How do you ask “do you understand japanese” using wakaru instead of wakarimasu?
How can I ask "Do you understand Japanese?" using the verb "wakaru" instead of "wakarimasu"? I am familiar with the phrase "Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?" but I would like to know if it's possible to express it using "wakaru." Is that a correct way to phrase the question?
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It’s “nihongo ga wakaru?” or “nihongo ga wakaru no?”
These are plain, not so polite expression.
The proper way is ” Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?” The ka at the end makes the statement a question. Wakaru is plain speech and wakarimasu is polite speech. Stick with the polite speech.
Absolutely. You can say, “Do you understand Japanese?” using wakaru.
One would simply say: “Nihongo wakaru?” (the voice inflexion goes up like a curved upward arrow.) If you don’t do the voice inflexion, it’ll sound like a statement to a native.
However, this is extremely casual speech. This is not formal speech or “tei-nei go.” It would be much better to use the ‘tei-nei go’: “Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?”
I hope this helps! ?
Wakaru is the plain form of “wakarimasu”, so I would say
“Nihongo ga wakaru ka?” (日本語が分かるか）
But to be honest, that’s impolite. “Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka” is the way to go with someone you don’t know.
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