Basic Dialog
Dialogue in Romaji
| Paul: | Ginkou wa doko desu ka. |
| Namiko: | Asoko desu. |
| Paul: | Nan-ji kara desu ka. |
| Namiko: | Ku-ji kara desu. |
| Paul: | Doumo.
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Dialogue in Japanese
| ポール: | 銀行はどこですか。 |
| 奈美子: | あそこです。 |
| ポール: | 何時からですか。 |
| 奈美子: | 九時からです。 |
| ポール: | どうも。 |
Do you remember how to ask someone what country he or she is from? The answer is "Okuni wa dochira desu ka（お国はどちらですか）." "Dochira（どちら）" and "doko（どこ）" both mean "where". "Doko" is less formal.
How do you say, "What time is it?" The answer is "Nan-ji desu ka（何時ですか）."
Today's question is "Nan-ji kara desu ka（何時からですか）". "Kara（から）" is a particle and means "from".
Here are some vocabularies for the names of the countries.
| Nihon
| Japan | Ingurando
| England |
| Amerika
| America | Itaria
| Italy |
| Chuugoku
| China | Kanada
| Canada |
| Doitsu
| Germany | Mekishiko
| Mexico |
| Furansu
| France | Oosutoraria
| Australia |
Expressing the nationality is easy. Just put "jin(人)" (which means "person" or "people") after the name of country.
| Nihon-jin
| Japanese |
| Amerika-jin
| American |
| Kanada-jin
| Canadian |
Translation for the Dialogue
| Paul: | Where is the bank? |
| Namiko: | It is over there. |
| Paul: | What time is the bank open from? |
| Namiko: | From 9:00. |
| Paul: | Thanks. |
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