男の子です

is a boy

→ 男の子

phrase Uncommon #8,695

is a boy 男の子 means “boy,” and です is the polite form of “is.” The phrase can also mean “I’m a boy” or “he’s a boy,” depending on context.

JA: あの子は男の子です。

EN: That child is a boy.

This is a boy named Tom Fisher.

John is an American boy.

I am a boy.

I'm just a boy.

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)

It's a boy!

— バーフバリ伝説誕生 (2015)

He's a boy.

— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)

ジョンはアメリカの男の子です。

John is an American boy.

It's a boy.

It’s probably a boy.

— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)

Mine is a boy too.

— 鏡 (1975)

He's a lively boy.