Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Is this how you say do you understand english in japanese?

Question:


So im learning japanese and i just want to confirm something
now this might be a little bit not a good idea because im asking how do you say" do you understand english/japanese"
im not asking do you speak or do you know japanese/english
i dont want to get mixed up but i feel the need to confirm this lol
Anyways

Anata wa eigo ga wakari masuka - Do you understand english
Anata wa nihongo ga wakari masuka - do you understand japanese

And you could just say it like
eigo ga wakari masuka
Right?
Thanks guys
i was just learning this and then i read other people online saying it a tad different like
they said hamekishi or something like that instead of wakari masuka or something

Answer:


Wakarimasu is one word. You just moved the verb stem from the conjugation.


Yes, eigo ga wakarimasu and nihongo ga wakarimasu are correct.

Hamekishi isn't even a word. Hame can mean a few things and so can hamu. Hanasu (hanashimasu) would be speak. Nihongo ga hanasemasu is "can you speak Japanese." Nihongo wo hanashimasu is "You/I speak Japanese."

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