Japanese Vocabulary Minna No Nihongo Lesson 1

Minna no nihongo Lesson 1

       わたし            I                                                          

                      わたしたち      we

                      あなた            you

あの人            あのひと        that person, he, she

あの方            あのかた        that person, he, she (polite)

皆さん　        みなさん        ladies and gentlemen, all of you

～さん                                  Mr., Ms. (title of respect added to a name)

～ちゃん                              (suffix often added to a child's name instead of ~さん)

～君　            ～くん           (suffix often added to a boy's name)

～人　            ～じん　        (suffix meaning "a national of";  e.g, アメリカじん, American.)

先生                せんせい        teacher, instructor (not used when referring to one's own job)

教師                きょうし        teacher, instructor (can use when referring to one's own job)

学生                がくせい        student

会社員　かいしゃいん         company employee

社員　            しゃいん        employee of ~ Company (used with a company's name; e.g., IMCのしゃいん）

銀行員　        ぎんこういん bank employee

医者                いしゃ            medical doctor

研究者            けんきゅうしゃresearcher, scholar

                        エンジニア    engineer

大学                だいがく        university

病院　            びょういん　  hospital

電気                でんき            electricity, light

                        だれ               who

                        どなた           who (polite)

～歳                ～さい            ~ years old

何歳                なんさい        how old

                        おいくつ       how old (polite)

                        はい               yes

                        いいえ            no

失礼ですが    しつれいですが        Excuse me, but

お名前は？　　おなまえは？        May I have your name?

初めまして。            はじめまして。        How do you do? (lit. I am meeting you for the first time.)

                        どうぞよろしく。    Pleased to meet you. (lit. Please be nice to me.)

            　        こちらは～さんです。        This is Mr./Ms. ~.

～から来ました。～からきました。        I came (come) from ~.