01 what are you doing?                 nani o shite imasuka?
02 what do you want?                   nani ga hoshii desuka?
03 what do you want to do now?         korekara nani o shitai desuka?
04 what are you looking for?           nani o sagashite imasuka?
05 what is your name?                  onamae wa nan(=nani) desuka?
06 what is the name of this town?      kono machi no namae wa nan desuka?
07 what do you call this town?         nan to iu machi desuka?
08 what kind of books?                 nan no hon desuka?
09 what is this picture?               kore wa nan no e desuka?
*picture=e

10 what day of the month is it today?  kyoo wa nan-nichi desuka?
*today=kyoo
11 what month?                         nan-gatsu desuka?
12 wtat time?                          nan-ji desuka?