how; how about

Dou asks how something is or what someone thinks of it; ikaga is its polite version. Dou desu ka asks for an opinion or offers something. Ikaga desu ka is common when offering food or drink.

Examples

• 日本にほんの生活せいかつはどうですか。

  Nihon no seikatsu wa dou desu ka.

  How is life in Japan?

• お茶ちゃはいかがですか。

  Ocha wa ikaga desu ka.

  Would you like some tea?

Vocabulary in these examples

• 生活 daily life, living
• どう how

Related patterns · Question words

• 何（なん / なに） what
• だれ / どなた who
• どこ where
• いつ when
• いくら how much (price)
• どうして / なぜ why