How to say “what’s that” in Japanese?
Author: Richard
Q: How do you say what is that in japanese. Kouturiay
A: If it’s something that the other person is holding e.g. they’re talking on an iPhone or something, you’d say “それ何？” (so re na ni?). If it’s something that you can both see, but aren’t touching e.g. a new Nintendo console on a store shelf, then you’d say “あれ何？” ( a re na ni?).
Similarly if it’s something you are holding and want to say “What’s this?” you say in Japanese ”これ何？” (ko re na ni?).
何？ (na ni) on its own means “What?” . You’ll hear this a lot in Japan!
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