Japanese Sentences with English Translations - Sentences [尋ねる]

Try to be as polite as you can when asking directions.

If you lose your way, ask a policeman.

If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.

"Are you being attended to?" asked the shopkeeper.

A stranger came up and asked me the way to the hospital.

When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.

He asked me who I thought would win the race.

They may even ask if you are all right or if there is something they can help you with.

Taro asked after her father.

If the other person does mention his family, then it is perfectly OK to ask about the ages of the children, and if you have children, to compare educational and cultural differences in raising children.

The teacher asked me which book I liked.

When I met my former teacher, he inquired after my parents.

Little children always question things we adults take for granted.

A woman asked me for directions.

It is acceptable to mention your job and interests and to ask the other person about his, but be careful not to let the conversation become too personal.

Not knowing where she was, she stopped and asked the way on the street.

Ask him when the next plane leaves.

Ask him what to do next.

Sometimes, father will ask me unexpectedly.

I remember asking an old man the way.