1. Watakusi wa sakuzitu anata no hahasama wo mimasita. 2. Anata wa doko de watakusi no haha wo mimasita ka. 3. Watakusi wa anata no okkasan wo Asakusa de mimasita. 4. Anata wa konchō asa-meshi wo tabemasita ka. 5. Hei watakusi wa konchō asa-meshi wo tabemasita. 6. Anata wa ban-meshi ni itudemo (always) saké wo nomimasu ka. 7. Īye, watakusi wa ban-meshi ni cha wo nomimasu. 8. Anata wa hiru-meshi ni nani wo tabemasu ka. 9. Watakusi wa hiru-meshi ni sakana to niku wo tabemasu. 10. Konniti anata no titisama or ottossan wa doko ye ikimasita ka. 11. Watakusi no titi wa Yedo ye ikimasita. 12. Anata no hahasama wa itu Yedo kara kayerimasu ka. 13. Miyo niti watakusi no haha wa kayerimasu. 14. Kore wa anata no ojisama de gozarimasu ka. 15. Hei kore wa watakusi no oji de gozarimasu. 16. Sono okata wa anata no obasama de gozarimasu ka. 17. Hei kono okata wa watakusi no oba de gozarimasu. 18. Anata wa konniti Yedo ye ikimasen ka. 19. Hei watakusi wa ikmasen.[1]
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1. Where is your brother? 2. My brother is in the house. 3. I have seen your mother in the garden. 4. Did you finish (sumimasita) your breakfast? 5. Yes, I finished my breakfast. 6. At what time does your
- ↑ In some cases Hei and Īye do not correspond to the English ‘yes’ and ‘no;’ or, as the examples above show, there is a difference in the idiomatic use of these words in the two languages.