Who Are You?

Vocabulary

Key Examples

Japanese

EX1: 私はさらです

EX2: 私はアメリカ人です

EX3: あなたの名前は何ですか?

EX4: あなたはどなたですか?

Romaji

watashi wa se-ra desu

watashi wa amerikajin desu

anata no namae wa nan desu ka?

anata wa donata desu ka?

English

I am Sarah

I am American

What is your name?

Who are you?

Recordings (Japanese)

EX1

EX2

EX3

EX4

EX1

Japanese

私はせーラです

Romaji

watashi wa se-ra desu

English

I am Sarah

EX2

Japanese

私はアメリカ人です

Romaji

anata wa donata desu ka?

English

I am American

EX3

Japanese

あなたの名前は何ですか?

Romaji

anata no namae wa nan desu ka?

English

What is your name?

EX4

Japanese

あなたはどなたですか?

Romaji

anata wa donata desu ka

English

Who are you?

Conversation Practice

A: あなたの名前は何ですか? 

(onamae wa nan desu ka?)

[What’s your name?]

B: 智花です 

(Tomoka desu)

[It’s Tomoka]

A2: あなたはどなたですか? 

(anata wa donata desu ka)

[Who are you?]

B2: 私はキムです 

(watashi wa kimu desu)

[My name is Kim]

A3: あなたはどちら様ですか? 

(anata wa dochirasama desu ka?)

[Who are you?]

B3: 私はアカマン・ジョンと申します 

(watashi wa akaman jon to moushimasu)

[I am John Ackerman]

Copyright © 2024 Little Book of Japan

Yorishiro (依り代)

Objects that attract or summon spirits while simultaneously providing them with a temporary residing place according to the Shinto belief system. 

Japanese people have believed that spirits reside in the evergreen tress and bamboo for thousands of years.

Scenic Gardens
Learning Objectives

State your name, age and nationality

Ask for and understand simple directions

State things that like doing (i.e running, reading, studying, etc.)

Ask Japanese people about their English language ability, and communicate your Japanese ability