X は Y です。

Ｘ　=　topic
は = topic marker, it marks topic of the sentence. "wa"
です = is/am/are

I am a teacher.
X = I
Y = teacher
です = am
- わたしは　せんせい　です。 = "I teacher am"

I am a student.
- watashi wa gakusei desu.
My mother is a housewife.
- okaasan wa shufu desu.
My father is a doctor.
- otousan wa isha desu.

TENSES
1. PRESENT
present affirmative です　desu
"is/am/are"
I am an engineer.
- watashi wa enjinia desu.
She is a doctor.
- kanojo wa isha desu.
You are a company employee.
- anata wa kaishain desu.

present negative じゃありません ja arimasen

"is not/ am not/ are not"
I am not an engineer.
- watashi wa enjinia ja arimasen.
She is not a doctor.
- kanojo wa isha ja arimasen.
You are not a company employee.
- anata wa kaishain ja arimasen.

2. PAST
past affirmative でした　deshita
"was, were"
I was an engineer.
- watashi wa enjinia deshita.
She was a doctor.
- kanojo wa isha deshita.
You were a company employee.
- anata wa kaishain deshita.

past negative じゃありません　でした　jaarimasen deshita

"was not, were not"
I was not an engineer.
- watashi wa enjinia ja arimasen deshita.
She was not a doctor.
- kanojo wa isha ja arimasen deshita.
You were not a company employee.
- anata wa kaishain ja arimasen deshita.
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nationality = country+ じん(jin)
language = country + ご(go)

I am a Filipino.
- watashi wa firipinjin desu.
I am not a Filipino.
- watashi wa firipinjin ja arimasen.
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N の　N
の - Noun connector, "of"
Japanese teacher = teacher of Japanese
- nihongo no sensei
filipino student = student of Filipino
- firipinjin no gakusei

Mr. Anton is a Filipino doctor.

- Anton さん　wa fipinjinjin no isha desu.
She is a Japanese engineer.
- Kanojo wa nihonjin no enjinia desu.
I am a Filipino student.
- watashi wa firipinjin no gakusei desu.
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age = とし toshi
age = number + さい (sai)

1 yr old = issai X
2 yrs old = nisai
3 yrs old = sansai
4 yrs old = yonsai
5 yrs old = gosai
6 yrs old = rokusai
7 yrs old = nanasai
8 yrs old = hassai X
9 yrs old = kyuusai
10 yrs old = jussai X
11 yrs old = 10+ 1yr old = juuissai
42 yrs old = 40+ 2yr old = yonjuunisai
52 yrs old = gojuuissai
32 yrs old = sanjuunisai

I am 11 yrs old.
- watashi wa juuissai desu.
My mother is 42yrs old.
- okaasan wa yonjuunisai desu.
My father is 52 yrs old.
- otousan wa gojuunisai desu.

Hello
-> hajimemashite
Greetings
-> konbanwa
I am Anton.
-> watashi wa Anton desu.
I'm 11 yrs old.
-> (watashi wa )juuissai desu.
I'm a filipino student.
-> (watashi wa )firipinjin no gakusei desu.
Pleased to meet you.
-> yoroshiku onegaishimasu.