Key Sentence
Let’s learn how to talk about where people work in Japanese.
Kana and Kanji: 母はスーパーではたらきます。
Romaji: ha ha wa su u pa a de ha ta ra ki ma su
Meaning: My mother works at a supermarket.
This sentence pattern is used when you don’t know the name of the occupation.
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One by one
Word | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
母 | はは | ha ha | my mother |
は | wa | no meaning | |
スーパー | su u pa a | supermarket | |
で | de | at | |
はたらきます | ha ta ra ki ma su | work |
Vocabulary
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- My father works at an airport.
- My aunt works at a post office.
- 父は空こうではたらきます。
- おばはゆうびんきょくではたらきます。
Kanji: 父(ちち)、空こう(くう・こう)
Task 2: Change into English.
- 兄は駅ではたらいています。
- 姉は銀行ではたらいています。
Kanji: 兄(あに)、駅(えき)、姉(あね)、銀行(ぎん・こう)
- My older brother works at a station.
- My older sister works at a bank.
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.
- My younger sister works at a city hall.
- My older brother works at a hospital.