If you feel that for the first dialogue, extra practice is needed, then here are some more sentences using the Japanese sentence patterns contained in the first dialogue.
In English
Are you...? 1A. Are you American? 1B: No, I'm not. I'm Spanish. 2A: Are you busy? 2B: No, I'm not. I'm free. 3A: Are you a student? 3B: No, I'm not. I'm a nurse. 4A: Are you hot? 4B: No, I'm not. I'm cold. 5A: Are you rich? 5B: No, I'm not. I'm poor. Where...? 1A: Where is New York? 1B: It's in America. 2A: Where is your wife? 2B: She's at home. 3A: Where is your ticket? 3B: It's here. 4A: Where is my bag? 4B: It's over there. 5A: Where is the train station? 5B: It's over there. |
In Romaji
...desu ka? 1A: Anata wa amerika jin desu ka? 1B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Watashi wa Supein jin desu. 2A: Anata wa isogashii desu ka? 2B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Watashi wa hima desu. 3A: Anata wa gakusei-san desu ka? 3B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Watashi wa Kangofu desu. 4A: Anata wa atsui desu ka? 4B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Samui desu. 5A: Anata wa o-kanemochi desu ka? 5B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Binbou desu. Doko...? 1A:Nyuu Youka wa doko desu ka? 1B: Amerika no naka desu. 2A: Okusan wa doko desu ka? 2B: Kanojo wa uchi ni imasu. 3A: Anata no kippu wa doko desu ka? 3B: Koko desu. 4A: Watashi no fukuro wa doko desu ka? 4B: Asoko desu. 5A: Eki wa doko desu ka? 5B: Asoko desu. |
EnglishAre you...? 1A. Are you American? 1B: No, I'm not. I'm Spanish. 2A: Are you busy? 2B: No, I'm not. I'm free. 3A: Are you a student? 3B: No, I'm not. I'm a nurse. 4A: Are you hot? 4B: No, I'm not. I'm cold. 5A: Are you rich? 5B: No, I'm not. I'm poor. Where...? 1A: Where is New York? 1B: It's in America. 2A: Where is you wife? 2B: She's at home. 3A: Where is your ticket? 3B: It's here. 4A: Where is my bag? 4B: It's over there. 5A: Where is the train station? 5B: It's over there. |
Japanese...desu ka? 1A: Anata wa amerika jin desu ka? 1B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Watashi wa Supein jin desu. 2A: Anata wa isogashii desu ka? 2B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Watashi wa hima desu. 3A: Anata wa gakusei-san desu ka? 3B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Watashi wa Kangofu desu. 4A: Anata wa atsui desu ka? 4B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Samui desu. 5A: Anata wa o-kanemochi desu ka? 5B: Iie, sou de wa nai. Binbou desu. Doko...? 1A:Nyuu Youka wa doko desu ka? 1B: Amerika no naka desu. 2A: Okusan wa doko desu ka? 2B: Kanojo wa uchi ni imasu. 3A: Anata no kippu wa doko desu ka? 3B: Koko desu. 4A: Watashi no fukuro wa doko desu ka? 4B: Asoko desu. 5A: Eki wa doko desu ka? 5B: Asoko desu. |
You will notice in the dialogues that instead of just a straight "no" to questions, there is this "Iie, sou de wa nai" construction. This is because to the Japanese a straight "no" sounds a bit too harsh.
Say isogashii, which means "busy," as though the syllables were separate words: ee-soh-ga shee-ee and its opposite, hima: hee-ma.
Say kangofu, which means "nurse:" kan-goh-foo.
Say binbou, which means "poor:" been-boh-oo.
Say okusan, which means "wife:" oh-koo-san.
Say fukuro, which means "bag:" foo-koo-roh.
Say asoko, which means "over there:" ah-soh-koh.