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KA か
Probably the easiest thing to do in the Japanese language is make a question sentence. Basically, all you need to do is add 'ka' at the end of the sentence. 'Ka' turns the sentence into a question and is often (jokingly) referred to as "the question mark".

Time for some examples!

りゅうがくせいです。 –> りゅうがくせいですか。
Ryuugakusei desu. –> Ryuugakusei desu ka?
(I am a) international student. –> (Are you an) international student?

This is a simple yes or no question (hai/iie). But you can also have questions that ask for something specific. See below:

せんもんはなんですか。
Senmon wa nan desu ka?
What is your major?

(せんもんは)えいごです。
(Senmon wa) eigo desu.
(My major) is English.

The 'senmon wa' part is optional in the second sentence as the subject of the sentence is already known.

Now try writing question sentences with these: (you are welcome to write answers but I haven't gotten into numbers yet or how numbers work with these words, but no harm in going ahead!)
なんじ、なんさい、なんねんせい
Nan ji, nan sai, nan nensei
What time, what age, what year in school

—STOP AND TRY—

—THEN CONTINUE—

Answers can vary, so don't freak out if your's don't match mine exactly. Mine are just the basic answers for what I covered above.

なんじですか。　なんさいですか。　なんねんせいですか。
Nan ji desu ka? Nan sai desu ka? Nan nensei desu ka?
What time is it? How old are you/what age are you? What year (in school) are you?

Description
KA か
Probably the easiest thing to do in the Japanese language is make a question sentence. Basically, all you need to do is add 'ka' at the end of the sentence. 'Ka' turns the sentence into a question and is often (jokingly) referred to as "the question mark".

Time for some examples!

りゅうがくせいです。 –> りゅうがくせいですか。
Ryuugakusei desu. –> Ryuugakusei desu ka?
(I am a) international student. –> (Are you an) international student?

This is a simple yes or no question (hai/iie). But you can also have questions that ask for something specific. See below:

せんもんはなんですか。
Senmon wa nan desu ka?
What is your major?

(せんもんは)えいごです。
(Senmon wa) eigo desu.
(My major) is English.

The 'senmon wa' part is optional in the second sentence as the subject of the sentence is already known.

Now try writing question sentences with these: (you are welcome to write answers but I haven't gotten into numbers yet or how numbers work with these words, but no harm in going ahead!)
なんじ、なんさい、なんねんせい
Nan ji, nan sai, nan nensei
What time, what age, what year in school

—STOP AND TRY—

—THEN CONTINUE—

Answers can vary, so don't freak out if your's don't match mine exactly. Mine are just the basic answers for what I covered above.

なんじですか。　なんさいですか。　なんねんせいですか。
Nan ji desu ka? Nan sai desu ka? Nan nensei desu ka?
What time is it? How old are you/what age are you? What year (in school) are you?