Lesson 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

だいがく

Answer 1

College / University

the kanji read “がく” is often found in school-related words as it means “learning”

Question 2

こうこう

Answer 2

High school

Question 3

がくせい

Answer 3

Student

this word is often part of other compound words for different kinds of students

Question 4

だいがくせい

Answer 4

College / university student

Question 5

りゅうがくせい

Answer 5

International student

Question 6

せんせい

Answer 6

Teacher

Literally means “honorable master”. As such, if you are a teacher, you usually don’t refer to yourself using this. It sounds slightly arrogant

Question 7

〜ねんせい

Answer 7

…year student

Attaching a number to the front makes “first-year student”, “second-year student”, etc.

Question 8

せんこう

Answer 8

Major

Question 9

わたし

Answer 9

I

this is the most commonly used word for “I”, used by both men and women.

Question 10

ともだち

Answer 10

Friend

Question 11

〜じん

Answer 11

…people

this is a suffix often used with country names, etc to create nationalities - “Japanese”, “American”, etc

Question 12

ごぜん

Answer 12

A.M.

comes before the time word, not after like in English

Question 13

いま

Answer 13

Now

Question 14

ごご

Answer 14

P.M.

comes before the time word, not after like in English

Question 15

じ

Answer 15

o’clock

attaches to the end of a number

Question 16

はん

Answer 16

Half

with time words, it goes after “じ” to mean “half-past”

Question 17

にほん

Answer 17

Japan

Question 18

アメリカ

Answer 18

America

Question 19

〜ご

Answer 19

…language

attaches to the end of a country name to create the word for the language - “Japanese”, “English” etc

Question 20

〜さい

Answer 20

…years old

attaches to the end of a number

Question 21

でんわ

Answer 21

Telephone

Question 22

〜ばん

Answer 22

…number

Question 23

ばんごう

Answer 23

Telephone number

Question 24

なまえ

Answer 24

Name

Question 25

なに

Answer 25

What

one of two readings of the kanji

Question 26

なん

Answer 26

What

one of two readings of the kanji

Question 27

あのう

Answer 27

Umm…

indicates that the speaker is uncertain/hesitant about what they are about to say

Question 28

はい

Answer 28

Yes

also used to say “present” or “here” in a school setting

Question 29

そうです

Answer 29

That’s right.

literally “that is so”. Sometimes translated as just “yes” although it doesn’t mean that, just expresses the same general idea.

Question 30

そうですか

Answer 30

I see / Is that so?

Question 31

くに

Answer 31

Country

Question 32

イギリス

Answer 32

Britain

Question 33

オーストラリア

Answer 33

Australia

Question 34

かんこく

Answer 34

Korea

Question 35

カナダ

Answer 35

Canada

Question 36

ちゅうごく

Answer 36

China

Question 37

インド

Answer 37

India

Question 38

エジプト

Answer 38

Egypt

Question 39

フィリピン

Answer 39

Philippines

Question 40

アジアけんきゅう

Answer 40

Asian studies

Question 41

けいざい

Answer 41

Economics

Question 42

こうがく

Answer 42

Engineering

Question 43

こくさいかんけい

Answer 43

International relations

Question 44

コンピューター

Answer 44

Computer

Question 45

せいじ

Answer 45

Politics

Question 46

せいぶつがく

Answer 46

Biology

Question 47

ビジネス

Answer 47

Business

Question 48

ぶんがく

Answer 48

Literature

Question 49

れきし

Answer 49

History

Question 50

いしゃ

Answer 50

Doctor

medical doctor only. A scientific doctor uses a different word

Question 51

かいしゃいん

Answer 51

Office worker

Question 52

かんごし

Answer 52

Nurse

Question 53

こうこうせい

Answer 53

High school student

Question 54

しゅふ

Answer 54

Housewife

Question 55

だいがくいんせい

Answer 55

Graduate student

Question 56

べんごし

Answer 56

Lawyer

Question 57

おかあさん

Answer 57

Mother

Question 58

おとうさん

Answer 58

Father

Question 59

おねえさん

Answer 59

Older sister

Question 60

おにいさん

Answer 60

Older brother

Question 61

いもうと

Answer 61

Younger sister

Question 62

おとうと

Answer 62

Younger brother

Question 63

はたち

Answer 63

Twenty years old

use this. not “にじゅっさい”.
yes I know Mercer-sensei says both are fine. but nobody actually uses にじゅっさい

Question 64

ごしゅっしんは

Answer 64

Where are you from?