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"ちゃわんはありますか?"
Translation:Is there a bowl?
June 17, 2017
38 Comments
euxneks
791
I also said this. As a native english speaker this is a similar statement, and does not necessarily mean I need more than one bowl.
DashAlex22
716
I think that the reason は is used instead of が is because this is a question. Literally, this sentence could be understood as “What about the rice bowls? Are there any?”
[deactivated user]
I thought that ボウル was used for bowl. Are there different ways of saying it?
N1chope
330
Thank you! When I was wondering what the word may be I thought that the "Cha" part could be about tea, so a bowl made sense. Great to know that I was right! (here another reason to have the kanji in Duolingo)
BreathlessTao
1262
Is ちゃわん even an actual JLPT N5 word? O.o Because I've had my N5 for a few years now but I can't recall seeing much (if any) of it.