Lesson 10 / Saitoo-san wa kaishain desu ka?

You learn how to use particle "wa" in this lesson.

On the way to the parking lot Saitoo Tom-san wa kaishain desu ka? Are you an office worker, Mr. Tom? Tom Hai, soo desu. Saitoo-san wa kaishain desu ka? Yes, I am. Are you an office worker, Miss. Saitoo?. Saitoo Iie, watashi wa gakusei desu. Tom-san wa Igirisujin desu ka? No, I am a student. Are you British, Mr. Tom? Tom Iie, chigaimasu. Watashi wa Amerikajin desu. No, I am not. I am an American.. Saitoo Aa, so desuka. Oh, I see.

Particle "wa"

Particle "wa", point out the main topic of a sentence and when it is used at the beginning of a sentence, it indicates the theme of the sentence. So its function is similar to "As for / to", "Concerning" or "Regarding" in English. Saitoo-san wa kaishain desu Miss. Saitoo is an office worker. Saitoo-san wa Nihonjin desu Miss. Saitoo is a Japanese. Tom-san wa Amerikajin desu Mr. Tom is an American. Saitoo-san wa Tom-san no tomodachi desu Miss. Saitoo is Mr Tom's friend. Anata wa Nihonjin desu ka? Are you a Japanese? Tanaka-san wa gakusei desu ka? Is Mr./Mrs. Tanaka student? Anata no kuruma wa ookii kuruma desu ka? Is you car big?

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