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How do you say "What is the temperature?" in Japanese?
気温は何度ですか？
kion wa nan dodesu ka ?
In Japanese, "What is the temperature?" is 気温は何度ですか？ (kion wa nan dodesu ka ?).
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Pronunciation
気温は何度ですか？ is written using kanji. Romanised as kion wa nan dodesu ka ?, it sounds roughly like "kee-oh-n-wah-nah-n-doh-deh-soo-kah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Kion (気温) combines ki (air) and on (temperature) to ask about climate. Nan dodesu ka (何度ですか) is the polite question form asking how many degrees.
Example sentence
「気温は何度ですか？」と聞いて、気温を調べます。
'kion wa nan dodesu ka ？' to kiite, kion wo shirabemasu.
I ask this question to find out the temperature.
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How to remember 気温は何度ですか？
Temperature questions follow the 'what' pattern: nani plus the topic plus the polite question marker ka. Learn once, reuse everywhere.
Related words
- what is the temperature on monday? 月曜日の気温は何度ですか？ getsuyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what can you do? 何ができますか？ nani ga dekimasu ka ？
- why are you here? なぜここにいるのですか？ naze koko ni iru no desu ka ？
- what is the temperature on friday? 金曜日の気温は何度ですか？ kinyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- where are you from? 出身地はどこですか？ shusshinchi wa doko desu ka ？
- what is the temperature on saturday? 土曜日の気温は何度ですか？ doyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on thursday? 木曜日の気温は何度ですか？ mokuyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on wednesday? 水曜日の気温は何度ですか？ suiyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is your job? 仕事は何ですか？ shigoto wa nan desu ka ？
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Questions about 気温は何度ですか？
How do you pronounce 気温は何度ですか?
気温は何度ですか？ is romanised as kion wa nan dodesu ka ?. Say it roughly like "kee-oh-n-wah-nah-n-doh-deh-soo-kah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 気温は何度ですか formal or casual?
気温は何度ですか？ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 気温は何度ですか written in Japanese?
気温は何度ですか？ is written using kanji. Kion (気温) combines ki (air) and on (temperature) to ask about climate.
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"What is the temperature?" in other languages
- Korean 기온이 어때요? (gioni eottaeyo?)
- Chinese 温度是多少? (wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?)
- Spanish ¿Cuál es la temperatura?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué temperatura hace?
- French Quelle est la température ?
- German Wie warm ist es?
- Italian Qual è la temperatura?
- Russian Какая температура? (kakaja temperatura?)
- Greek Πόσους βαθμούς έχει; (posus vathmus ehyi)
- Arabic درجة الحرارة كام؟ (daragit ilharaara kaem?)
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