Have you ever tried to chat on social media with a Japanese person, but can’t remember interesting questions to keep a conversation going? You might even be at an advanced level of Japanese, but if you don’t have practice in conversing, you can feel lost not knowing what to ask.
With that in mind, we have separated some questions for you to ask in a conversation with a native speaker. These are introductory and common questions to be asked with someone you are just getting to know or intend to talk to.
Japanese people are simplistic; they can talk about any common topic that you would find strange to discuss with someone. In Brazil, we already have the habit of meeting someone and immediately asking everything about their life, but it is not usually like that in Japan.
You should take it easy and ask calm questions, and who knows, even talk about bread. Answering questions can be easy, but asking them is not so simple, especially when we are not familiar with Japanese grammar.
Questions to generate topics in Japanese
Let’s skip all those questions that everyone knows, like good morning, good afternoon, how are you, it’s a pleasure… If you don’t know these words, we recommend reading the following articles before continuing here.
What do you do in your free time?
– 暇の時に何するんですか？
– Hima no toki ni, nani surun desu ka?
What’s going on?
– 何してるの？
– Nani shiteru no?
What are your hobbies?
– 趣味はなんですか。
– Shumi wa nan desu ka?
What’s wrong?
– どうしたんですか。
– Doushitan desu ka?
How’s the weather?
– 天気はどうですか。
– Tenki wa dou desu ka?
Are you hungry?
– お腹が空いていますか。
– Onaka ga aite imasu ka?
What is this?
– これは何ですか。
– Kore wa nan desu ka?
Where do you live?
– どこに住んでいますか。
– Doko ni sunde imasu ka?
What is your job?
– 仕事は何ですか。
– Shigoto wa nan desu ka?
How old are you?
– 何歳ですか。
– Nan sai desu ka?
What is your height?
– 身長はどのくらいですか。
– Shinchou wa dono kurai desu ka?
Shall we go out (have fun) one day?
– いつか遊びにいきませんか.
– Itsuka asobi ni ikimasen ka?
What are you doing?
– 何をしているんですか.
– Nani wo shite irun desu ka?
Questions to keep a conversation going is something quite complex to write, as there are thousands of questions to ask a person. I hope you liked this small article, if you have suggestions for questions just comment below. We appreciate the shares!
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