何番(なんばん)

なんばん
noun
what number, which number
1. what number, which number
An interrogative word used to ask about a number or position in a sequence.
何番(なんばん)ですか。
What number is it?
電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)は何番(なんばん)ですか。
What is your phone number?
何番(なんばん)のバスに乗(の)るの？
Which bus number are you taking?

何番(なんばん) asks "what number" or "which number."

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 何番(なんばん)ですか (What number is it?)
  • 何番(なんばん)線(せん) (which platform/line)
  • 何番(なんばん)目(め) (which one in order)

Related: 番号(ばんごう) (number), 番地(ばんち) (address number)

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