我是日本人，而你是美国人。

I am Japanese, but you are an American.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 是日 shìrì
  1. (formal) this day
  2. that day
3 本人 běnrén
  1. I; me; myself
  2. oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
4 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=5 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=5 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=6 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=6 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=7 美国人 Měiguórén
  1. American
  2. American person
  3. American people

classifier: 個
=7 美国人 měiguórén US American person; US American people; Usonian(s)