How to Say ‘What are the circles in this chart?’ in Japanese
このグラフの丸は何ですか。
kono gurafu no maru wa nan desu ka
[kono goo-RAH-foo noh MAH-roo wa nan dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: は here is said (wa), not (ha). You can reuse 〜は何ですか for any item: この線は何ですか "what is this line?".
Phrase Breakdown
このグラフの丸は
kono gurafu no maru wa
the circles on this graph
'この' (this) + 'グラフ' (graph) + 'の' (of) + '丸' (circle, maru) + 'は' (topic marker, read 'wa').
このグラフの丸は赤いです。
The circles on this graph are red.
Words in this phrase
この
kono
[kono]
this
Demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific thing near the speaker.
この仕事は難しいです。
This job is difficult.
グラフ
gurafu
[goo-RAH-foo]
graph; chart
A loanword from English for a visual chart showing data.
グラフが大きいです。
The graph is big.
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle showing possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe-s.
よやくの時間を見ます。
I look at the reservation time.
丸
maru
[MAH-roo]
circle
A round shape; also used for a circle mark or dot in charts.
紙に丸を書きます。
I draw a circle on the paper.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks the proposed time as the topic; pronounced wa.
四時半は大丈夫です。
4:30 is okay.
何ですか。
nan desu ka
what are they?
'何' is read 'nan' before 'です'. Say 'nan des ka'.
これは何ですか。
What is this?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nan]
what
An interrogative word used to ask questions.
今は何時ですか？
What time is it now?
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
A particle used at the end of a sentence to form a question.
それは大丈夫ですか？
Is that okay?
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