How to Say ‘Where are the drinks?’ in Japanese
のみものはどこですか。
nomi mono wa doko desu ka
[noh-mee moh-noh wah doh-koh dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: This follows the super useful pattern [item] + [はどこですか]. Swap [のみもの] with any item you need.
🇯🇵 In Japan: If you ask this, staff may direct you to a fridge wall rather than a shelf aisle.
Phrase Breakdown
のみもの
nomi mono
drink; beverage
A general word for something you drink.
のみものをください。
Please give me a drink.
Words in this phrase
のみ
nomi
[noh-mee]
drinkable / to drink
Part of the word のみもの, meaning drinks.
のみものはどこですか、とききます。
You ask, “Where are the drinks?”
もの
mono
[moh-noh]
thing
Part of のみもの, together meaning drinks.
のみものはどこですか、でのみものをさがします。
With nomimono wa doko desu ka, you look for drinks.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Marks drinks as the topic of the sentence.
のみものはどこですか、でははがトピックです。
In nomimono wa doko desu ka, wa marks the topic.
どこですか。
doko desu ka
Where is it?
A polite question asking for location.
のみものはどこですか。
Where are the drinks?
Words in this phrase
どこ
doko
[doh-koh]
where
Used to ask location.
のみものはどこですか、とばしょをききます。
You ask where the drinks are.
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
Polite copula used in the question.
のみものはどこですか、はていねいなききかたです。
Nomimono wa doko desu ka is a polite way to ask.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Turns the sentence into a question.
のみものはどこですか、としつもんします。
You ask a question by saying nomimono wa doko desu ka.
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