20 min

language learning center · A1 · Lesson 6

Ask simple questions

Practice this topic in Japanese: Ask simple questions.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

ゆき

どこに住んでいますか。

Where do you live?

健太

週末は何をしますか。

What do you do at weekends?

ゆき

授業はいつ始まりますか。

When does the class start?

健太

誰と行きますか。

Who are you going with?

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • どこに住んでいますか。

    Where do you live?

    どこに住んでいますか。

  • 週末は何をしますか。

    What do you do at weekends?

    週末は何をしますか。

  • 授業はいつ始まりますか。

    When does the class start?

    授業はいつ始まりますか。

  • 誰と行きますか。

    Who are you going with?

    誰と行きますか。

  • なぜ日本語を勉強していますか。

    Why do you study Japanese?

    なぜ日本語を勉強していますか。

Notice, try, and speak

Which Japanese sentence has this meaning: “Where do you live?”

Which Japanese sentence has this meaning: “Where do you live?”

Make it yours

Say the five Japanese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Japanese in a real conversation

  1. 1. どこに住んでいますか。
  2. 2. 週末は何をしますか。
  3. 3. 授業はいつ始まりますか。
  4. 4. 誰と行きますか。
  5. 5. なぜ日本語を勉強していますか。
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