1-4 Personal Info and Preferences

Question 1

Mr. Smith, right? What is your home address? [polite]

Answer 1

Sumisu sama, desu ne? Go-juusho wa? [“Sama” is highly polite form used instead of “san,” for example, by hotel and bank clerks with customers.]

Question 2

Excuse me for asking, but how old are you? [polite]

Answer 2

Shitsuree desu ga, o-toshi wa?

Question 3

What is it?

Answer 3

Nan desu ka?

Question 4

What is your email address?

Answer 4

Meeru adoresu wa nan desu ka?

Question 5

I am 45 years old.

Answer 5

Watashi wa yonjuugo sai desu.

Question 6

My friend is 21 [8, 10, 38, 80] years old.

Answer 6

Tomodachi wa nijuuissai [hassai, jussai, sanjuuhassai, hachijussai] desu. [These are the exceptions for ages.]

Question 7

Is Ms. Suzuki 20 years old or 21 years old?

Answer 7

Suzuki san wa hatachi desu ka, nijuuissai desu ka? [“Hatachi” can be used in place of “nijuu sai;” 20 is the traditional age of majority in Japan.]

Question 8

Your room is number 18.

Answer 8

O-heya wa juuhachi gooshitsu desu.

Question 9

My telephone number is 526-0914.

Answer 9

Watashi no denwa bangoo wa go ni roku no zero kyuu ichi yon desu.

Question 10

Your phone number is 624-2371, right?

Answer 10

O-denwa bangoo wa roku ni yon no ni san nana ichi desu ne?

Question 11

My home address is 8-15, Minami Town, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Answer 11

Watashi no juusho wa kanagawa-ken, kamakura-shi, minami-machi, hachi no juugo desu.

Question 12

I live in Los Angeles, California.

Answer 12

Kariforunia-shuu rosanzerusu-shi ni sundeimasu.

Question 13

What is today’s date?

Answer 13

Kyoo no hizuke wa nan desu ka? OR Kyoo wa nan gatsu nan nichi desu ka?

Question 14

What day of the week is today?

Answer 14

Kyoo wa nan yoobi desu ka?

Question 15

Today is Sunday [Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday].

Answer 15

Kyoo wa nichi-yoobi [getsu-yoobi, ka-yoobi, sui-yoobi, moku-yoobi, kin-yoobi, do-yoobi] desu.

Question 16

When is it?

Answer 16

Itsu desu ka?

Question 17

When is your birthday?

Answer 17

O-tanjoobi wa itsu desu ka?

Question 18

My birthday is May 1st [2nd]. [lit: 1st/2nd day of month]

Answer 18

Watashi no tanjoobi wa go-gatsu tsuitachi [futsuka] desu.

Question 19

March 3rd [4th, 5th] is my birthday.

Answer 19

San-gatsu mikka [yokka, itsuka] wa watashi no tanjoobi desu.

Question 20

Today is July 6th [7th].

Answer 20

Kyoo wa shichi-gatsu muika [nanoka] desu.

Question 21

Is October 8th [9th, 10th] Thursday or Friday?

Answer 21

Juugatsu yooka [kokonoka, tooka] wa moku-yoobi desu ka, kin-yoobi desu ka?

Question 22

Today is Saturday, April 11th [14th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 29th].

Answer 22

Kyoo wa shi-gatsu juuichi-nichi [juu-yokka, juuku-nichi, hatsuka, nijuu-yokka, nijuuku-nichi] no do-yoobi desu. [For 11th - 31st, just say the number followed by “nichi.” The exceptions are shown in brackets.]

Question 23

The yellow-colored card is a breakfast voucher.

Answer 23

Kiiro no kaado wa chooshoku-ken desu.

Question 24

The blue-colored card is a beverage voucher, right?

Answer 24

Ao no kaado wa nomimono-ken desu ne?

Question 25

My favorite beverage is black tea.

Answer 25

Watashi no suki na nomimono wa koocha desu.

Question 26

My favorite breakfast is fruit, toast, and coffee.

Answer 26

Watashi no suki na chooshoku wa kuDAmono to toosuto to kooHII desu.

Question 27

My favorite color is green.

Answer 27

Watashi no suki na iro wa MIdori desu.

Question 28

What color is it?

Answer 28

Nani iro desu ka? [Only use “nan” before counter words and before words that start with “d”, “t,” or “n” sounds.]

Question 29

What color is the Japanese national flag?

Answer 29

Nihon no kokki wa nani iro desu ka?

Question 30

The Japanese national flag is red and white.

Answer 30

Nihon no kokki wa aka to shiro desu.