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Ashita ka asatte iku deshō.



                          I  expect  he’ll  go  either  tomorrow  or  the  next

                          day.





                          Hōrensō o hito-taba ka futa-taba kaimashō.
                          I guess I’ll buy 1 or 2 bunches of spinach.





                          Aoki-san ka Suzuki-san ga kimasu.
                          Mr. Aoki or Mr. Suzuki (or someone) will come.


                     Notice  the  difference  in  meaning  between  these  two

                sentences:





                          O-cha ka kōhī wa suki desu ka.
                          Do you like tea or coffee? (either one)





                          O-cha ga suki desu ka. Kōhī ga suki desu ka.
                          Do you like tea? Or, do you like coffee? (which
                          one)





                6.21. Particles                   wa and               o with

                      ikaga desu ka


                If you want to offer a person some tea, you usually say:





                          O-cha wa ikaga desu ka.
                          How about some tea?
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