๐ Vocabulary
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
๐ใฏใใใพใใฆ | nice to meet you | hajimemashite |
๐ใใใซใกใฏ | hello / good afternoon | konnichiwa |
๐ใใฏใใใใใใพใ | good morning (polite) | ohayou gozaimasu |
๐ใใใฐใใฏ | good evening | konbanwa |
๐ใใใ | I / me | watashi |
๐ใใชใ | you | anata |
๐ใใใ | Mr. / Ms. | san |
๐ใขใกใชใซ | America / USA | Amerika |
๐ใซใปใ | Japan | Nihon |
๐ใใใใ | student | gakusei |
๐ใใใใใใ | company employee | kaishain |
๐ใใใใใใญใใใใพใ | nice to meet you (closing phrase) | yoroshiku onegaishimasu |
๐ Grammar
A ใฏ B ใงใ
A is B
Basic sentence pattern. ใฏ marks the topic. ใงใ is the polite 'to be'.
Patterns
Examples
ใใใ ใฏ ใทใณใใฃ ใงใใ
Watashi wa Shindi desu.
I am Cindy.
ใใใ ใฏ ใใใใ ใงใใ
Watashi wa gakusei desu.
I am a student.
ใใใใใใใใฎใใ
Self-introduction pattern
A standard Japanese introduction follows four steps.
Patterns
Examples
ใฏใใใพใใฆใใใใ ใฏ ใทใณใใฃ ใงใใใขใกใชใซ ใใ ใใพใใใใใใใใใญใใใใพใใ
Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Shindi desu. Amerika kara kimashita. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Nice to meet you. I'm Cindy. I'm from America. Please treat me well.
๐ฌ Dialogues
Meeting for the first time
๐ Cindy's self-introduction
ใใใ ใฏ ใทใณใใฃ ใงใใใขใกใชใซ ใฎ ใทใซใด ใใ ใใพใใใใใพ ใฏ ใใใใใใ ใงใใใซใปใใ ใ ในใใใใใใฆ ใใพใใใใใใใใญใใใใพใใ
Watashi wa Shindi desu. Amerika no Shikago kara kimashita. Ima wa kaishain desu. Nihongo o benkyou shite imasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
I am Cindy. I am from Chicago in the United States. I am an office worker now. I am studying Japanese. Nice to meet you.
โ๏ธ Exercices
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks.
ใใใ ใฏ ใทใณใใฃ ___ใ
Watashi wa Saburina ___.
ใใใ ใฏ ใใใใ ___ใ
Watashi wa gakusei ___.
Translation Exercise
Translate into Japanese.
EN: Nice to meet you. I am Tanaka.
Show Answer
ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใฏใใใพใใฆใใใชใ ใงใใ
EN: I am a student.
Show Answer
ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใใใ ใฏ ใใใใ ใงใใ