Japanese Conversation Lesson 3

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Japanese Translation:

Teach yourself Japanese through self-study lessons

Study the Japanese translation lesson below and then test yourself. Wish to take quizzes on this lesson?
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Let's Learn Words (Kotoba o Naraimashō) :

Japanese (Nihongo)	English (Eigo)
hayū	actor
joyū	actress
eahosutesu	air hostess
kenchikuka	architect
gaka	artist painter
ginkōin	banker
jitsugyōka	businessman
daiku	carpenter
shefu	chef
isha	doctor
enginia	engineer
yōin	factor
patannā	fashion designer
gaido annai nin	guide
shufu	housewife
jānarisuto	journalist
bengoshi	lawyer
shishu toshokanin	librarian
nāsu kanbyōin	nurse
operētā	operator
pairotto hikōka	pilot
seijika	politician
kyōju	professor
uketsukegakari	receptionist
kenkyushā	researcher
shoki	secretary
gyaruson	server boy
suchuwādo	steward
suchuwādesu	stewardess
gakusei	student
sensei kyōshi	teacher
honyakusha	translator
ueitā	waiter
ueitoresu	waitress
shokugyō	profession occupation
oshigoto	job work
shusshin goshusshin	native place
jōzu	good at
naraimashita	learnt
senmon	specialization
dokushin	single
denki gishi	electrical engineering
kaiwa	conversation
kurasu	class
ikimashō	let's leave
matāuhimade	till we meet again
shitsurei shimasu	goodbye (polite form)
itterasshai	have a nice day

Greetings in Japanese Japanese Family Vocabulary Japanese Romaji Vocabulary

A Note on Vowels :

The Japanese language is based on 5 vowel sounds : a, i, u, e, o

They are pronounced : a as in ask ; i as in we ; u as in soon ; e as in get and o as in oh.

The Romaji long vowels ā, ī, ū, ē signify emphasis, are pronounced twice as long, and hence are also written as aa, ii, uu et ee.

ex. īe = iie. However, the long vowel ō becomes ou and not oo ex. gakkō = gakkou.

Let's Study the Conversation (Kaiwa o Naraimashō) :

Note : In Japan, 'san' is used as a suffix to a personal name and is the equivalent of Mr, Mrs, Miss and Master.

	Japanese (Nihongo)	English (Eigo)
Ana :	Konbanwa. Ana Chen desu.	Good Evening. I am Ana Chen.
Paul :	Ah, Dōzo yoroshiku. Paul Clark desu.	Ah, Nice to meet you. I am Paul Clark.
Ana :	Kochira koso dōzo yoroshiku.	Nice to meet you too.
Paul :	Ana san wa Chūgokujin desu ka?	Ana, are you Chinese?
Ana :	Ee. Shusshin wa Honkon desu. Paul san wa?	Yeah. My native place is Hongkong. And you Paul?
Paul :	Watashi wa Igirisujin desu. Nihon ni gonen sunde imasu.	I am English. I am staying in Japan since five years.
Ana :	Sō desu ka. Nihongo ga jyōzu desu ne.	I see. You speak Japanese very well.
Paul :	Ano, onna wa Nihonjin desu. Nihongo o sannen naraimashita.	Well, my wife is Japanese. I learnt Japanese for three years.
Ana :	Ī desu ne! Goshussin wa dochira desu ka?	How nice! Where is your hometown?
Paul :	Rondon desu. Ana san, oshigoto wa nan desu ka?	It's London. Ana, what job do you do?
Ana :	Watashi wa bengoshi desu. Paul san wa?	I am a lawyer. And you Paul?
Paul :	Ano, chichi mo bengoshi desu. Watashi wa isha desu.	Oh, dad is a lawyer too. I am a doctor.
Ana :	Hee, sugoi desu ne.	Wow, that's great.
Paul :	Ana san wa dokushin desu ka?	Ana, are you single?
Ana :	Hai, sō desu yo.	Yes, that's right.
Keith:	Konnichiwa, Keith Brown desu.	Hello, This is Keith Brown.
Ana & Paul :	Hajimemashite Keith san!	How do you do!
Keith :	Hajimemashite. Amerika kara kimashita.	How do you do! I come from USA.
Ana :	Keith san, nani o shite masu ka?	Keith, what do you do?
Keith :	Watashi wa enjinia desu.	I am an Engineer.
Ana :	Sō desu ka. Senmon wa nan desu ka?	I see. What is your specialisation?
Keith :	Denki gishi desu.	It's electrical engineering.
Paul :	Watashi no onīsan wa kenkyūsha desu.	My brother is a researcher.
Keith :	Watashi no onēsan wa webudezainā desu.	My sister is a webdesigner.
Ana :	Haha wa ongaku no sensei desu.	Mom is a music teacher.
Keith :	Sumimasen ga, ima watashi wa Nihongo no kaiwa no kurasu desu.	Excuse me, I have a Japanese conversation class now.
Ana :	Watashi wa Nihongo no kurasu mo desu. Ikimashō!	I have a Japanese class too. Let's leave!
Paul :	Izasaraba. Matāuhimade.	Well then. Till we meet again .
Ana & Keith :	Shitsurei shimasu. Itterasshai!	Good bye. Have a nice day.

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