Humanities › Languages Countries and Nationalities Introductory Japanese Lessons (13) Share Flipboard Email Print Languages Japanese Basics History & Culture Vocabulary Grammar English as a Second Language Spanish French German Italian Mandarin Russian English Grammar View More by Namiko Abe Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Updated February 02, 2019 Dialogue in RomajiMike:Ginkou wa doko desu ka.Yuki:Asoko desu.Mike:Nan-ji kara desu ka.Yuki:Ku-ji kara desu.Mike:Doumo.Dialogue in Japaneseマイク:銀行はどこですか。ゆき:あそこです。マイク:何時からですか。ゆき:九時からです。マイク:どうも。 Dialogue in EnglishMike:Where is the bank?Yuki:It is over there.Mike:What time is the bank open from?Yuki:From 9 o'clock.Mike:Thanks. 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. Nihon日本JapanIngurandoイングランドEnglandAmerikaアメリカAmericaItariaイタリアItalyChuugoku中国ChinaKanadaカナダCanadaDoitsuドイツGermanyMekishikoメキシコMexicoFuransuフランスFranceOosutorariaオーストラリアAustraliaClick 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. Nihon-jin日本人JapaneseAmerika-jinアメリカ人AmericanKanada-jinカナダ人Canadian 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。 Continue Reading