This lesson will focus on teaching you vocabulary. The best way to learn vocabulary for a foreign language is to simply try and memorize it. Using flash cards can help you easily memorize many vocabulary words. Also, practicing your new vocabulary on a daily basis will help ingrain the words into your brain. Take a look at the supplementary vocabulary listed below and the example sentences (some of this vocabulary may be a review).
Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | English |
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いま | ima | now |
あの | ano | um |
えいご | eigo | English |
がくせい | gakusei | student |
せんせい | sensei | teacher |
こうこう | koukou | high school |
がっこう | gakkou | school |
だいがく | daigaku | college |
だいがくせい | daigakusei | college student |
Xねんせい | X-nensei | year of school (Replace X with a number) |
Xさい | X-sai | year of age (Replace X with a number) |
Xじ | X-ji | time (Replace X with a number) |
Xじん | X-jin | nationality (Replace X with country) |
せんもん | senmon | major (in college) |
ともだち | tomodachi | friend |
なまえ | namae | name |
でんわ | denwa | telephone (landline) |
ばんごう | bangou | number |
りゅうがくせい | ryuugakusei | international student |
かがく | kagaku | science (major) |
れきしがく | rekishigaku | history (major) |
けいざい | keizai | economics (major) |
せいじ | seiji | politics (major) |
ぶんがく | bungaku | literature (major) |
しごと | shigoto | job, occupation |
かいしゃいん | kaishain | company employee, general term |
こうこうせい | koukousei | high school student |
だいがくいんせい | daigakuinsei | graduate student |
べんごし | bengoshi | lawyer |
Once you have reviewed the above vocabulary, take a look at the practice sentences below. These sentences include some of the words listed above.
わたしはだいがくせいです。(Watashi wa daigakusei desu.)
I am a college student.
わたしはじゅうななさいです。(Watashi wa jyuunana sai desu.)
I am 17 years old.
でんわばんごうはなんですか。(Denwa bangou wa nan desu ka.)
What is your phone number?
わたしはにほんじんです。(Watashi wa nihonjin desu.)
I am Japanese.
しごとはどうですか。(Shigoto wa dou desu ka.)
How is your job?
せんもんはなんですか。(Senmon wa nan desu ka.)
What is your major?
わたしのせんもんはれきしがくです。(Watashi no senmon wa rekishigaku desu.)
My major is history.
えいごをはなしますか。(Eigo wo hanashimasu ka.)
Do you speak English?
にほんごをはなしますか。(Nihongo wo hanashimasu ka.)
Do you speak Japanese?いまなんじですか。(Ima nanji desu ka.)
What time is it right now?
There is a mistake:
わたしはななじゅうさいです。(Watashi wa nanajyuu sai desu.)
I am 17 years old.
It should be: I am 70 years old
Gomen nasai!
Thanks for letting me know. I corrected it within the lesson. Sometimes I type so fast I a simple phrases gets switched around!! Thanks for catching it ^^
Xさい X-sai year of age (Replace X with a number)
Isn’t there a special word for when you turn 20 or something? (I remember being told that there is a special age and thus it gets a special word.)
Hello there!
Yes, there is a special term for when you turn 20. It’s はたち. So instead of using さい, you would simply say わたしははたちです.