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Asian studies (Major)

アジアけんきゅう


あじあけんきゅう

America, USA.

アメリカ


あめりか

England

イギリス


いぎりす

Freshman, First year student.

いちねんせい

Now

いま

English (Language)

えいご

Australia

オーストラリア
(おーそとらりあ)

Student

がくせい

Canada

カナダ


かなだ

South Korea

かんこく

Management, Business Administration (Major)

けいえいがく

Engineering (Major)

こうがく

High school

こうこう

PM, Afternoon

ごご

AM, Morning

ごぜん

This person, this way.


(Can be used similarly to "this", and is the polite way to distinguish you're talking about *this* person. )



こちら

Junior, Third year student

さんねんせい

Spain

イン


いん

(Academic) Major

せんこう

College, university.

だいがく

Graduate student

だいがくいんせい

College student

だいがくせい

Taiwan

たいわん

China

ちゅうごく

Name

なまえ

Sophomore, second-year student.

にねんせい

Japan

にほん

Business

ビジネス


びじねす

France

フランス


ふらんす

Literature

ぶんがく

Mexico

メキシコ


めきしこ

Senior, fourth year student

よねんせい

Next year

らいねん

International student

りゅうがくせい

History

れきし

"I" pronoun (Male usage)


(Informal, tends to mean younger male. Used between male friends.)

ぼく

"I" pronoun (unisex usage)

わたし

"I" pronoun (Female usage)


(Informal, comes off as more 'feminine' - sometimes considered 'cute'. Used between female friends.)

あたし

"I" pronoun (male usage)


(Informal, "tough" male implications. )

おれ



"I" pronoun (Unisex usage)


(Formal version)

わたくし

(to) be. (it) is.


(Copula verb, present tense affirmative.)

です。

(it)was.
(Copula verb, past tense affirmative.)

でした。

(it) is not.


(Copula verb, present tense negative.)

では ありません。

(it) was not.


(Copula verb, past tense negative.)

では ありません でした。

~o'clock
(EX: one o'clock)

~じ


EX: いちじ

Half past.
(EX: 1:30)

はん


EX: いちじはん

Where

どこ

Where (polite) - Also, "which way".

どちら

What

なん  / なに

Question marker



Noun modifier marker
(Of, 's)


EX1: Strawberry mochi / My strawberry mochi


EX2: Teacher / Japanese Teacher (teacher *of* Japanese language, not nationality.)






(Note: strawberry mochi is delightful. Please try it at your earliest convenience. )



EX1: いちご  もち /  わたし の いちご もち
EX2: せんせい / にほんご の せんせい

Topic marker


EX: The cat is eating.


EX: ねこ は たべています。

Similarity marker ( also, too)


EX: The cat is also eating.


EX: ねこ も たべています。

Polite prefix.
(Use only if you are sure the word gets the prefix- Not all words work well with it, and it can sound strange or even inappropriate at times.)


EX: (prefix)Name


EX: おなまえ

Language suffix
EX: Japanese (Language)


EX: にほんご

Time suffix - o'clock


EX: Three(o'clock)

 じ


EX: さんじ

Nationality suffix


EX: Japanese(Nationality)

じん


EX: にほんじ

Student suffix


EX: First yearStudent


College)Student

せい


EX: いちねんせい


だいがくせい

Year suffix


EX: First(year)


Next(Year)

ねん


EX: いちねん


らいねん

No.
Also can be used to say "don't mention it"/"you're welcome")

いいえ

Yes.

はい
OR
ええ

No, that is not so.


(Two versions of this. Both acceptable, one more commonly used.)

いいえ、そうじゃありません。

そうじゃないです。← More commonly used

Yes, that is so.



ええ、そうです。
OR
はい、そうです。

Came from  Place)


Casual)




EX: 1 - I'm from Korea.


2 - Where are you from?



から きました。


EX: 1-  かんこく から きました。


2-  どこ から きました か。



It is I who should be saying that.


(Used similarly to "No, thank YOU!" Or "I should be the one thanking you!" , or "It's my pleasure." It can also mean "No, I should be the one who's sorry. )

こちらこそ

Is that so? I see.




(Also can be used similarly to "Really?" )



そうですか。

It is so. That is right.


(Can be used like "I agree", "you're right", "I think so too")



そうですね。

You say ~____


or


You call it~____


(In response to "What is X")



といいます。


っています。← Colloquial

Thank you very much. (Formal)

どうもありがとございます。

Where are you from?

どこからきましたか。

Where are you from? (Polite/Formal)

どちらから いらっしゃいましたか。