First Dialogue Extra Practice

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.

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 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.


A note on Japanese culture
when it comes to language

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.

A note on pronunciation

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.

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