なん
それは何ですか？(Sore
wa nan desu ka?)
What
is that?
Kanji and Hiragana from
the text above
Hiragana Kanji
やまだ (yamada) 山田
なん (nan) means what 何
めいし (meishi)
means business card 名刺
しゃいんしょう (shainshô) means staff identity card 社員証
これ
(Kore) means this
それ
(Sore) means that
あれ (Are)
means that (the object is far from both
listener and speaker)
これはにほんごのほんです。(Kore
wa Nihon-go no hong desu) This is
Japanese language book.
これはなんのほんですか？
(Kore wan an no hong desu ka) What book
is this?
これはだれのほんですか？(Kore
wa dare no hong desu ka) Whose book is
this?
やまださんのほんはどれですか？(Yamada
san no hong wa dore desu ka) Which one is
Yamada’s book?
の is a
particle to show possession.
Example: わたしのじしょ (my dictionary)
