricky as it might mean different notion such as “how many,” “how many times,” “what time,” and so on.
Should you ever have any trouble translating JP ⇔ EN, our dictionary might help.
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Original Japanese expressionEnglish translationPronunciationNotesNow lets begin!
それではさっそく見てみましょう！
are = that (further)
kore = this
生徒：学校に行きます。
Student: I’m going to go to my school.
Student: gakkou ni ikimasu.
gakkou = school
生徒：野球です。
Student: My hobby is playing baseball.
Student: yakyuu desu
yakyuu = baseball
生徒：6人です。
Student: I have 6 of them.
Student: roku nin desu.
roku = 6
生徒：12時です。
Student: It is 12 o’clock.
Student: juuni ji desu
juuni = 12
juu = 10
ni = 2
生徒：3個下さい。
Student: Give me 3 please.
Student: san ko kudasai
san = 3
kudasai = please
生徒：7回見ました。
Student: I have watched them 7 times.
Student: 7 kai mimashita.
mimashita = a form of “watch”
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