TodaiiJapanese lessons

アンです。学生です I’m An. I’m a student.

The residents of "Todaii House" take An there after running into her on the street.

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Scripts
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ただいま。
Tadaima.
I’m home.
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トモさん、新しい住人が着きましたよ。
Tomo-san, atarashii juunin ga tsukimashita yo.
Tomo-san, the new resident has arrived.
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はーい。
Haai.
OK.
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ようこそいらっしゃいました。
Yookoso irasshaimashita.
Welcome.
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え、ロボット?
E, robotto?
Oh, a robot?
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そうじゃありません。大家のトモさんです。
Soo jaarimasen. Ooya no Tomo-san desu.
That's not right. This is our homeowner, Tomo-san.
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はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
Hello.
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アンです。学生です。
An desu. Gakusee desu.
I’m An. I’m a student.
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よろしくお願いします。
Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu.
Nice to meet you.
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Vocabulary (14)
Basic phrase
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Introducing yourself with name and occupation
アンです。学生です。
An desu. Gakusee desu.
I’m An. I’m a student.
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As in "[name/occupation] desu," "desu" comes after a noun to make a sentence. In "A wa B desu" or "A is B," A is the topic or subject and B explains that. In the key phrase, the "A wa" part, which is "watashi wa" or "I am" is omitted. Omitting the topic or subject: If the topic or subject is clear from the context, it’s often left out. For example, "watashi wa" or "I am" can be omitted from a self-introduction. So, just "An desu" is fine. No need to say "Watashi wa An desu" or "I'm An."

Use It!
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はじめまして。リンダです。学生です。
Hajimemashite. Rinda desu. Gakusee desu.
Hello. I’m Linda. I’m a student.
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はじめまして。山田です。
Hajimemashite. Yamada desu.
Hello. I’m Yamada.
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Try It Out!
1
Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?
Hello. I’m Miller. I’m a company employee.
ミラー | 会社員
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Miraa | kaishain
Miller | company employee
Hello. I’m Miller. I’m a company employee.
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Show answer Hajimemashite. Miraa desu ka. Kaishain desu ka.
2
Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).
Hello. I'm [name]. I'm a/an [occupation]. はじめまして。【name】です。【occupation】です。 Hajimemashite. 【name】 desu. 【occupation】 desu.
アリン | 教師
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Arin | kyooshi
Arin | teacher
Hello. I'm [name]. I'm a/an [occupation]. はじめまして。【name】です。【occupation】です。 Hajimemashite. 【name】 desu. 【occupation】 desu.
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Show answer はじめまして。アリンです。教師です。
3
Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).
Hello. I'm [name]. I'm a/an [occupation]. はじめまして。【name】です。【occupation】です。 Hajimemashite. 【name】 desu. 【occupation】 desu.
ワン | エンジニア
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Wan | enjinia
Wang | engineer
Hello. I'm [name]. I'm a/an [occupation]. はじめまして。【name】です。【occupation】です。 Hajimemashite. 【name】 desu. 【occupation】 desu.
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Show answer はじめまして。シンです。エンジニアです。

Bonus phrase
よろしくお願いします。
Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu.
Nice to meet you.

You say this to a person who'll be taking care of you. It's often used in self-introductions. If the person you're speaking to is a friend or someone younger than you, you can shorten it to just "yoroshiku."


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Tomo-san’s Bagful of Advice
Japanese Characters

Japanese has three types of characters: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. For example, in Japanese "Watashi wa An desu" or "I'm An" would be:

私はアンです

"私" is a Kanji, "は" and "です" are Hiragana, and "アン" is a Katakana.

Katakana is used to write names and words from other languages. Hiragana is used for other things. The phonetic letters of Katakana and Hiragana were made from Kanji. Kanji are ideograms used to write out major ideas.