Greeting a Japanese Friend

お仕事は何ですか [o shigoto wa nan desu ka]
What is your job?

• お- [o-] makes it respectful
• 仕事 [shigoto] means "job"
• は [wa] makes the name the topic of your question
• 何ですか [nan desu ka] means "What is it?"
• Literally means "Your job, what is it?"

____です [__desu]
I'm a____.

• 歌手です [kashu desu] I'm a singer.
• 先生です [sensei desu] I'm a teacher.
• 学生です [gakusei desu] I'm a student.

• A: お仕事は何ですか
  What is your job?
• B: 学生です [gakusei desu]
  I'm a student.
• A: 学生ですか
  You are a student?
• A: お仕事は何ですか [o shigoto wa nan desu ka]
  What is your job?
• A: 先生です
  I'm a teacher.