How to ask "What are the necessary things to bring?"


I am going on to WWOOF in Hokkaido soon (a programme where you help out at a
cafe/pension/farm in exchange for room). Kind of like a working holiday.

I am just starting to learn Japanese so the following part is rather beyond me
at the moment:--

I would like to ask/check with my host via email what I need to bring there,
and I also want to state some examples, for e.g. (i) do I need to bring my own
toiletries such as shampoo and conditioner, washing powder (ii) whether any
special work clothes or items are needed, such as gloves, aprons etc.
Basically what things I should bring there.

How should I ask these questions in Japanese politely?  
Is it something like:

> 何か必要なものを持っていますか？  
>  たとえば せんざいとシャーワのアイテムなど、そしてほかの必要な物など？

I appreciate if you could include romaji translation to help me read the kanji
easier (also for me to learn to read that word). Gomen nasai >_<

P.S.  
If you could think of other things I should ask my host, or how I should end
the email politely, feel free to include the extra phrases here :)




> 何か必要なものを持っていますか？

This happens to be a perfectly grammatical (although a bit puzzling) Japanese
sentence, but it means "Do you have something which is necessary?" You are
asking if your host family has something, not yourself.

  * When you want to ask "What is ～?", the basic structure is "～は何ですか？"
  * You can safely use 必要なもの ("necessary thing(s)").
  * Or you can say 持って行くもの ("thing(s) to bring"). Generally, "thing(s) to [verb]" can be translated as "[verb (dictionary form)] + もの". (eg. 食べるもの "things to eat")
  * There are a number of ways to say "have to ～" or "must ～" in Japanese, but here's how to say "need to ～" in Japanese: [What is the equivalent use of need and need + Verb?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/4669/5010)

So here are the simplest possible expressions:

>   * 必要【ひつよう】なものは何【なに】ですか? (lit. "What is the thing which is necessary?")
>   * 持【も】って行【い】くものは何ですか? (lit. "What is the thing to bring?")
>   * 何を持って行く必要がありますか? (lit. "What do I need to bring?")
>

* * *

> たとえば せんざいとシャーワのアイテムなど、そしてほかの必要な物など？

This sentence is not the most natural one, but at least you can make yourself
understood. (Well, _Shower_ is シャワー, not シャーワ)

