How old are you?

Anata wa nan-sai desu ka?

anata: you
Kanji translation:
nan-sai: how old

I am 26 years old.
Watashi wa ni-juu-roku sai desu.

watashi: I
ni-juu-roku: 26
Kanji translation:
sai: years old

Where do you live?

Anata wa doko ni sunde imasu ka?

anata: you
doko: where
Kanji translation:
sumu: live

Are you married?

Anata wa kekkon shite imasu ka?

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anata: you
Kanji translation:
kekkon: marriage

I'm not married yet.

Watashi wa mada kekkon shite imasen.

watashi: I
mada: yet
kekkon: marriage

I'm single.
Watashi wa dokushin desu.

watashi: I
Kanji translation:
dokushin: single (not married)

How many people are in your family?

Anata no kazoku wa nan-nin desu ka?

anata no: your

Kanji translation:
kazoku: family

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nan-nin: how many people

There are three people in my family.

Watashi no kazoku wa san-nin desu.

watashi no: my
kazoku: family
san: three
Kanji translation:
nin: people

What's your job?

What's your occupation?
What kind of business are you engaged in?
Anata wa nan no shigoto wo shite imasu ka?

anata: you
Kanji translation:
nan: what

shigoto: work, job, occupation, business

Could you tell me your address?

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Anata no juusho wo oshiete morae masu ka?

anata no: your

Kanji translation:
juusho: address (the number of the building and the name
of the street and town etc where someone lives or works)

Do you speak English?

Anata wa eigo ga hanase masu ka?

anata: you
Kanji translation:
eigo: English

hanasu: speak

I speak a little.
Sukoshi hanase masu.

sukoshi: a little

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