Using 何

This is a very useful add-on.

Use it as a counter:

何人	nan nin how many people 来るのは何人ですか？kuru no wa nan nin desu ka? - How many people are coming?
何年	nan nen how many years 何年アメリカに住んでいましたか？ nan nen amerika ni sunde imashita ka? - How many years did you live in America?
何番	nan ban what number 次は何番ですか？ tsugi wa nan ban desu ka? - What is the next number?
何度	nan do what`s the temperature 温度は何度ですか？ ondo wa nando desu ka? - What is the temperature at?
何曜日	nan you bi what day of the week 今日は何曜日ですか？ kyou wa nan youbi desu ka? - What is the day of the week?
何日	nan nichi which day パーティーは何日？ pa-ti wa nan nichi? - What day is the party?
何個	nan ko how many pieces ジェリービーンを何個ほしいですか？ jeri-bi-n o nanko hoshii desu ka? - How many jelly beans do you want?

And the following are a few of the adverbial usages of 何

何か	nani ka something 何か飲みたい。 nanika nomitai - I want something to drink
何でも	nan demo anything, whatever 何でもいいです。 nandemo ii desu. - Anything is fine.
何と	nan to how...! 何とすばらしい日。 nan to subarashii hi. - What a wonderful day!
何のため	nan no tame what for ここに来たのは、何のためですか？ koko ni kita no wa nan no tame desu ka? - Why did you come here?
何となく	nantonaku somehow, in some way 何となく分かる。 nantonaku wakaru. - I somehow understand.