| | this (near speaker) | that (near listener) | that over there (close to neither) | which? Question word | | ------------------ | ------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------ | | that thing | 此れ・これ | 其れ・それ | 彼△・あれ | どれ | |丁寧語 thing, option | 此方・こちら | 其方△・そちら | 彼方△・あちら | どっちら | | place | ここ | そこ | あそこ | どこ | | that thing's | この | その | あの | どの | | that kind of thing | こんな | そんな | あんな | どんな | | manner of doing | こう | そう | ああ | どう | こっち、そっち、あっち are very casual alternatives to こちら etc.
This kind of (...)
こんな is used to modifynoun＋ こんなゲームは難しい
A game like this is hard
こう is used to modify adjectives, verbs and adverbs
こう難しいゲーム A game that is hard like this
Quesstion words
どれ＝"which thing" どっち = "Which thing(ら)" どこ＝"Which place"→"Where" どの＝"What kind of thing" どんあ＝"What kind of way of doing a thing" どう＝"What way of doing"→"How" (most broad)
どう - advice
Asking for advice using a Conditional forms (〜ば、〜たら、なら、と).
黒いスーツを着たらどうですか What do you think of wearing a black suit?
銀行に行ったらどうですか？ How about going to the bank?
lit. If you go to a bank, how is it?
偶にご両親と話せばどう？ How about occasionally talking with your parents?
lit. If you occasionally talk with your parents, how is it?