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In Japanese, vowel 'I', is pronounced as 'e', and, vowel 'e', is pronounced as 'a'
Watashi - I, pronounced as watashe
Anata - you
Dare - who, pronounced dara
Doko - where
Neko - cat, pronounced nako
Iie - no, pronounced as eea
Hai - yes, pronounced hae
Desu- am , is, are - pronounced dess
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
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Who is it? - Dare desu ka?
To show possession, the particle 'no' is used
Whose is it?- Dare no desu ka?
Whose cat is it?- Dare no neko desu?
It's my cat- Watashi no neko desu
Is this yours?
Anata no desu ka?
No, it's Anns
Iie, Ann san no desu
Neko desu- It's a cat or Those are cats.
Neko desu ka? - is it a cat?
Hai, neko desu - yes, it is a cat
To say "It's not a cat." or "I'm not Kim." you have to use these: dewa arimasen(formal), or janai desu(informal). They both mean the same thing.
Neko dewa arimasen. - It's not a cat ( Formal)
Neko janai desu. - It's not a cat (Informal)
Kim-san janai desu. - I'm not Kim(Informal)
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Kim desu
I am Kim
Add 'San' to names, other than your own
Is it Kim? Are you Kim?- Kim san desu ka?
To say your name
Watashi wa Kim desu - I am Kim
Kim desu - I am Kim