1-2 Languages and Origins

Question 1

I’m from America.

Answer 1

Amerika kara desu.

Question 2

Um, excuse me. Can you speak English?

Answer 2

Anoo, sumimasen. Eego ga hanasemasu ka?

Question 3

Are you from Japan?

Answer 3

Nihon kara desu ka?

Question 4

Where are you from?

Answer 4

DOchira kara desu ka? [“Dochira” is polite; refers to people.]

Question 5

Are you from China?

Answer 5

CHUUgoku kara desu ka?

Question 6

Yes, I can speak it a little.

Answer 6

Hai. Sukoshi hanasemasu.

Question 7

I can’t speak Chinese.

Answer 7

CHUUgokugo ga hanasemasen.

Question 8

I can speak a little Japanese.

Answer 8

Nihongo ga sukoshi hanasemasu.

Question 9

No. I can’t speak it. I’m sorry.

Answer 9

Iie. Hanasemasen. Sumimasen.

Question 10

I live in Tokyo.

Answer 10

Tookyoo ni sundeimasu. [Use “ni” with a location to indicate a place where someone or something exists. “at” or “in”]

Question 11

I have been living in Yokohama since (from) April [July, September].

Answer 11

Shi-gatsu [shichi-gatsu, ku-gatsu] kara Yokohama ni sundeimasu.

Question 12

I live in Kobe now.

Answer 12

Ima koobe ni sundeimasu.

Question 13

I come [came] from Germany.

Answer 13

Doitsu kara kimashita.

Question 14

Do you understand Japanese?

Answer 14

Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

Question 15

Yes, I understand Japanese a little.

Answer 15

Hai, nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

Question 16

English? No, I can’t speak it. I’m sorry.

Answer 16

Eego? Iie, hanasemasen. Sumimasen.

Question 17

I have been living in Tokyo since (from) spring [summer, autumn, winter].

Answer 17

Haru [natsu, aki, fuyu] kara tookyoo ni sundeimasu.

Question 18

I came in December.

Answer 18

Juu ni-gatsu ni kimashita.