文法: Grammar a Day - Level 4 [ 何 (nani) ]

何 (nani) - What

--- Notes ---
Use nan before b, p, d, t, n, r, and z. Use nani before all other letters.

--- Examples ---
何にしますか。
What will you have?  

何の用ですか。
What is your business (here / with me) ?  

この花は英語で何（なん）と言いますか。
What do you call this flower in English?  

この箱の中に何があるのか。
What is in this box?  

あなたの好きな食べ物は何ですか。
What is your favourite food?  

あなたの名前は何ですか。
What is your name?  

あれは何ですか。
What is that?  

あなたが本当に言いたいことは何ですか。
What is it that you really want to say?  

--- Comments ---
Note that 何 will be either なに or なん depending on where it is
used. (contributor: Amatuka)

instead of anatano namae wa nan desuka I think it is more ploite to say
onamae wa nandesuka (contributor: simbauk)

Ex 4870/71 the use of あなた seems odd to me as  it seems to be trying
to impose unnecessary and perhaps misleading English style on Japanese but
I am not a native J-speaker and am a novice - any comments from native
speakers? (contributor: walter)

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