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japanese · Self & Others · Lesson 6

What I Am (or Am Not!)

Introducing oneself and others using plain negative statements. Basic pronouns and roles.

You are at a university club fair. Someone asks you if you are a local student, and you introduce yourself, stating you are a student but not a teacher.

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私 (わたし) watashi

I / me

Pronoun

A word that stands in for a name — like 私 (I/me), あなた (you), or 彼 (he/him).

私は学生です。
watashi wa gakusei desu. — I am a student.
私は日本人です。
watashi wa nihonjin desu. — I am Japanese.
私の名前はさくらです。
watashi no namae wa sakura desu. — My name is Sakura.
あなた anata

you

Pronoun

A word that stands in for a name — like 私 (I/me), あなた (you), or 彼 (he/him).

あなたは学生ですか。
anata wa gakusei desu ka. — Are you a student?
あなたの名前はなんですか。
anata no namae wa nan desu ka. — What is your name?
あなたは日本人ですか。
anata wa nihonjin desu ka. — Are you Japanese?
名前 (なまえ) namae

name

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

名前はなんですか。
namae wa nan desu ka. — What is your name?
私の名前はたろうです。
watashi no namae wa tarou desu. — My name is Taro.
あの人の名前は何ですか。
ano hito no namae wa nan desu ka. — What is that person's name?