How to Say ‘What's different?’ in Japanese
何が違いますか。
nani ga chigai masu ka
[na-ni ga chee-GAH-ee mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: 違います means "differ", but on its own it's also the common way to say "that's wrong" or "no, that's not it."
Phrase Breakdown
何が
nani ga
what (subject)
何 (nani) means 'what', and が marks it as the subject.
何がいいですか。
What would be good?
Words in this phrase
何
nani
[na-ni]
what
Used to ask for information about something.
何が欲しい？
What do you want?
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
違いますか。
chigai masu ka
is different?
違います means 'to be different'. か makes it a question.
色が違いますか。
Is the color different?
Words in this phrase
違い
chigai
[chee-GAH-ee]
differ; be different
Stem of the verb 違う, meaning to be different.
味が違います。
The taste is different.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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