Topic N3
Japanese Learning
30. か何か : Or something / Or anything.
✏️Structure
Noun + か何か💡Usage
Used when giving an uncertain example, or suggesting one of many possibilities.
📚Examples
外はとても暑そうですね。冷たいお茶か何か飲みませんか。
Soto wa totemo atsusou desu ne. Tsumetai ocha ka nanika nomimasen ka.
It looks very hot outside. Would you like to drink some cold tea or something?
せっかくの休日だし、天気が良ければ映画か何か見に行こう。
Sekkaku no kyuujitsu dashi, tenki ga yokereba eiga ka nanika mi ni ikou.
Since it's a long-awaited holiday, if the weather is nice, let's go see a movie or something.
彼はさっきからずっと静かに本か何か読んでいたようだ。
Kare wa sakki kara zutto shizuka ni hon ka nanika yonde ita you da.
It seems he has been quietly reading a book or something for a while now.
急な仕事が入ってしまったので、悪いけれど2、3日ほど旅行を延期してくれませんか。
Kyuu na shigoto ga haitte shimatta node, warui keredo nisan nichi hodo ryokou wo enki shitekuremasen ka.
Something urgent came up at work, so I'm sorry, but could you please postpone the trip for two or three days?
彼はヘッドホンをつけているけど、音楽か何か聞いているのかな？
Kare wa heddohon wo tsukete iru kedo, ongaku ka nanika kiite iru no kana?
He's wearing headphones; I wonder if he's listening to music or something.
冷蔵庫の中が空っぽだから、コンビニでケーキか何か買ってきて。
Reizouko no naka ga karappo dakara, konbini de keeki ka nanika katte kite.
The fridge is empty, so please go buy a cake or something at the convenience store.
パトカーがたくさん停まっているし、近くで事故か何かあったらしい。
Patokaa ga takusan tomatte iru shi, chikaku de jiko ka nanika atta rashii.
Lots of police cars are parked there; apparently there was an accident or something nearby.
少し熱があるみたいだし、季節の変わり目で風邪か何かひいたみたいだ。
Sukoshi netsu ga aru mitai dashi, kisetsu no kawarime de kaze ka nanika hiita mitai da.
I seem to have a slight fever; it feels like I caught a cold or something during the changing of the seasons.
一人暮らしは寂しいから、癒しのために猫か何かを飼いたいと思っている。
Hitorigurashi wa sabishii kara, iyashi no tame ni neko ka nanika wo kaitai to omotte iru.
Living alone is lonely, so I'm thinking of getting a cat or something for comfort.
今日は朝から豪華な格好をしているけれど、パーティーか何かやるの？
Kyou wa asa kara gouka na kakkou wo shite iru keredo, paatii ka nanika yaru no?
You've been dressed up grandly since this morning; are you having a party or something?