50 Must-Know Phrases to Ask Questions in Japanese | Formal and Informal

You've probably practiced a lot how to answer questions, but what about how to ask questions? Instead of just talking about yourself, it's important to ask questions to the other person as well in conversation.
Here is a collection of 50 short questions that you can ask to anyone, both in formal and casual forms.Whether you're in a beginner or an advanced level in Japanese, let's practice how to ask questions to become a better listener!
*Please note: You may notice some differences between what you've learned in textbook and the phrases in this video (ex. using してる(shiteru) instead of している(shiteiru)). This is because I focused on phrases that sound more natural in conversation, rather than grammatically correct ones.
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[@user-gj8wf8mt8n]

日本語頑張って勉強してるニキネキ愛おしい

[@user-iq9we7bl5r]

いやほんまにそれな？

[@user-wn8tp5hi8x]

ニキネキを解説できたら一人前の日本人

[@user-tu3sr9bj5q]

ニキネキとかいう外国人を混乱させるワードやめい

[@Hibiki1030]

早口の関西弁を聞き取れたら一人前の日本人

[@a.s6814]

ニキネキとかいう気持ち悪い日本語つかうなや…

[@user-qi9xc4js6d]

かしこまった言い方からカジュアルな言い方への規則性が上手に説明できないのにこれを学ぼうとしてる人達はすごいな。

[@user-wu3vp1kh7d]

嬉しいですね

[@user-ek3wo9wo2z]

主語を抜いて直訳の意味をつなげるだけでそこそこ様になるで カタコト日本語が一番近いというｗ

[@kaltziferYT]

I just take what i need from this video now. I just need formal. Maybe someday i will learn the difference.

[@thenonfurry]

でしょ？？？？ - 日本語　スピーカー (i had to use a LOT of translation for this, other than 日本語。ww)

[@newera5822]

こんなに分かりづらい言語をわざわざ学ぼうとしてくれてめちゃくちゃ嬉しいわ…

[@urcat3746]

Actually i think japanese would be more easier if letters will be in our alphabet, but thanks for god that you don't have some hard sentences like : wyrewolerowany rewolwer wylerwował swój nie wyrewolerowany rower.

[@anime_aot7019]

Me too

[@RagdoolCATsan]

日本語ムズカシイ()

[@user-media243]

@@RagdoolCATsan 日本人でもこれだからね、海外の人の気持ちがよくわかるわ…

[@user-hf8kg4ny7w]

日本語は難しい だからこそ日本人も読書はしたほうがいいんだけどな 若い世代を中心に、読解力の低い人が増えてきたらしいけど当たり前だよな 難しいもん

[@msoimkoi]

もっっっと崩せるし、無限に話し方変えられる。単語も入れ替えられるし語尾も言い方もなんでも変えておっけー

[@SikiF6712]

語尾に関してはアニメとか漫画とかネットとかであーもう滅茶苦茶だよって感じ

[@G_taren]

一人称だけ見ても無限にあるからな

[@Uncrafting_Table]

@@G_taren 話す相手や状況､雰囲気によって一人称変えるって他の言語じゃなかなか無い感覚だよね

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ゴビは自由ンゴね

[@10ten4si7]

日本とアメリカは定期的にスラングが増えるからネイティブレベルになるのは難しいらしい

[@__uxxxz]

As a Japanese, I am very happy that you are trying to learn such a difficult language to understand. I'm studying English hard too.

[@yuuji3795]

do your best

[@googledisini775]

Aishiteru 🗿

[@GamersInHellOnYt]

English easy, study curse words 😂 ✨ 👌💛 when there is a word you dont know, curse ! 😂

[@rhuanmatosmariae2808]

I study both and both are hard. But my mother tongue, Portuguese, also is, so...

[@Gen0x232]

El español entro al chat con todas sus conjugaciones e imperativos también incluyendo sujetos variables Y mucho mas ;)

[@SkyCosmos]

ちなみに「やばい」という言葉はとにかくやばいです。やばい位の汎用性とやばい数の意味を持ち、とにかくやばいことに関しては「やばい」と言っておけばやばい程伝わるのでやばいです。 (訳:ちなみに「やばい」という言葉はとにかく凄いです。凄まじい汎用性と凄い数の意味を持ち、とにかく何か大きな事があったら「やばい」と言えば大抵は伝わるのでやばいです。)

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このレベルの日本語勉強してる人たちに「ヤバい」はまだヤバい。

[@SkyCosmos]

@@user-kv2hb7wp6q 確かにちょっとヤバすぎかもしれませんね・・・ でも、現代の日本語をきちんと理解しようとしたら、「ヤバい」の壁はヤバいくらい高い壁になるでしょうからね・・・

[@user-me3kq3jr4g]

これ日本人からしたら英語の勉強になるからありがたいです。

[@gyuchann_17]

日本人でも日本語難しいってなる時あるのに母国語じゃない状態でそれを勉強って尊敬する…

[@dopamineconsumer3]

日本語を勉強していますが、これらのビデオは本当に役に立ちます!ありがとうございます。

[@user-bs7bp7rm1b]

日本語の勉強応援してます！

[@Nsbuojgsuvs]

日本語めっちゃ上手です！頑張ってください！

[@user-el4dh7dt2k]

勉強頑張ってください

[@user-tu3sr9bj5q]

You can speak Japanese well! 頑張ってね

[@Arua728]

日本人ワラワラで草

[@8034]

問答無用で「you」が省略される日本語の特徴がよくわかる

[@shayun0131]

ありがとうございます田中さん☺️

[@HNa-nm5rj]

lol

[@im_yu_]

Mr tanaka?

[@baekeunyung]

@@im_yu_ it says tanaka san but translated to mr tanaka

[@moyamoya2886]

@@im_yu_ san is the equivalent of Mr, Mrs, anything of that nature, so it works for anyone ^^

[@im_yu_]

Thank you both of you >ᴗo

[@kyukiyuri]

Please, please, please! Make more of this ones! Or maybe conversational phrases next! Both formal way and informal! I swear it's really helpful!!

[@kyukiyuri]

@@themasterweb8341 formal phrases or sentences are the ones you use when you're not close to someone for example someone you don't know! And informal are casual sentences which you use with friends and family!

[@khiat2220]

I agree

[@AnalTheWepon]

日本語の勉強がんばれ

[@calico.notail4609]

i like this one

[@ruru6643]

(灬ºωº灬) (::^ω^::)

[@user-zd5bk1rc6s]

22年前に日本に生まれて、それから日本に来て日本で育ちましたが、とてもわかりやすかったです！ありがとうございます！

[@user-lf1yo7tn2g]

ただの日本人定期

[@user-kk8sq1jk5r]

ワロタ

[@user-gi4po6dr5o]

在日日本人すき

[@okiku0_0]

@@user-xx2sh8kh9u お前を笑かすためにコメントしとんとちゃうぞ？自分中心に世界回ってないってこと気づいてるよね？笑笑

[@Partizan7060]

@@user-xx2sh8kh9u 言ってなさんな

[@user-bo2wq5id5o]

最近勉強難しいから自分が分かる動画見て簡単だなって優越感に浸ってる、それと喜んでる外国人の方見て癒されてる

[@user-lh9bz9lz2o]

informalの 「は」は基本抜いても伝わる

[@CtrlAltDL337]

Uhhh I think I'm learning way more this way than spending hours reading textbooks and studying kanji. Thanks.

[@1unartic]

This is good when you want to read or speak but not much for writing. Personally learning to write first for my own before I head into speaking and reading.

[@user-zb4jz6ym6b]

めっちゃ寝れるこれ

[@user-qp1lr6vs5d]

ASMRに使うなwww

[@user-iq9we7bl5r]

起きろ起きろww

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わかる眠い

[@user-ln3dl2lk5o]

睡　　眠　　学　　習

[@breeze_kait0x]

私はインド人ですが、9 歳のときに日本語のレッスンを受け始めました。日本語に興味があったからです (アニメが原因でした)。書いたり話したりできることをとてもうれしく思います (間違っていたら、親切に訂正してください)。🌸

[@stucky101]

Finally someone who has useful phrases and in both formal and informal ! Nobody else does that. This is soooo good and helpful. You are by far the best sensei for practising speech. Thank you Tanaka-San. 🙏🙏🙏

[@johngodbey2365]

このレッスンはとてもやくにたちましな。普段の会話の使い方は大変便利なんです。初心者にも上級者にもぴったりいい応用だと思います。ありがとうございます。

[@jermainelingon5157]

More videos like this please. Listening and replying practice at the same time helps a lot.

[@warabimoti854]

こんな難しい言語を学ぼうとしてくれる海外の人達本当に好き

[@macaroll]

Love your calming voice! Thank you for this! It's very helpful with the formal and informal way of talking!

[@weirdovampire]

ほんとうにありがとう、This channel is an invaluable treasure for me.

[@compact-disc]

田中さんありがとう! You get this a lot but it's so helpful!

[@nellivakhitova7976]

ビデオをありがとう!!　 It is super helpful and i came across many phrasings I would learn and use in the future!

[@NatalieYOT]

Your videos are very useful, thank you!

[@user-ez1ox9nv7q]

日本語はとても難しいけれど表現が無数にあってとても美しいです

[@mist7154]

田中さんの動画が一番好きです, 本当にありがとうございます

[@nicolatoomey4882]

Duolingo taught me enough to understand the formal sentences, thank-you for adding the next step in my learning!

[@nely26]

Arigato gozai masu! These videos are very helpful.

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I really like this video. It helps me a lot. I hope there are videos like this. 🤗

[@Phionawoods]

I am getting great speaking and listening practice using this video.

[@randomhumanonearth4642]

ありがとう。 This has some sentences that i wanted to learn !

[@nooksattabongkod3054]

Thank you. I love learning with you

[@user-jt1wg2fh3u]

日本を勉強してくれてる人がいるのが嬉しい😘

[@monmin7918]

This video is the best..you have formal and informal..please continue do like this. Easy to learn

[@itsjustelle3126]

never stop, u are so helpful istg

[@Al-waqwaq]

ロシア語とアラビア語と英語の勉強で頭がパンク寸前なので、脳死でこれを見てます 落ち着きます

[@lilaorlovskaia901]

ありがとうございます! あなたは本当に助けます^^ いってらしゃい!

[@jamiesartwork]

Thank you for the lesson, sensei!❤

[@liz_rose4023]

This is so useful thank you!

[@Kevin-iq1vm]

Your voice is soothing and pleasant. Nice helpful video.

[@DichMyer]

日本語ってかなり複雑だけど、英語みたいに時制とか代名詞とかがしっかり示されてなくても伝わるのはすごい楽だと思う。

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英語の勉強にもなり助かります。 使わせて頂きます！

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日本語って意味わからなくて、本当に難しくて。 面白くて、無限大で。美しい。

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This channel has exploded. 100k subs soon!

[@senakaka581]

This is really helpful 👍 Thank you 😘

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英語も覚えることができて良いですね！

[@abdulbasithsiddiqui5017]

Cool ✨ so Informative video thank you.

[@user-oc7pl8eq2s]

いや何故にオススメできたのよ

[@Jennnn._.]

It was very helpful!!

[@victorlanced780]

Formal vs informal. Invaluable 👏 thank you

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Interesting and simple to learn.

[@akiera7952]

Because of this channel I learn a lot of Japanese language and pronunciation thank you so much for making this content

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Wait wait wait wait Will this video reach million views?! Excellent!

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どうもありがとうございましたこれはとても役に立ちました

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｢やばい｣と5W1Hだけ覚えとけばとりあえず何とかなるよ。

[@minmin-hn6ys]

Super useful, thank you so much...,,

[@sabinchhetri3881]

So good thank you teacher🎉

[@orenji7266]

That was very helpful, thank youuu!! :) I could even translate some of the sentences myself yaay

[@carolinelima7424]

Soo nice. Thanks!

[@gabi9839]

Your video is so useful. Please make more video or podcast. Your voice is beautiful. Many thanks!

[@user-hq2we4rx9b]

私は日本に住む日本人ですがこのビデオは非常に素晴らしいです。

[@user-gn2iw2iz2b]

日本で生まれ育ち20年くらいは経つけどそれでもよくわからない言葉ばかりだし、文法はめちゃくちゃ... そんな日本語を勉強してるの本当尊敬する😭

[@shadowu745]

Thank you so much please more videos like this.

[@user-iq9we7bl5r]

日本語のゲーム実況等の動画もオススメですよ！

[@random.8411]

Thanks so much! The informal is easier for me lol, and thanks again

[@Reioloshi]

i never knew I would try learning japanese but my recommendations always have a video of this on it so i just decided to check it out! This channel is neat, I don’t regret it checking it out sorry needed to edit comment

[@user-lj2kt6yz6g]

Do your best!

[@user-kj6zr5zk6o]

I'm Japanese and Japanese is very difficult. However, I am very happy that he is studying hard. I support you! 私は日本人で、日本語はとても難しいです。ですが、それを頑張って勉強してくれている事が、とても嬉しいです。応援してます！

[@Nin222]

草

[@user-cu3oq9no8u]

そとそも、「翻訳」表示すれば翻訳できるんやから、英語わかる人はともかくわからん人は日本語で書けば。日本語で書いたほうが外国の方には伝わるよ。翻訳すると意味が変わる単語も多いし、日本語で書けよ

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[@arlbatross]

@@user-cu3oq9no8u 誤字するような人間が人様によく偉そうに言えんな笑

[@cherryberry638]

@@user-cu3oq9no8u 翻訳が万能だと思ったら大間違い。(とは言えこのコメント主の英語は変…)

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私は日本に住んでいる日本人ですが 日本語を学ぶ人が多くうれしいと思います。

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日本に住んでいる日本人ですが、この動画はとてもいいです！

[@seobyunah7076]

Your English is so good!!

[@wildcatfromhell2522]

Uff relaxing as an ASMR video, nice desu

[@mizyam1161]

Thanks for your help 😃

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‏I loved this video

[@rosemary-y4733]

thank you so much sweetie!!!💖💖💖💖💖

[@AmbientsonarVA]

Thanks, very helpful (:

[@user-kj6zs3ts8z]

動詞の原形？がインフォーマルな表現に当たることがある言語とかややこしいだろなあ……

[@user-ls4yp4rk2j]

日本語って難しいよな、日本人ですら、間違えることあるし、 それでも、必死に勉強してくれてめちゃくちゃ嬉しいわ。

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もうありがとうございます！

[@stefjeanmanu]

Arigato Sensei. Very usefull

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Your videos are so helpful! Thank you!! wish i could subscribe twice lol XD

[@HUmi0745]

I just came to Japan so I will study! That helps a lot. Thank you very much Well, I'm Japanese

[@thecatlover1460]

Thank you so much❤😊

[@yukidonghae3410]

konnichiwa tanaka san..video ga zenbu daisuki desu..im on my N4 level now and your videos are very helpful..thanks for the hardwork..isshoni ganbatte..

[@RandyAkbar98]

Thanks!

[@user-ur1nr9pq2f]

在日日本人ですが非常に勉強になります

[@ZERO-xi5rn]

日本人も外国語を学ぶけど外国人も日本語習ってくれて嬉しいです！ いつか日本に来て話せるのを楽しみに思っています！

[@kemg6522]

このビデオはめっちゃ役に立ちます。ありがとう先生😊

[@jenisha1224]

Don't use translater 😏😂😂

[@kemg6522]

What’s wrong bro

[@kemg6522]

Fix the sentence for me, pleaseeeee

[@jenisha1224]

@@kemg6522 😆

[@user-wr7et5fu3j]

@@jenisha1224 翻訳してもいいでしょ笑

[@user-pd3er6do3x]

日本語を勉強する外国人が沢山いるから嬉しいです😭

[@lxvlie6]

ありがとうございます！

[@1017MONAX9SM]

この動画のおかげで日本語を覚えることができました！！ ありがとうございます！

[@1017MONAX9SM]

まだまだ半人前ですがほかの動画も見てもっともっとうまくなれるように頑張ります！笑

[@user-ib2bf9ru6c]

頑張ってください！日本語を勉強しているあなたを私たち日本人は応援しています！

[@1017MONAX9SM]

@@user-ib2bf9ru6c ありがとうございます😊

[@fatimzahrael2154]

ありがとうございます💚

[@matildawolfram4687]

Thank the author of the channel for making this beautiful and useful video for us! Many people are embarrassed to speak a foreign language if they have no speaking skills. People are afraid to hear criticism from others in their address. It all comes from having a psychological complex - to make a mistake. But, after all, he who does nothing is not wrong! In Yuriy Ivantsiv's workshop "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language" states that we need to talk as much as possible: with yourself, with the mirror, with inanimate objects, with children and with pets. Find an interlocutor in real life or online. Talk without shyness. People won't care how you speak. They understand that you are a foreigner, as long as they understand you. They may even acknowledge your progress in their language and compliment you. However, always be prepared for criticism of your speaking skills. If you have the will to speak, you will gain an interesting interlocutor to consolidate your knowledge. Everyone is strewn with mistakes - don't be afraid to learn from them. As the Latin wisdom says, "walk and thou shalt not go astray". In the book "Polyglot Notes" by YuriyIvantsiv an entire chapter is devoted to the development of spoken language. Here you will find many useful tips and each student can choose a technique that suits him or her best! I wish you all the best of luck in your language learning!

[@user-jr3st4dp2u]

Google Translate taught me to be "super formal" and I'm not happy about it. So glad I found this video lesson with informal Japanese language

[@Zainabtriesit]

Please make a video in how you edit these language learning videos ❤ would be so helpful 🙏

[@cClementaine]

Do more of this.❤️

[@nikanoru13]

Excellent

[@user-pj4nl3hl3p]

ありがたいです。これは私が英語を学ぶのに効果的な方法です。