How to Say ‘Oh, I'm twenty-eight too!’ in Japanese
あ、私も二十八歳です！
a watashi mo nijuu hatsu sai desu
[ah wah-tah-shee moh nee-jyuu HAH-chee sigh dess]
Phrase Breakdown
あ、私も
a watashi mo
Oh, me too / I also
「あ」 is a short sound of surprise. 「私」 means 'I', and the particle 「も」 means 'also / too'.
あ、私も行きます。
Oh, I'm going too.
Words in this phrase
あ
a
[ah]
oh
Ending particle expressing exclamation or surprise.
まぁ、そうだなあ。
Well, that's right, oh.
私
watashi
[wah-tah-shee]
I; me
Common first-person pronoun “I/me.” Neutral/polite in many situations (more formal than 俺).
私は日本に住んでいます。
I live in Japan.
も
mo
[moh]
also; too
A particle meaning also or too.
電話番号もお願いします。
Your phone number too, please.
二十八歳です！
nijuu hatsu sai desu
am twenty-eight years old!
Pronounce 「二十八歳」 as 'nijuuhassai', with a small pause before 'sai'. 「です」 is the polite ending.
兄も二十八歳です。
My older brother is also twenty-eight.
Words in this phrase
二十
nijuu
[nee-jyuu]
twenty
The number twenty, often used for servings or quantities in prep work.
今日は二十人分で二十を確認します。
For today's twenty servings, we confirm the number twenty.
八
hatsu
[HAH-chee]
eight
The number 8; read hachi, becomes hassai before sai.
八時に起きます。
I get up at eight.
歳
sai
[sigh]
years old
Counter for age.
弟は十歳です。
My younger brother is ten years old.
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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