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 may even be at an advanced level of Japanese, but if you're not practiced in conversation, you can be at a loss as to what to ask.
With that in mind, we've separated some questions for you to ask in a conversation with a native. These are introductory and common questions to ask with someone you are just meeting or intend to talk to.
The Japanese are simplistic, they can talk about any common topic that you would find awkward talking to a person. In Brazil we already have the habit of meeting someone and asking everything about the person's life, it's not usually like that in Japan.
You should take it easy and ask calm questions and maybe even talk about bread. Answering questions can be easy, but asking them isn't so simple, especially when you're not familiar with Japanese grammar.
Questions to generate topic 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.
What do you do in your free time?
- 暇の時に何するんですか？
- What do you do when you have free time?
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 ah 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 i'm desu ka?
Are you hungry?
- お腹が空いていますか。
Are you hungry?
What is it?
- 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。
- Where do you live?
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 comes out desu ka?
How tall are you?
- 身長はどのくらいですか。
- Shinchou Wa Owner 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 a very complex thing to write, as there are thousands of questions to ask a person. I hope you enjoyed this short article, if you have any suggestions for questions just comment below. We appreciate the shares!
