Lesson 1 (watashi-iie) Flashcards
I
watashi
you
anata
that person, he, she
ano hito (ano kata is the polite eual of ano hito)
Mr., Ms. (suffix added to a name for expressing politeness)
-san
(suffix often added to a child’s name instead of -san)
-chan
(suffix meaning ‘a national of’)
-jin (e.g. Amerika-jin, an American)
teacher, instructor (not used when referring to one’s own job)
sensei
teacher, instructor
kyōshi
student
gakusei
company employee
kaishain
employee of -company (used with a company’s name)
shain (e.g. IMC no shain)
bank employee
ginkōin
[medical] doctor
isha
researcher, scholar
kenkyūsha
university
daigaku
hospital
byōin
who
dare (donata) (donata is the polite equal of dare)
-years old
-sai
how old
nan-sai (o-ikutsu) (o-ikutsu is the polite equal of nan-sai_
yes
hai
no
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