Japanese Vocab

Question 1

watashi

Answer 1

I

Question 2

anata

Answer 2

you

Question 3

anohito

Answer 3

that person he she

Question 4

anokata

Answer 4

that person, he, she (the polite equivalent of あのひと)

Question 5

sensei

Answer 5

teacher, instructor (not used when referring to oneʼs own own job)

Question 6

kyoushi

Answer 6

teacher, instructor

Question 7

gakusei

Answer 7

student

Question 8

kaishain

Answer 8

office worker, company employee

Question 9

shain

Answer 9

employee of 〜company (used with a companyʼs name, e.g.
Amazon のしゃいん）

Question 10

ginkouin

Answer 10

bank employee

Question 11

isha

Answer 11

[medical] doctor

Question 12

kenkyuusha

Answer 12

researcher, scholar

Question 13

dare

Answer 13

who

Question 14

donata

Answer 14

who (the polite equivalent of だれ)

Question 15

daigaku

Answer 15

university

Question 16

byouin

Answer 16

hospital, clinic

Question 17

kaisha

Answer 17

company

Question 18

〜san

Answer 18

Mr. ,Ms. (suffix added to a name for expressing politeness)

Question 19

〜chan

Answer 19

suffix often added to a childʼs name instead of 〜 さん)

Question 20

〜kun

Answer 20

Mr. (an informal equivalent of 〜さん used to address people of
equalor lower status ;also often appended to boyʼs names)

Question 21

〜jin

Answer 21

(suffix meaning ”a national of”;e.g. アメリカじん, an American)

Question 22

ーsai

Answer 22

years old

Question 23

nansai

Answer 23

how old

Question 24

oikutsu

Answer 24

how old (the polite equivalent of なんさい)

Question 25

hai

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

iie

Answer 26

no

Question 27

amerika

Answer 27

USA

Question 28

igirisu

Answer 28

UK

Question 29

indo

Answer 29

India

Question 30

indoneshia

Answer 30

Indonesia

Question 31

tai

Answer 31

Thailand

Question 32

kankoku

Answer 32

South Korea

Question 33

chuugoku

Answer 33

China

Question 34

nihon

Answer 34

Japan

Question 35

o-sutoraria

Answer 35

Australia

Question 36

doitsu

Answer 36

Germany

Question 37

itaria

Answer 37

Italy

Question 38

furansu

Answer 38

France

Question 39

burajiru

Answer 39

Brazil

Question 40

hajimemashite

Answer 40

How do you do ?(lit. I am meeting you for the first time. Usually used as the first phrase when introducing one self)

Question 41

〜kara kimashita

Answer 41

I came from 〜（country)

Question 42

[douzo]yoroshiku [onegaishimasu]

Answer 42

Pleased to meet you. (lit. Please be nice to me. Usually used at the end of a self- introduction.)

Question 43

shitsureidesuga

Answer 43

Excuseme, but 〜 (used when asking someone for personal information such as their name or address)

Question 44

onamaewa

Answer 44

May I have your name?

Question 45

kochirawa〜san desu

Answer 45

This is Mr./Ms〜.