nani
Casual

Translations

1. what
2. huh

Notes

The word 'nani' is commonly used in casual conversations to ask questions. It can be considered informal, and in more polite contexts, it is often used with additional polite forms such as 'nan desu ka'.

Tags

#question #interrogative #informal

Examples

これは何ですか?

Kore wa nan desu ka?

What is this?

何をしていますか?

Nani o shiteimasu ka?

What are you doing?