How do you say "How do I go?" in Japanese?

"How do I go?" in Japanese is "どうやって行きますか。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘How do I go?’ in Japanese

Q: What does "どうやって行きますか。" mean in English?

"どうやって行きますか。" means "How do I go?" in English. Usage tip: [どうやって] asks "how" in the sense of route or method, so [どうやって行きますか] is a natural way to ask how to get somewhere. You can also replace [行きますか] with [行けばいいですか] for "How should I go?"

どうやって行きますか。

dou yatsu te iki masu ka

[doh yaht teh ee-kee mahss kah]

💬 Usage Tip: [どうやって] asks "how" in the sense of route or method, so [どうやって行きますか] is a natural way to ask how to get somewhere. You can also replace [行きますか] with [行けばいいですか] for "How should I go?"

Phrase Breakdown

どうやって

dou yatsu te

how; by what means

Asks about the method or route used to do something.

Example

どうやって行きますか。

How do you go there?

Words in this phrase

どう

dou

[doh]

how

Asks about the method, such as by train, bus, or walking.

Example

どう行きますか、と聞きました。

I asked, “How do you go?”

やっ

yatsu

[yaht]

do; in what way part

Part of やって, which combines with どう to mean “how.”

Example

「どうやって」は便利な表現です。

“Douyatte” is a useful expression.

て

[teh]

doing part

The ending part of やって. Together with どう, it forms “how.”

Example

「やって」の字は小さい「っ」が入ります。

The word “yatte” includes a small “tsu.”

行きます

iki masu

Polite form of the verb 行く, meaning to go.

Example

学校に行きます。

I go to school.

Words in this phrase

行き

iki

[ee-kee]

go part

The verb stem of 行きます, meaning “go.”

Example

友だちと店に行きます。

I go to the shop with my friend.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite verb ending

Makes the verb polite in forms like 行きます.

Example

毎日日本語を勉強します。

I study Japanese every day.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end to make the sentence a question.

Example

歩きますか。

Will you walk?

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