“Ka”. Turning a sentence into a question.

New Vocab:
Doko = where
Dare = who
Nan = what

This lesson is relatively easier than the other lessons. In order to make a sentence a question, just add “ka” to the end (as long as it makes sense). Let’s look at some of the sentences we had before and see if this works.

"Tomodachi wa Nihonjin desu." = "My friend is Japanese." This can also mean “Your friend is Japanese” depending on the context.
Now adding “ka” at the end it becomes:
"Tomodachi wa Nihonjin desu ka?" = "Is my/your friend Japanese?"

Another:
"Kore wa hon desu." = "This is a book."
Now adding “Ka” at the end it becomes:
"Kore wa hon desu ka?" = "Is this a book?"

Pretty easy, huh?

Now lets use some of the new vocab we learned above:
“Doko desu ka?” = “Where is it?”
Lets expand:
“Inu wa doko desu ka?” = “Where is the dog?”

“Dare desu ka?” = “Who is it?”
Lets expand:
“Tomodachi wa dare desu ka?” = “Who is your friend?” or “As for your friend, who is he/she?”

Another:
“Kore wa Nan desu ka?” = “What is this?” or “As for this, what is it?”

That is all for today. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments. I would be happy to answer them.

Don’t forget to practice with objects around the room. Have fun!