Vocabulary Lesson 3

watashi wa Se-ra desu

I am Sarah

私はセーラです

anata no namae wa nan desu ka?

What is your name?

あなたの名前は何ですか?

onamae wa nan desu ka?

What is your name?

お名前は何ですか?

anata wa donata desu ka?

Whom would you be?

あなたはどなたですか?

watashi wa amerikajin desu

I am American

私はアメリカ人です

Vocabulary Lesson 3

Vocabulary

Example Sentences

watashi wa Se-ra desu

I am Sarah

私はセーラです

anata no namae wa nan desu ka?

What is your name?

あなたの名前は何ですか?

onamae wa nan desu ka?

What is your name?

お名前は何ですか?

anata wa donata desu ka?

Whom would you be?

あなたはどなたですか?

watashi wa amerikajin desu

I am American

私はアメリカ人です

Lesson Notes

There are multiple forms of the pronouns 私 (watashi) that differ in formality level and gender usage as shown below:

僕 (boku) [formal/informal] {masculine expression}

あたし (atashi) [Informal] {feminine expression}

私 (watashi) [Formal]

私 (watakushi) [Extremely formal]

There are multiple forms of あなた (anata), which differ in formality level

あんた (anta) [very informal]

きみ (kimi) [informal]

あなた (anata) [formal]

You can consult the table below to find your nationality in Japanese:

English

Japanese

Canadian

カナダ人 (kanadajin)

British

イギリス人 (igirisujin)

Australian

オーストラリア人 (o-sutorariajin)

New Zealander

ニュージーランド人 (nyu-ji-randojin)

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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