What's it like
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 43 of 68Asking and following up
Asks how a job, place or new situation is going.
- ... tte dou?how's ...?; what's ... like?
- donna kanji?what's it like?; how's it going?
- nareta?getting used to it?; settled in?
Mix-ups tte dou attaches to a noun ('shigoto tte dou?'); donna kanji stands alone.
... tte dou?
polite ... wa dou desu ka?
how's ...?; what's ... like?
Put any topic before tte to ask someone's impression of it: a new job, a place, a person.
Also used to suggest something: ashita tte dou? 'how about tomorrow?'
atarashii apaato tte dou? hiroi?
How's the new apartment? Is it big?
新しいアパートってどう？広い？
atarashii apaato wa dou desu ka?
How's the new apartment?
新しいアパートはどうですか？
Written 〜ってどう？ · 〜はどうですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 3× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
donna kanji?
polite donna kanji desu ka
what's it like?; how's it going?
Ask for a quick impression of a place or thing, or how something is going; answer ii kanji (going well).
kanji here is 'feel', not the Chinese characters.
atarashii shigoto, donna kanji?
How's the new job going?
新しい仕事、どんな感じ？
atarashii oshigoto, donna kanji desu ka?
How's your new job going?
新しいお仕事、どんな感じですか？
Written どんな感じ？ · どんなかんじ · どんな感じですかWho you say it and hear itHeard 312× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
nareta?
polite naremashita ka?
getting used to it?; settled in?
Asked of someone a few weeks into a new job, school, town or country; as a newcomer you'll hear it a lot.
Answer daibu naremashita ('pretty much') or mada desu ('not yet'). The thing goes before ni: shigoto ni nareta.
atarashii shokuba, mou nareta?
Getting used to the new workplace?
新しい職場、もう慣れた？
nihon no seikatsu ni wa mou naremashita ka?
Have you got used to life in Japan yet?
日本の生活にはもう慣れましたか？
Written 慣れた？ · なれた？ · 慣れましたか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 8× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles