On this page, you can learn how to talk about somebody’s age and occupation in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
My father is 42 years old and works at a bank. |
chi chi wa yo n ju u ni sa i de, gi n ko u de ha ta ra ki ma su |
父は四十二さいで、銀行ではたらきます。 |
One by one
- 父(ちち) → My father
- は → no meaning
- 四十二(よん・じゅう・に) → 42
- さい → years old
- で、 → and
- 銀行(ぎん・こう) → bank
- で → at
- はたらきます → work
Vocabulary

Vocabulary: My family
On this page, you can learn how to say people in a family in Japanese.

Vocabulary: Basic words – places 1
On this page, you can learn basic Japanese vocabulary for places.

【Japanese vocabulary: numbers】1 to 10, 100, 1000, 10000
On this page, you can learn how to count 1 to 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 in Japanese.

【Japanese vocabulary: numbers】11 to 20
On this page, you can learn Japanese numbers from 11 to 20.

Vocabulary - Numbers: more than 21
On this page, you can learn how to count numbers more than 21.
Grammar

and:【で】
On this page, you can learn how to use で as 'and'.
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- My father is 43 years old and works at a hospital.
- My grandfather is 62 years old and works at a station.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 妹は二十三さいで、レストランではたらきます。
- 弟は十九さいで、ゆうびんきょくではたらきます。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.