What Country are You From?

Vocabulary

Key Examples

Japanese

EX1: 私はアメリカから来ました

EX2: あなたはどこの国から来ましたか?

EX3: あなたは何人ですか?

EX4: 私はアメリカ人じゃありません

Romaji

watashi wa amerika kara kimashita

anata wa doko no kuni kara kimashita ka?

anata wa nanijin desu ka?

watashi wa amerikajin ja arimasen

English

I am from America

Which country are you from?

What is your nationality?

I am not American

Recordings (Japanese)

EX1

EX2

EX3

EX4

EX1

Japanese

私はアメリカから来ました

Romaji

watashi wa amerika kara kimashita

English

I am from America

EX2

Japanese

あなたはどこの国から来ましたか?

Romaji

anata wa doko no kuni kara kimashita ka?

English

Which country are you from?

EX3

Japanese

あなたは何人ですか?

Romaji

anata wa nanijin desu ka?

English

What is your nationality?

EX4

Japanese

私はアメリカ人じゃありません

Romaji

watashi wa amerikajin ja arimasen

English

I am not American

Conversation Practice

A: あなたは何人ですか? 

(anata wa nanijin desu ka?) 

[What is your nationality?]

B: カナダ人です 

(kanadajin desu) 

[I’m Canadian]

A2: あなたはどこの国から来ましたか? 

(anata wa doko no kuni kara kimashita ka?) 

[Which country are you from?]

B2: イギリスから来ました (igirisu kara kimashita) 

[I’m from England]

A3: あなたはアメリカ人ですか? 

(anata wa amerikajin desu ka?) 

[Are you American?]

B3: いいえ、カナダ人です 

(iie, kanadajin desu) 

[No, I’m Canadian]

A4: あなたは日本人ですか? 

(anata wa nihonjin desu ka?) 

[Are you Japanese?]

B3: はい、そうです 

(hai, sou desu)

[Yes, I am]

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Learning Objectives

State your name, age and nationality

Ask for and understand simple directions

State things that like doing (i.e running, reading, studying, etc.)

Ask Japanese people about their English language ability, and communicate your Japanese ability