日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Sentence Structure」

The interrogative pronoun nan (= nani), when combined with a counter, is used when expressing a question about quantity: "How many ...?" The interrogative pronoun ikutsu ("how many") is used for asking the quantity of specific items such as apples and teacups, for which there is not specific counter. Such items are counted with native-Japanese numerals, or with Roman numerals pronounced in Japanese: hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu, etc. 

「A」本は何冊ありますか。
Hon wa nan-satsu arimasu ka.
How many books are there?

「B」留学生は何人いますか。
Ryūgakusei wa nan-nin imasu ka.
How many foreign students are there?

Examples:
[1]
「Q:」駐車場に車が何台ありますか。
Chūshajō ni kuruma ga nandai arimasu ka.
How many cars are there in the parking lot？
「A:」
10台あります。
Jūdai arimasu.
There are ten.

[2]
「Q:」水槽の中に魚が何匹いますか。
Suisō no naka ni sakana ga nanbiki imasu ka.
How many fish are there in the water tank?
「A:」
赤い魚が2匹と青い魚が3匹います。
Akai sakana ga ni-hiki to aoi sakana ga san-biki imasu.
There are two red ones, and three blue ones.

[3]
「Q:」かごの中にりんごがいくつありますか。
Kago no naka ni ringo ga ikutsu arimasu ka.
How many apples are there in the basket?
「A:」
5つあります。
Itsutsu arimasu.
There are five.

Hope this helps!

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