Grammar
N5 question

How about 〜はどうですか

Meaning

"How about ~? / How is ~?". Asks for an opinion, impression, or suggestion about a topic.

Formation

Notes

Very common in conversation. どうですか alone = "how is it?" Slightly polite. Casual: どう?. For suggestions: 「コーヒーはどうですか」"How about coffee?"

Examples

How is life in Japan?

Breakdown
Japan (modifier) life (topic) how is?

How's the new job?

Breakdown
new job (topic) how is?

How about some coffee? (suggestion)

Breakdown
coffee (topic) how about?

How are things going?

Breakdown
condition (topic) how is?

How are your Japanese studies going?

Breakdown
Japanese (modifier) study (topic) how is?