"What year is next year?"

Translation: 来年は何年ですか？

[Andrea320058]

is "来年は何年ですか" pronounced "らいねんはなんねんですか" ？

[HysanLo]

Yes

[kozumes]

HysanLo is correct it would be pronounced なんねん (nan'nen). This pronunciation is found in Japanese dictionaries.

[Nugginator]

i wrote 何年は来年ですか i know this is wrong but how, what about the order of this makes it wrong?

[sitak]

I think your sentence could be translated as:
"About what year, is it next year?"
Which makes no sense, while the correct sentence would be translated as:
"About next year, what year will it be?"
Which makes more sense.
But I'm just a learner as well, this is just my thought.

[Claqing]

来年, not 何年, is the topic as indicated by the は particle. You could say 何年、来年は？ This would be informal though.