III. Normal order of noun phrases

E. how a thing or a person is, use doo or ikaga (the polite counterpart of doo);

Examples
1. Konogoro doo desu ka.
"How have you been, these days?"
2. Nihongo no benkyoo wa ikaga desu ka.
"How is your study of Japanese?"

F. a way of doing something, use doo yatte ;

Examples
1.Sakae e wa doo yatte ikimasu ka.
"How can l get to Sakae?"
2. Kore wa doo yatte tabemasu ka.
"How can l eat this?"
G. time, use itsu ;

Examples
1. Itsu Nihon e kimashita ka.
"When did you come to Japan?"
2. A : Daigaku e wa itsu ikimasu ka.
"When will you go to the university?"
B : Ashita ikimasu.
"I'll go there tomorrow."

H. place, use doko or dochira (the polite counterpart of doko);

Examples
1. Nagoya daigaku wa doko ni arimasu ka.
"Where is Nagoya University?"
2. Sensee, dochira e.
"Where are you going, professor?"

I. number of things, size or age, use ikutsu ;

Examples
1. Kasettoteepu wa ikutsu kaimashita ka.
"How many cassette tapes did you buy?"
2. Ruin san wa ikutsu desu ka.
"How old is Mr. Lwin?"

J. money, use ikura ;

Examples
1. Kono hon wa ikura desu ka.
"How much is this book?"
2. Kore wa ikura no kaban desu ka.
"How much is this bag?"

K. approximate number or quantity, use 'dono kurai'/'dono gurai' or 'dore kurai'/ 'dore gurai';

Examples
1. Kono daigaku ni gakusee ga dono kurai imasu ka.
"About how many students are there in this university?"
2. A : Nihon ni dore gurai imasu ka.
"How long will you stay in Japan?"
B : Ninen gurai imasu.
"I'll be here for about two years."

L. the name of a person you don't know, use dare ;
Example
Ano gakusee wa dare desu ka.
"Who is that student?"

M. a thing which is someone's possession, use dare no.

Example
Are wa dare no hon desu ka.
"Whose book is that?"

In addition, + nan { a counter (-ji for hour of the day, -en for money, -nichi for date, etc.)is used.

Examples
1. lma nanji desu ka.
"What time is it now?"
2. Kore wa 'nan en'/ikura desu ka.
"How much is this?"
3. Kyoo wa nannichi desu ka.
"What's the date today?"

Nani { a noun is also used to ask about nationality, language, color, etc.; nanujin "what nationality," nanigo "what language," nani'iro "what color," etc.

Examples
1. A : Arisu san wa nanijin desu ka.
"What's Alice san's nationality?"
B : Ejiputojin desu.
"She's an Egyptian."
2. A : Arisu san wa nanigo o hanashimasu ka.
"What language does Alice san speak?"
B : Arabiago desu.
"She speaks Arabic."