Japanese phrase
___は何といいますか？ ___ wa nan to i i ma su ka
Meaning
What do you call ___?
When to use it
Asks what something is called. This polite question is common when learning the name of a familiar object.
Example dialogue
これは何といいますか？ ko re wa nan to i i ma su ka
What do you call this?
りんごといいます。 ri n go to i i ma su
It is called an apple.