How to Say ‘What kind of photos?’ in Japanese
どんな写真？
donna shashin
[dohn-nah shah-sheen]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often drops words that English needs. [どんな写真？] literally just says "what kind of photos?" but naturally means "What kind of photos are you taking / do you mean?"
Phrase Breakdown
どんな
donna
[dohn-nah]
what kind of
Used to ask about the type or nature of something.
どんな写真が好きですか。
What kind of photos do you like?
写真
shashin
[shah-sheen]
photo; photograph
A picture taken with a camera.
どんな写真を集めていますか。
What kind of photos are you collecting?
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