{"id":5600,"date":"2025-10-28T15:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnjpclubwp.test\/ngu-phap-n5\/dou-iimasu-ka.html"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:17:30","slug":"dou-iimasu-ka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vnjpclub.com\/en\/n5-grammar\/dou-iimasu-ka.html","title":{"rendered":"\uff5e\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b \u2014 how do you say\u2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<noscript><div class=\"vnjp-noscript\">\u26a0\ufe0f Please enable JavaScript to view the content of this page.<\/div><\/noscript><div class=\"vnjp-js-only\"><section class=\"ai-explain-body\">\n  <h3>1. Basic structure<\/h3>\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Pattern<\/th>\n        <th>Structure<\/th>\n        <th>Meaning<\/th>\n        <th>Notes<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Asking how to say (N5 standard)<\/td>\n        <td><b>X \u306f \u8a00\u8a9e\uff0b\u3067 \u4f55\uff08\u306a\u3093\uff09\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/b><\/td>\n        <td>How do you say X in (language)?<\/td>\n        <td>Most common: \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\uff0f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\uff0b\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Variant with \u3069\u3046<\/td>\n        <td><b>X \u306f \u8a00\u8a9e\uff0b\u3067 \u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/b><\/td>\n        <td>How do you say X <i>in what way<\/i> in (language)?<\/td>\n        <td>Natural in conversation; close in meaning to \u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Casual<\/td>\n        <td><b>X \u3063\u3066 \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3066\u8a00\u3046\uff1f\uff0f\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3046\uff1f<\/b><\/td>\n        <td>How do you say X in Japanese?<\/td>\n        <td>Contraction: \u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3046 \u2192 \u4f55\u3066\u8a00\u3046<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Simple pattern<\/td>\n        <td><b>X \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/b><\/td>\n        <td>What is X in Japanese?<\/td>\n        <td>For single words; very common at N5 level<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h3>2. Main meaning & detailed analysis<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Ask for the <b>expression<\/b> of a word\/sentence in a language: \u201chow to say it,\u201d \u201cwhat it's called.\u201d<\/li>\n    <li><b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b> emphasizes \u201csay <i>what<\/i>.\u201d <b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b> emphasizes \u201csay <i>how<\/i>\u201d (the phrasing).<\/li>\n    <li>For single words\/phrases, <b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff0f\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/b> are both natural. For paraphrases\/longer sentences, <b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b> is more natural.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>3. Example sentences<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>\u300c\u732b\u300d\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b>\u3002<br>How do you say \u201c\u732b\u201d in English?<\/li>\n    <li>\u3053\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b>\u3002<br>How do you say this feeling in Japanese?<\/li>\n    <li>\u300c\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u300d\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b>\u3002\u2014 \u201cThank you.\u201d<br>How do you say \u201c\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u201d in English? \u2014 \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/li>\n    <li>\u3053\u306e\u6587\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b>\u3002<br>How do you say this sentence in Japanese?<\/li>\n    <li>Wi-Fi \u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/b>\u3002<br>What is Wi\u2011Fi in Japanese?<\/li>\n    <li>\u3053\u308c\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u4f55\u3066\u8a00\u3046<\/b>\uff1f\uff08casual\uff09<br>How do you say this in English?<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>4. Usage & nuance<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Formal: X \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff0f\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/li>\n    <li>Casual: X \u3063\u3066 \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3066\u8a00\u3046\uff1f\uff0f\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3046\uff1f<\/li>\n    <li>The pattern \u201cX \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b\u201d is appropriate for asking about a single <i>word<\/i>.<\/li>\n    <li>When answering, use: \u300cX\u300d\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u300cY\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\/ Y \u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>5. Comparison, distinctions, and similar patterns<\/h3>\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Pattern<\/th>\n        <th>Meaning<\/th>\n        <th>Difference<\/th>\n        <th>Short example<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>X \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/td>\n        <td>What it's called<\/td>\n        <td>Common, neutral<\/td>\n        <td>\u300capple\u300d\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>X \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/td>\n        <td>How to say it<\/td>\n        <td>Emphasizes the phrasing; fits sentences\/phrases<\/td>\n        <td>\u3053\u306e\u8868\u73fe\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>X \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067 \u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/td>\n        <td>What it is<\/td>\n        <td>Simple, single word<\/td>\n        <td>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>\u3069\u3046\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/td>\n        <td>How to read it<\/td>\n        <td>Asks for the reading, not the meaning<\/td>\n        <td>\u3053\u306e\u6f22\u5b57\u306f\u3069\u3046\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h3>6. Extended notes<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>\u201c\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u201d is often pronounced in shortened forms \u201c\u306a\u3093\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\/\u4f55\u3066\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u201d.<\/li>\n    <li>Don't confuse <b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3046<\/b> (to say how) with <b>\u3069\u3046\u3044\u3046N<\/b> (what kind of N).<\/li>\n    <li>When you want to emphasize the language: X \u306f <b>\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u306f<\/b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff08as opposed to other languages\uff09.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>7. Variations & fixed phrases<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>\u300cX\u300d\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067<b>Y \u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/b>\u3002\uff08Sample answer\uff09<\/li>\n    <li>X \u306f \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u4f55\u3066\u8a00\u3046\u306e<\/b>\uff1f\uff08casual\uff09<\/li>\n    <li>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067<b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3048\u3070<\/b>\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002\uff08how should I say it correctly\uff09<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h3>8. Common mistakes & JLPT traps<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Wrong particle: \u00d7\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306b\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b \u2192 \u2713\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<b>\u3067<\/b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/li>\n    <li>Using <b>\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b> for kanji: you need <b>\u3069\u3046\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b> when asking how to read it.<\/li>\n    <li>Mixing up <b>\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/b> (what it is) with <b>\u4f55\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/b> (what it's called); both are fine for single words but have different nuances.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>            <nav class=\"sibling-nav v2\" aria-label=\"Sibling navigation\">\r\n              <div class=\"sib-col sib-left\">\r\n                                  <a class=\"sib chip prev\"\r\n                     href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nanto-iimasu-ka.html\"\r\n                     rel=\"prev\"\r\n                     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href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dokodemo.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3053\u3067\u3082\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dokonimo-masen.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3053\u306b\u3082\uff5e\u307e\u305b\u3093                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dokohemo-masen.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3053\u3078\u3082\uff5e\u307e\u305b\u3093                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dokomo-masen.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3053\u3082\uff5e\u307e\u305b\u3093                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dochira.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3061\u3089\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/donata.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u306a\u305f\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dono.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u306e\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/doredemo.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u308c\u3067\u3082\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/donna.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3093\u306a\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nani.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u306a\u306b\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nanika.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u306a\u306b\u304b\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nanimo-masen.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u306a\u306b\u3082\uff5e\u307e\u305b\u3093                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nan.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u306a\u3093\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nande.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u306a\u3093\u3067\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nandemo.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u306a\u3093\u3067\u3082\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/nanto-iimasu-ka.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \uff5e\u306a\u3093\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip active\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dou-iimasu-ka.html\"\r\n                       aria-current=\"page\">\r\n                      \uff5e\u3069\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dou-shimasu-ka.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \uff5e\u3069\u3046\u3057\u307e\u3059\u304b                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/dou-desu-ka.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \uff5e\u3069\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304b                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/douyatte.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \u3069\u3046\u3084\u3063\u3066\uff5e                    <\/a>\r\n                  <\/li>\r\n                                  <li>\r\n                    <a class=\"chip\"\r\n                       href=\"\/en\/n5-grammar\/toki.html\"\r\n                       >\r\n                      \uff5e\u3068\u304d                    <\/a>\r\n                  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