Kansaibenkyou.net - Question words

どんぐらい

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:38:34 +0000

about how much; about how long

Word type:

Question words

Standard:

どのくらい

Example:

あとどんぐらいで着くん？
After about how long until we arrive?

どこぞ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:33:44 +0000

anywhere; somewhere

Word type:

Question words

Kanji:

何処ぞ

Standard:

どこか

Standard kanji:

何処か

Example:

A: まだ、時間あるなあ。
B: どこぞで休もか？

A: We have some time.
B: Should we take a break somewhere?

Commentary:

Also see なんぞ and だれぞ.

なんで

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:30:37 +0000

why

Word type:

Question words

Kanji:

何で

Standard:

なぜ／どうして

Standard kanji:

何故／どうして

Example:

A: ごめん、今日のデート行かれへんわ。
B: なんで？

A: Sorry, but I can't go out today.
B: Why?

だれぞ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:50:43 +0000

anyone; someone

Word type:

Question words

Kanji:

誰ぞ

Standard:

だれか

Standard kanji:

誰か

Example:

だれぞ代わってくれる人おらんかなあ。
I wish someone would switch with me.

Commentary:

Also see なんぞ and どこぞ.

どない

Yukawa Keiko — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:52:09 +0000

how; what sort/kind of...

Word type:

Question words

Standard:

どう

Example:

梅田まで どないして行く？
How should we get to Umeda?

Commentary:

Also see あない, こない, and そない.

なんべん

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:25:32 +0000

how many (times)

Word type:

Question words

Kanji:

何遍

Standard:

なんど

Standard kanji:

何度

Example:

あいつ、なんべん起こしても起きへんわ。
I tried to wake him up a million times, but he's still asleep.

なんぼ

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:24:33 +0000

how much; how many; how old

Word type:

Question words

Standard:

いくら／いくつ

Standard kanji:

幾ら／幾つ

Example:

これ、なんぼ？
How much for this?