Vocabulary Lesson 4

watashi wa amerika kara kimashita

I am from America

私はアメリカから来ました

nihon ni ikitai desu

I want to go to Japan

日本に行きたいです

densha wa mamonaku kimasu

The train is coming shortly

電車は間もなく来ます

doko no kuni kara kimashita ka?

Which country are you from?

どこの国から来ましたか?

doko ni ikitai desu ka?

Where do you want to go?

どこに行きたいですか?

Vocabulary Lesson 4

Vocabulary

Example Sentences

watashi wa amerika kara kimashita

I am from America

私はアメリカから来ました

nihon ni ikitai desu

I want to go to Japan

日本に行きたいです

densha wa mamonaku kimasu

The train is coming shortly

電車は間もなく来ます

doko no kuni kara kimashita ka?

Which country are you from?

どこの国から来ましたか?

doko ni ikitai desu ka?

Where do you want to go?

どこに行きたいですか?

Lesson Notes

Some other common ways to ask ‘What country are you from?’ in Japanese include

1. あなたは何人ですか? (anata wa nanijin desu ka?) 

2. お国は? (okuni wa?)

You can consult the table below to find your country in Japanese:

English

Japanese

Canada

カナダ (kanada)

Britian

イギリス (igirisu)

Australia

オーストラリア (o-sutoraria)

New Zealand

ニュージーランド (nyu-ji-rando)

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Learning Objectives

State your name, age and nationality

Ask for and understand simple directions

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