Lesson XIV
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| Sore wa anata no myōji desu ka | Is that your family name? |
| Hai, myōji desu | Yes, it is my family name. |
| Na wa | Your first name? |
| Takao desu | Takao. |
| Kurai wa? | Your rank? |
| Nitō suihei desu | I am a first class seaman. |
| Gunkan no namae wa nan desu ka | What is the name of your warship? |
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| Chinjufu no namae wa nan desu ka | What is the name of your naval station? |
| Kure desu | Kure Naval Station. |
| Nippon wo itsu tachimashita ka | When did you leave Japan? |
| Shōwa jūroku-nen ni tachimashita[1] | I left in the 16th year of Shōwa (1941). |
| Horyo ni natte nan to omoimasu ka | What do you think of being captured? |
| Kore made | This is all. |
| Achira de gohan wo tabenasai | Have your meal over there. |
| Tabemashita ra koko e kinasai | If you are through eating, come here. |
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| Anata no namae wa nan desu ka | What is your name? |
| Nakano-Toshirō desu[2] | I am Toshirō Nakano. |
| Doko ni sunde imasu ka | Where do you live? |
| Kono mura ni sunde imasu | I live in this village. |
| Anata no shigoto wa nan desu ka | What is your work? |
| Hyakushō desu | I am a farmer. |
| Koko ni nan-nen orimasu ka | How many years have you lived here? |
| Ku-nen orimasu | I have lived here for nine years. |
| Tsuma ga arimasu ka | Have you a wife? |
| Hai, arimasu | Yes, I have. |
| Ko wa | Any children? |
