【Basic Japanese Sentence: Self introduction】Let’s learn how to introduce yourself.

Basic sentence

2024.01.062017.02.23

Basic sentence Self introduction

A is B.AはBです。Obento Deluxe Self introduction Unit 1

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目次

Sentence pattern
Vocabulary
Extension
Revision quiz

Sentence pattern

I am NAME.　＝　わたし　は　NAME　です。

【Example】Introducing yourself

English	I am Miyuki.
Kana	わたし　は　みゆき　です。
Kana + Kanji	私　は　美幸　です。
Romaji (with space)	wa ta shi / wa / mi yu ki / de su
Romaji	watashi wa miyuki desu

Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.

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Vocabulary

English	Kana	Kanji	Romaji (with space)	Romaji
I	わたし	私	wa ta shi	watashi
(no meaning)	は		wa	wa
Miyuki (girl’s name)	みゆき	美幸	mi yu ki	miyuki
am	です		de su	desu

Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.

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Extension

せんせい

せんせい

Let’s introduce other people.

れい

English	My father is Akira.
Kana	ちち　は　あきら　です。
Kana + Kanji	父　は　明　です。
Romaji (with space)	chi chi / wa / a ki ra / de su
Romaji	chichi wa akira desu

Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.

れい

English	My mother is Chiharu.
Kana	はは　は　ちはる　です。
Kana + Kanji	母　は　千春　です。
Romaji (with space)	ha ha / wa / chi ha ru / de su
Romaji	haha wa chiharu desu

Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.

SOMEBODY is NAME.　＝　SOMEBODY　は　NAME　です。

English	Kana	Kanji	Romaji (with space)	Romaji
my mother	はは	母	ha ha	haha
my father	ちち	父	chi chi	chichi
my older sister	あね	姉	a ne	ane
my older brother	あに	兄	a ni	ani
my younger sister	いもうと	妹	i mo u to	imouto
my younger brother	おとうと	弟	o to u to	otouto
my grandmother	そぼ	祖母	so bo	sobo
my grand father	そふ	祖父	so fu	sofu
my aunt	おば	叔母	o ba	oba
my uncle	おじ	叔父	o ji	oji

Kanji characters in yellow are Basic 200 Kanji. Make sure you can write them.

【Japanese Vocabulary】My family

What you learn: my mother, my father, my older sister, my older brother, my grandmother, my grandfather, my aunt, my uncle / Extension: Use 一番上の for the oldest and 一番下の for the youngest to describe people in your family. Put a counter for people after brothers or sisters if you want to talk about more than one brother or sister.

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Revision quiz

Task 1: Change into Japanese.

I am Mari.
I am Kazu.

Task 2: Change into English.

私はさとみです。
私はのりおです。

Task 3: Listen carefully and answer what you hear in English.

こたえ (Answer)

Task 1: Change into Japanese.

わたし　は　まり　です。
わたし　は　かず　です。

Task 2: Change into English.

I am Satomi.
I am Norio.

Task 3: Listen carefully and answer what you hear in English.

I am Kumiko.
I am Shinji.