How to Say ‘Which team are you supporting, Emily?’ in Japanese
Emily さんはどこを応援しますか。
Emily san wa doko o ouen shi masu ka
[sahn wah DOH-koh oh OH-en shee mahs kah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Using the person's name with さん instead of "you" is the normal, polite way to ask a direct question in Japanese. Saying あなた "you" here would feel distant or a bit odd.
Phrase Breakdown
どこを応援しますか。
doko o ouen shi masu ka
which country/team will you support?
どこ means 'where', and here it means 'which country or team'. を marks the object and is pronounced 'o'.
どこを見ますか。
Where will you look?
Words in this phrase
どこ
doko
[DOH-koh]
where; which (team/country)
A question word for places; here it asks which country or team.
どこのチームが好きですか。
Which team do you like?
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
応援
ouen
[OH-en]
support; cheering
A noun meaning cheering for or backing a team or person; used with する as a verb.
友達の試合を応援に行きます。
I'm going to cheer at my friend's match.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
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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