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The absolute foundation of Japanese sentences.
General form: [Topic] は [Something] です = 'As for Topic, it is Something.' Think of です as an '=' sign — the whole point of the sentence sits in the noun right before it. は is the topic marker (written は but pronounced 'wa' — one of Japanese's most-forgotten quirks).
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だいがく
college; university
こうこう
high school
がくせい
student
だいがくせい
college student
りゅうがくせい
international student
せんせい
teacher; Professor . . .
～ねんせい
. . . year student
いちねんせい
first-year student
せんこう
major
わたし
I
ともだち
friend
～さん
Mr./Ms. . . .
～じん
. . . people
にほんじん
Japanese people
いま
now
ごぜん
A.M.
ごご
P.M.
～じ
o'clock
はん
half
にほん
Japan
アメリカ
U.S.A.
～ご
. . . language
にほんご
Japanese language
～さい
. . . years old
でんわ
telephone
ばんごう
number
なまえ
name
なん／なに
what
あのう
um . . .
はい
yes
そうです
That's right.
そうですか
I see.; Is that so?