Countries and Nationalities

Dialogue in Romaji

Dialogue in Japanese

Dialogue in English

Do you remember how to ask someone what country he or she is from?

The answer is "Okuni wa dochira desu ka （お国にはどちらですか。）" "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".

Quiz

Translate into Japanese. Check your answers at the end of the lesson.

(1) I'm from Japan.
(2) I'm from England.

Here are some vocabulary for the names of the countries.
 

Click here to learn how to write the names of the countries in katakana.

Expressing the nationality is easy. Just put "jin (人)" (which means "person" or "people") after the name of country.
 

Answers for the Quiz

(1) Nihon kara desu. 日本からです。
(2) Igirisu kara desu. イギリスからです。