Three people—Alice, Lee, and Bill—are chatting at a coffee shop. They have just met today.
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| L: |
アリスさんは だいがくせいですか。 |
| A: |
ええ、そうです。リーさんは？ |
| L: |
わたしも だいがくせいです。 |
| Later, Bill recalls what he learned about Alice and Lee. |
| B: |
アリスさんは だいがくせいです。そして、リーさんも だいがくせいです。アリスさんと リーさんは だいがくせいです。 |
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Vocabulary
| 1. |
だいがくせい |
college student(s) |
| 2. |
も |
also, too |
| 3. |
そして |
and [connects sentences; used at the beginning of a sentence] |
| 4. |
と |
and [connects only nouns] |
Additional Vocabulary
| 1. |
いちねんせい |
first-year student; freshman |
| 2. |
にねんせい |
second-year student; sophomore |
| 3. |
さんねんせい |
third-year student; junior |
| 4. |
よねんせい |
fourth-year student; senior |
| 5. |
ごねんせい |
fifth-year student |
| 6. |
ろくねんせい |
sixth-year student |
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Translation
| L: |
Are you a college student, Alice? |
| A: |
Yes, I am. How about you, Lee? |
| L: |
I'm a college student, too. |
| B later reports on this conversation. |
| B: |
Alice is a college student. And, Lee is also a college student.
Alice and Lee are college students. |
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Cultural Note
| 1. |
The Japanese educational system is organized as follows:
| a. |
しょうがっこう：elementary school--6 years |
| b. |
ちゅうがっこう：junior high school--3 years |
| c. |
こうこう：high school--3 years |
| d. |
だいがく：college/university--4 years |
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