How to Say ‘For how many days do I take it?’ in Japanese
何日飲みますか。
nan nichi nomi masu ka
[nan NEE-chee NOH-mee mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: 何 plus a counting word makes a "how many" question: 何日 (nannichi) "how many days", 何回 (nankai) "how many times". 何 becomes (nan) here, not (nani).
Phrase Breakdown
何日
nan nichi
how many days
何日 (nannichi) means 'how many days' or 'what date'. Say the double 'n' clearly: 'nan-ni-chi'.
何日休みますか。
How many days will you take off?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nan]
how many
何 asks how many when used with a counter like 枚.
何枚必要ですか。
How many do you need?
日
nichi
[NEE-chee]
days (counter)
Counter for number of days; 何日 asks 'how many days'.
何日休みますか。
How many days will you rest?
飲みますか。
nomi masu ka
do (I) take it?
飲みます with question marker か means 'Do I take it?' Raise your voice slightly at the end.
薬を飲みますか。
Do you take medicine?
Words in this phrase
飲み
nomi
[NOH-mee]
drink (stem)
Stem of 飲む 'to drink', used before polite endings like ます.
水を飲みます。
I drink water.
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。
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