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Japanese for Beginners 1: PRACTICAL
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Day 2
๐ฃ๏ธ Let’s use the grammar you’ve learned to talk about yourself!
โญKey Grammar: Topic WA description DESU
There are two common ways to start a sentence to introduce yourself:
- ใใใใฏ (watashi wa) → Use this when you are talking directly about yourself.
- Example: I am a teacher. (I = Teacher)
- Topic ใฏ (wa) → You can replace ใใใ (watashi) with almost any topic. The topic can be place, thing, hobby, food, or almost anything.
- Example: My hobby is cooking. (Topic = hobby.)
๐ช You’ve Got This!: Now it’s time to practice! Download the practice sheet ( available at the end of this page) and introduce yourself in Japanese.
ใVocabularyใ
Use the : Quizlet set: Day2 to practice and memorise the vocabularies.
Basic Words
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
| ใชใพใ | Namae | Name |
| ใใ ใฃใใ | Syusshin | Hometown, from ~ |
| ใใ ใฟ | Syumi | Hobby |
| ใใใจ | Shigoto | Job |
| ใใใใฏ | Watashi wa | I – As a topic |
Occupation
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
| ใใใใ | Gakusei | Student |
| ใใใใ | Sensei | Teacher |
| ใใใใใใ | Kaisyain | Office worker |
| ใใใใใ | Koumuin | Public worker / government employee |
| ใฎใใ | Nouka | Farmar |
| ใจใณใธใใข | Enjinia | Engineer |
| ใใถใคใใผ | Desaina | Designer |
| ใใใ | Isya | Doctor |
| ในใใใ | Bengoshi | Lawyer |
| ใใใใใ | Eigyo | Sales |
| ใใใใใใ | Jieigyo | Self-employed |
| ใทใงใ | shefu | Chef |
| ใคใณใใซใจใณใตใผ | infuluensa | Influencer |
โปFeel free to check more occupations on your own!
Nationality
In Japanese, you can often say your nationality by adding “jin” after a country name. It means “person.”
Example:
- Italy + person = Italia jin = Italian
- Thai + person = Thai jin = Thai
But there are some exceptions where it’s a little different because the country name is in Japanese, not English.
- Korean person = Kankoku jin
- Chinese person = Chugoku jin
- German person = Doitsu jin
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