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@DK:
lololol WE LEARNED THAT SAME ONE!!!
so much fun!

@ashurato:
So for my class, we are required to have pen pals in tokyo women's university.
We got out letters recently and I had one of my japanese friends help me out on a sentence. It is:

フォーが何であるかを知っていますか？

My question is why would they tell me to use the 何であるか?
I know I am asking do you know what pho is.
And I can dissect is so I see the あります but I don't see why there is a か after is.
I know 何 is what and 何で can be why or another way of saying "what" correct?