〜語で何ですか

## What it means This is the go-to phrase for asking "how do you say that in [a language]?" It's built from two things you already know: a language name plus で, and the question 何ですか ("what is it?").

## When to use it The pattern is **Language + 語で + 何ですか**, often with the word you're asking about marked by は right before it: これは英語で何ですか ("what is this in English?"). Most language names end in 語 (language) — 英語 (English), 日本語 (Japanese), 中国語 (Chinese) — so you just attach で and 何ですか after the language name.

## Don't confuse it with Beginners sometimes forget the 語 and just say 英で何ですか, which sounds wrong — 語 is a fixed part of the language name and can't be dropped. Also, when asking about a specific word, it's common to put it in quotes or mark it with は first, like「ありがとう」は英語で何ですか ("how do you say 'arigatou' in English?").