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Absolute Beginner S2
A Japanese Introduction

3 Kanji
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
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2
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Grammar Points 4
 

  

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Kanji

 

 
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)* + *, '( 
-. /1023 *  ( 

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'( 9: '( 
-. /1023 *  ( 

6; < ,=> ?/""@A8 '( 3/B * '( 

?/"DCEF 5  , '( 

Romanization
( At a Japanese class)
Teir Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Taylor desu.
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Nikoru Watashi wa Nicole desu.

Shufu desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Ruisu Konnichiwa. Boku wa Luis desu. Gakusei desu.

2 Boku wa Mekishiko-jin desu.

English
(At a Japanese class)
Taylor Nice to meet you. I'm Taylor.
I'm a company employee.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Nicole I'm Nicole. I'm a homemaker.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Luis Hello. I'm Luis. I'm a student.
I'm Mexican.

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Vocabulary
Kanji Kana Romaji English
 
Hajimemashite. Nice to meet you.

) * 
 + 
* , 
) * 
 + 
* ,
kaishain company employee
9: 9:
shufu homemaker

C 
E F 5  , 
C 
E F 5  ,
Mekishiko-jin Mexican (person)
 ,  ,
---jin attached to name of
country to denote
nationality;Suffix

? / 
? /
boku I, me (mainly used
by male speakers)

C 
E F 5 
C 
E F 5
mekishiko Mexico
3/B * 3/B *
gakusei student
! !
watashi I, me
< 
, 
= > 
  < 
, 
= > 
 
Kon'nichi wa. Hello.

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

< ,=> 
Hello. Nice to meet you.


   
Kon'nichiwa. Hajimemashite.
> , 0 ,  )* + *, '(
Chiemi's father is a company employee.

3


Chiemi-san no o-t




desu.
>

, 0 ) , 
 
 
9 : 
' ( 
Chiemi's mother is a homemaker.
    no  o-k
Chiemi-san
0 , CEF 5  , '( 
Kent's father is Mexican.
Kento no o-t 

!;   , '( 
I'm Spanish.


 

Watashi wa Spein-jin desu.
?/  '( 
I'm a professional boxer.
Boku wa, puro bokus
!CEF  5 3 ( '( 
I like Mexico.


Watashi wa Mekishiko ga suki desu.
! 3/B * '( 
I'm also a student.
Watashi mo 


!   gakusei
   desu.

  
' ( 
I'm a counselor.
Watashi wa kaunser

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< ,=> 

Hello. Nice to meet you.
Kon'nichiwa. Hajimemashite.

Grammar Points
The Focus of This Lesson Is Telling One's Occupation and Nationality.
Boku wa Mekishiko-jin 'desu.
(
?/  CEF 5  , 

"I'm Mexican."

When introducing yourself or having a conversation with a new person at a party,

you'll probably want to mention your occupation and nationality! In this lesson,
you'll learn how to say your occupation and nationality using the A wa B desu ("A
is B") sentence structure.

Vocabulary List: Occupations

In this lesson, we saw three words for common occupations. Let's memorize them!
"English" Japanese
"company employee" kaishain
"homemaker" shufu
4 "student" gakusei

How to Say Your Occupation

Let's take a look at the sentence pattern for describing yourself!

Sentence Pattern


     

%   A 
 
  8   

%
Watashi/Boku wa [occupation] desu.

* When it's obvious that you're talking about yourself, you omit the watashi wa or
boku wa part.

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Sample Sentences

1. Watashi wa gakusei
*
desu.
'(
!" 3/B 

"I'm a student."
2. Boku wa kaishain
)*
desu.'(
*,
?/ + 

"I'm a company employee."

How to Say Your Nationality

Let's take a look at the sentence pattern for telling your nationality.

Sentence Pattern

  

8 %  8 $
Watashi/Boku wa [Country name + jin] desu.

* When it's obvious that you're talking about yourself, you can omit the watashi
wa or boku wa.
5 Sample Sentences

1. Watashi wa Furansu-jin
!" ,
desu.
'(
  ; 

"I'm French."
?/

2. Boku wa Doitsu-jin
,
desu.
'( 

"I'm German."

Practice

Using this lesson's grammar, try introducing yourself in Japanese!

1. Kon'nichi wa.

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Watashi (or Boku) wa [Name] desu.

[Occupation] desu.
[Nationality] desu.
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Translation: "Hello. I'm [Name]. I'm a/an [occupation]. I'm [nationality]. It's a
pleasure to meet you."

Reference

Please also review the following grammar points.

% A 


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&
%  @
% 
Watshi and Boku

% A 


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&
%  @
%
A wa B desu ("A is B") sentence pattern
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