Word list

二

  
      わたし
watashi
    
      I/ me
私

      あなた
anata
      
       You

      かのじょ
kanojo
      
 She/ her
      彼女
     
      かれ
kare
      
 He/ him
彼

      せんせい
sensei
     
 Teacher
先生

      がくせい
gakusei
      
 Student
学生

      にほん
nihon
      
 Japan
日本

      ご
go
      
 Language
      語
     
      えいご
eigo
      
 English Language
      英語
     
      にほんご
nihongo
      
 Japanese language
      日本語
     
      いぬ
inu
      
 Dog
      犬
     
      ねこ
neko
      
 Cat
      猫
     
      は
wa
      
 Subject marker
      
      です
desu
      
 To be

Watashi wa gakusei desu.

I am a student.
Anata wa gakusei desu.

You are a student.
kanojo wa nihongo sensei desu.

Teacher
Kare wa eigo gakusei desu.

He is an English language student.
Nihon

Japan
Go

Language

But wait, I thought ‘go’ was ‘five’?

A few words in Japanese are read the same, but have different meanings. For example, ‘hashi’ means ‘chopsticks’ or ‘bridge’.
In general, it’s hard to mix these words up, as “I eat with a bridge” or “ I walk along the chopsticks” just doesn’t sound correct…
We have this in English too, with words such as ‘sweet’ having more than more use.

Memory Matching Game

Word List #2

Word list

Watashi wa gakusei desu.

Anata wa gakusei desu.

kanojo wa nihongo sensei desu.

Kare wa eigo gakusei desu.

Nihon

Go

But wait, I thought ‘go’ was ‘five’?

Match the pairs!

Match the 日本語 words with their えいご meanings