どっち

どっち is the casual form of どちら, used to ask "which one" (of two) or "which way."

Related words

• こっち: this way / this one (near speaker)
• そっち: that way / that one (near listener)
• あっち: over there / that one (far from both)

Register

• どっち: casual (used with friends, family)
• どちら: polite (used in formal situations, with strangers)

Common patterns

• どっちがいい？: Which one is better?
• どっちでもいい: Either is fine.
• どっちにする？: Which will you choose?
• どっちかというと: if I had to choose / rather

Usage

In sense 1, どっち chooses between two options; for three or more, use どれ. Sense 2 (direction) has no such limit.