Chapter 2
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 |
Example sentences:
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Watashi wa gakusei desu.
I am a student.
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Anata wa gakusei desu.
You are a student.
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kanojo wa nihongo sensei desu.
Teacher
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Kare wa eigo gakusei desu.
He is an English language student.
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Nihon
Japan
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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.
Match the pairs!
Match the 日本語 words with their えいご meanings