The article discussed about informing age of a certain person. We have ways to inform the age of someone based on the questions which is being given. In Shin Nihongo no Kiso I chapter 1 page 8, the information is given from the same picture which is used in the previous article. Based on the questions which is given in the problem, we have to create the answer containing the information about age. Below are the pattern :
Questions : Formal Pattern :
Hiragana : A－さん は おいくつですか
Romaji : A－san wa oikutsu desuka ?
Meaning : How old is A-san ?
Informal Pattern :
Kanji : A－さん は 何歳ですか
Hiragana : A－さん は なんさいですか
Romaji : A－san wa nansai desuka ?
Meaning : Hold old is A-san ?
Answer :
Answer Pattern :
Kanji : 32歳です
Hiragana : 32さいです
Romaji : 32-sai
Meaning : 32 years old.
For an example : Question
Kanji : 小学校の日本語の先生はおいくつですか
Hiragana : しょうがっこうのにほんごのせんせいはおいくつですか
Romaji : Shougakkou no nihongo no sensei wa oikutsu desuka ?
Meaning : How old is your Japanese language elementary school’s teacher ?
Answer
Kanji : 59-歳です
Hiragana : 59-さいです
Romaji : 59-sai
Meaning : 59 years old
Another Example Question
Kanji : 幼稚園の弟は何歳ですか
Hiragana : ようちえんのおとうとはなんさいですか
Romaji : Youenchi no otouto wa nansai desuka ?
Meaning : How old is your brother which in the kindergarten ?
Answer
Kanji : 7-歳です
Hiragana : 7-さいです
Romaji : 7-sai (nana-sai)
Meaning : 7 years old
Based on the above pattern, we will give the answer based on the questions which is shown in problem written in Shin Nihongo no Kiso I Chapter I Part 7 Page 8.
1. Kanji : ２２歳です
Hiragana : ２２さいです
Romaji : ２２-sai
Meaning : ２２ years old.
2. Kanji : ２４歳です
Hiragana : ２４さいです
Romaji : ２４-sai
Meaning : ２４ years old.
3. Kanji : ３０歳です
Hiragana : ３０さいです
Romaji : ３０-sai
Meaning : ３０ years old.
4. Kanji : ２７歳です
Hiragana : ２７さいです
Romaji : ２７-sai
Meaning : ２７ years old.
Until the next topic which is discussed another lesson based on Shin Nihongo No Kiso I book.