How to Say ‘Yes, the squares are last year's figures.’ in Japanese
はい、四角は去年の数字です。
hai shikaku wa kyonen no suuji desu
[hai shee-KAH-koo wa KYOH-nehn noh SOO-jee dess]
Phrase Breakdown
はい、四角は
hai shikaku wa
yes, the squares (are)
'はい' (hai) means yes. '四角は' (shikaku wa) means 'the squares'. Pause briefly after 'hai'.
はい、四角は大きいです。
Yes, the square is big.
Words in this phrase
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A basic affirmative response meaning yes.
はい、来週の土曜日です。
Yes, it's next Saturday.
四角
shikaku
[shee-KAH-koo]
square; rectangle
A four-cornered shape; literally 'four corners'.
四角を書いてください。
Please draw a square.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks the proposed time as the topic; pronounced wa.
四時半は大丈夫です。
4:30 is okay.
去年の数字です。
kyonen no suuji desu
(are) last year's figures
'去年の数字' means 'last year's figures', and 'です' makes it polite. Say 'kyonen no sūji des'.
これは去年の数字です。
These are last year's figures.
Words in this phrase
去年
kyonen
[KYOH-nehn]
last year
The year before this one; literally 'gone year'.
去年京都に行きました。
I went to Kyoto last year.
の
no
[noh]
of
A particle showing possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe-s.
よやくの時間を見ます。
I look at the reservation time.
数字
suuji
[SOO-jee]
figure; numbers
Numeric data or digits, as shown in reports and charts.
この数字は大切です。
This figure is important.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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