Picking a side
Conversation phrases, Stage 2chunk 9 of 71What do you think
Ask which option someone prefers and lean one way yourself.
- dotchi ga ii to omou?which do you think is better?
- dotchi ka tte iu toif anything; I'd lean toward; if I had to choose
- dotchi ha?which side are you on?; which do you go for?
- watashi wa ... ha kanaI'm more of a ... person, I guess
Mix-ups dotchi? (which one) vs dotchika (either one); ha is 'camp' (派), not the particle wa.
dotchi ga ii to omou?
polite dochira ga ii to omoimasu ka?
which do you think is better?
Asks a friend to help you choose between two things: clothes, dates, plans.
Dotchi is casual for dochira; for three or more options ask dore ga ii?
kono futatsu, dotchi ga ii to omou?
Which of these two do you think is better?
この二つ、どっちがいいと思う？
kono futatsu, dochira ga ii to omoimasu ka?
Which of these two do you think is better?
この二つ、どちらがいいと思いますか？
Written どっちがいいと思う？ · どっちがいいとおもう？ · どちらがいいと思いますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 4× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
dotchi ka tte iu to
polite dochira ka to iu to
if anything; I'd lean toward; if I had to choose
Starts a mild preference when you're not strongly on either side.
Often ends with ... ha kana or ... no hou ga suki.
dotchi ka tte iu to, natsu yori fuyu ga suki.
If anything, I prefer winter to summer.
どっちかっていうと、夏より冬が好き。
dochira ka to iu to, natsu yori fuyu ga suki desu.
If anything, I prefer winter to summer.
どちらかと言うと、夏より冬が好きです。
Written どっちかっていうと · どちらかと言うとWho you say itHeard 12× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
dotchi ha?
polite dochira ha desu ka?
which side are you on?; which do you go for?
Comes after two options to ask which camp someone is in; answer with ... ha kana.
Dotchi is casual for dochira.
raamen to udon nara, dotchi ha?
Ramen or udon: which are you?
ラーメンとうどんなら、どっち派？
raamen to udon nara, dochira ha desu ka?
Ramen or udon: which do you prefer?
ラーメンとうどんなら、どちら派ですか？
Written どっち派？ · どっちは？ · どちら派ですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 1× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
watashi wa ... ha kana
polite watashi wa ... ha desu ne
I'm more of a ... person, I guess
Answers a this-or-that question with your side; kana softens it.
Ha (派) means 'camp, side' and is said ha, unlike the topic particle wa.
watashi wa koohii yori koucha ha kana.
I'm more of a tea person than coffee, I guess.
私はコーヒーより紅茶派かな。
watashi wa koohii yori koucha ha desu ne.
I'm more of a tea person than a coffee person.
私はコーヒーより紅茶派ですね。
Written 私は〜派かな · わたしは〜はかな · 私は〜派ですねWho you say itHeard 30× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles