Professions

and
Nationalities
Namae (Name)
Shitsumon (question): Kotae (answer):

Anata no Watashi no
namae wa nan namae wa
desu ka. _____ desu ka.
*What is your name? *My name is ____.
Jūsho (Address)
Shitsumon (question): Kotae (answer):

Doko ni sunde _____ ni sunde

imasu ka. imasu.

*Where do you live? *I live in/at ____.

Nenrei (age)
Shitsumon (question): Kotae (answer):

Nansai desu _____ sai desu.

ka.

*How old are you? *I’m ____ years old.

Tanjoubi (birthday)
Shitsumon (question): Kotae (answer):

Anata no Tanjoubi wa
tanjoubi wa itsu _____ desu.
desu ka.
*When is your birthday? *My birthday is on ____.
Shumi (hobby/hobbies)
Shitsumon: • eiga/anime o mirukoto – watching
movies/anime
Shumi wa nan • utau – singing
• piano/gitaa o hikukoto – playing
desu ka? piano/guitar
*What is your hobby? • dansu – dancing
• dokusho – reading
• e o kakukoto – painting/drawing
Kotae: • shashin – picture taking

Shumi wa _____
• ryouri – cooking
• intanetto – internet

desu. • supootsu – sports

SENTENCE PATTERNS:
1. Subject wa complement desu. (+ sentence)
Watashi wa firipinjin desu. (I am a Filipino.)

2. Subject wa complement dewa/ja arimasen. (- sentence)

Watashi wa firipinjin dewa arimasen. (I am not a Filipino.)

3. Subject wa complement desu ka. (? sentence)

Watashi wa firipinjin desu ka. (Am I a Filipino?)

*wa - topic marker

*ka - question marker
*desu - is, are, am
*dewa/ja arimsen - is not, are not, am not
Shokugyō (profession)
Shitsumon: doctor – isha (いしゃ)
nurse – kangofu (かんごふ)
Oshokugyō wa nan
lawyer – bengoshi (べんごし)
desu ka. teacher – sensei (せんせい)
*What is your profession? student – gakusei (がくせい)
office worker – kaishain (かいしゃいん)
engineer – enjinia (エンジニア)
Kotae:
policeman – keikan (けいかん)
1. Watashi wa _____ desu. singer – kashu (かしゅ)
dancer – odoriko (おどりこ)
2. Watashi wa (company) actor – haiyū (はいゆう)
actress – joyū (じょゆう)
no _____ desu.
Oshokugyō wa nan desu ka.
Subject Pronouns:
watashi - I
anata - you
kare - he
kanojo - she

Subject wa profession desu

Kare wa isha desu.
*He is a doctor
Oshokugyō wa nan desu ka.

watashi - I
anata - you
kare - he
kanojo - she

Kanoja wa enjinia desu.

*She is an engineer.

Kanojo wa Hitachi no
enjinia desu.
*She is an engineer at/from Hitachi.
Oshokugyō wa nan desu ka.

Suzuka
Subject wa profession desu
Nakamoto
Nakamoto-San wa kashu desu.
*Ms. Nakamoto is a singer

~ San - honorific suffix

Mr., Mrs., or Miss
*should never be used after one’s
own name
Kokuseki (nationality)
Shitsumon: country + go = language
country + jin = nationality
Okokuseki wa nan
desu ka. Japan – Nihon / Nippon
Japanese language – Nihongo / Nippongo
*What is your nationality?
Japanese people – Nihonjin / Nipponjin

Kotae: Philippines – Firipin

Filipino language – Firipingo
Watashi wa _____ Filipino people – Firipinjin
desu. Amerika = Eigo = Amerikajin
(English)
Kokuseki (nationality)
Other nationalities:

Shitsumon: Chinese Chuugokujin ちゅうごくじん

Okokuseki wa nan Korean Kankokujin かんこくじん

desu ka. Malaysian Marēshiajin マレーシアじん

Thai Taijin タイじん
French Furansujin
Kotae:
フランスじん
German Doitsujin ドイツじん
Watashi wa _____ Spanish Supeinjin スペインじん
desu. Australian Ōsutorariajin オーストラリアじん
Okokuseki wa nan desu ka.

Sentence Patterns:
(+) Subject wa nationality desu.
(-) Subject wa nationality dewa arimasen.

Example:
Jacky Chan is a Chinese.
Jacky Chan-San wa Chuugokujin desu.

Jacky Chan is not a Japanese.

Jacky Chan-San wa Nihonjin dewa arimasen.
Okokuseki wa nan desu ka.

Taehyung-San wa Kankokujin
desu ka?
Hai, Taehyung-San wa
Kankokujin desu.

Taehyung-San wa Nihonjin
desu ka?
Iie, Taehyung-San wa
Nihonjin dewa arimasen,
Kankokujin desu.
Student’s Namae:
Watashi no Aidoru
Introduce your favorite male (1) and female (1) singer, dancer,
actor or actress using the guide below. Write in a paragraph
form.
1. greetings
2. name
3. dddress (city and country)
4. age
5. profession
6. nationality ( - & + sentences)
Ex. Amerikajin dewa arimasen, firipinjin desu.
7. birthday
8. Thank you.