Vocabulary 1

Question 1

あなた

Answer 1

You

Question 2

あのひと/あのかた

あの人/あの方

Answer 2

That person, he, she

(あのかた is the polite form of あのひと)

Question 3

〜さん

Answer 3

Mr., Ms.

Question 4

〜ちゃん

Answer 4

Suffix for children

Question 5

〜じん

~人

Answer 5

Suffix meaning a national of -

Question 6

せんせい

先生

Answer 6

Teacher, instructor

(not used when referring to one’s own job)

Question 7

きょうし

教師

Answer 7

Teacher, instructor

Question 8

がくせい

学生

Answer 8

Student

Question 9

かいしゃいん

会社員

Answer 9

Company employee

Question 10

しゃいん

社員

Answer 10

Employee of - company

(used with company name ex. Apple のしゃいん)

Question 11

ぎんこういん

銀行員

Answer 11

Bank employee

Question 12

いしゃ

医者

Answer 12

[medical] doctor

Question 13

けんきゅうしゃ

研究者

Answer 13

Researcher, scholar

Question 14

だいがく

大学

Answer 14

University

Question 15

びょういん

病院

Answer 15

Hospital

Question 16

だれ/どなた

Answer 16

Who

(どなた is the polite form of だれ)

Question 17

~さい

~歳

Answer 17

• years old

Question 18

なんさい (おいくつ)

何歳

Answer 18

How old

( おいくつ is the polite form of なんさい)

Question 19

はい

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

いいえ

Answer 20

no

Question 21

はじめまして

初めまして

Answer 21

How do you do?

Lit. I am meeting you for the first time. Usually used as the first phrase when introducing oneself.

Question 22

~からきました

~から来ました

Answer 22

I’m from - (country)

Question 23

[どうぞ] よろしく[おねがいします]

Answer 23

Pleased to meet you.

Lit. Please be nice to me. Usually at the end of a self introduction.

Question 24

しつれいですが

失礼ですが

Answer 24

Excuse me, but…

Usually used when asking someone for personal information such as their name or address.

Question 25

おなまえは？ | お名前は？

Answer 25

May I have your name?

Question 26

こちらは〜さんです。

Answer 26

This is Mr./Ms. ~

Question 27

アメリカ

Answer 27

U.S.A.

Question 28

イギリス

Answer 28

U.K.

Question 29

インド

Answer 29

India

Question 30

インドネシア

Answer 30

Indonesia

Question 31

かんこく | 韓国

Answer 31

South Korea

Question 32

タイ

Answer 32

Thailand

Question 33

ちゅうごく | 中国

Answer 33

China

Question 34

ドイツ

Answer 34

Germany

Question 35

にほん | 日本

Answer 35

Japan

Question 36

ブラジル

Answer 36

Brazil

Question 37

わたし | 私

Answer 37

I

Question 38

アメリカ

Answer 38

USA