What’s this?
Kore wa nan desu ka?
What is your name?
O namae wa nan desu ka?
What’s your job?
O shigoto wa nan desu ka?
Where are you from?
O kuni wa dochira desu ka?
I’m South African
Minami-Afurika-jin desu
How old are you?
O ikutsu desu ka?
I’m 28 years old
Ni juu hatachi sai desi
Nijuhassai desu
What will you eat?
Nani o tabe masu ka?
What will you do?
Nani o shi masu ka?
Will
I will go
Masu
Iki masu
Won’t
I won’t drink coffee
Mase n
Koohii o nomi mase n
Welcome home
Okaeri nasai
How many?
Ikutsu
What time is it?
Nan ji desu ka?
Nine o’clock
Ku ji
*kyou - nine becomes ku when it is before ji.
Four o’clock
Yo ji
*not yon ji
Seven o’clock
Shichi ji
Oh?
Are?
This way
Kocchi
It’s 11:35 am.
Gozen juuichiji san juu go fun desu.