Romaji transcript

Romaji transcript
SARA : Hajimemashite. Sarakeikodesu. Onamaewa?
KARINA : Karinadesu. Okuniwa dochiradesuka?
SARA : Indoneshiadesu.
KARINA : Nansaidesuka?
SARA : 19sai desu.
KARINA : Sensei desuka?
SARA : Iie, sensei ja arimasen. Sakura Daigaku no gakusei desu. Karina-san, gakuseidesuka?
KARINA : Hai, gakuseidesu.
SARA : Dozo yoroshiku.
KARINA : Kochirakoso yoroshiku. Ja mata!
SARA : Ja mata!

Translation

SARA : How are you doing? My name is Sara. What is your name?
KARINA : My name is Karina. Where are you from?
SARA : I'm from Indonesia.
KARINA : How old are you?
SARA : I'm 19 years old.
KARINA : Are you a teacher?
SARA : No, I'm not. I'm a student in Sakura University. Are you a student, Karina?
KARINA : Yes, I am.
SARA : Nice to meet you.
KARINA : Nice to meet you too. See you soon!
SARA : See you soon!

Vocabulary

はじめまして。[hajimemashite] - how are you doing?
~けいこです。[~keikodesu] - my name is ~
お名前は。[onamaewa] - what is your name?
お国は どちらですか。[okuniwa dochira desuka] - Where are you from?
何歳ですか。[nansaidesuka] - How old are you?
~際です。[~saidesu] - I'm ~ years old.
学生 [gakusei] - student
大学 [daigaku] - university
先生 [sensei] - teacher
どぞ よろしく。[dozo yoroshiku] - nice to meet you
こちらこそ よろしく。[kochirakoso yoroshiku] - nice to meet you too
じゃ、また。[ja mata] - see you soon

Grammar

GRAMMAR
○ You use はじめまして as a first word of introduction which literally means "how are you doing?". It is formal and polite.

○ Nouns used with particle です work as predicates.
eg. イタリアです。- I am from Italy.

○ お国は どちらですか。[okuniwa dochira desuka] - Where are you from?
This question allows you to ask for nationality. お before a noun "kuni" makes the sentence more polite.

○ This is the question for age...
何歳ですか。[nansaidesuka] - How old are you?
○ And this is the way how you reply to it.
~際です。[~saidesu] - I'm ~ years old.

○ N の N
"No" connects nouns in a coordinate relation, where N¹ belongs to N².
Eg. 桜大学の がくせい。 - Student of Sakura University.

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