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Lesson 01 - Vocabulary

Introductions

Vocabulary

Lesson 01: Introductions

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Lesson 01 – Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Words

This file contains the vocabulary for Minna no Nihongo Lesson 01, with romaji (English pronunciation) and English meanings.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Personal Pronouns & People

1.わたし– I 🧑
2.わたしたち– we 🧑‍🤝‍🧑
3.あなた– you 👉
4.あのひと– that person, he, she 👤
5.あのかた– that person (polite) 🙇‍♂️
6.みなさん– ladies and gentlemen, all of you 👥

🏷️Name Suffixes

1.～さん– Mr., Ms. (title of respect) 🧑‍💼
2.～ちゃん– (suffix for a child's name) 🧒
3.～くん– (suffix for a boy's name) 👦
4.～じん– (suffix meaning 'a national of') 🌏

💼Professions & Roles

1.せんせい– teacher, instructor (not used for one's own job) 👨‍🏫
2.きょうし– teacher, instructor 👩‍🏫
3.がくせい– student 🎓
4.かいしゃいん– company employee 🧑‍💼
5.しゃいん– employee of ~ Company 🏢
6.ぎんこういん– bank employee 🏦
7.いしゃ– medical doctor 🩺
8.けんきゅうしゃ– researcher, scholar 🔬
9.エンジニア– engineer 🛠️

🏢Institutions & Places

1.だいがく– university 🏫
2.びょういん– hospital 🏥

💡Other Nouns

1.でんき– electricity, light 💡

❓Question Words

1.だれ– who ❓
2.どなた– who (polite) 🙇‍♂️❓

🔢Numbers & Age

1.～さい– ~ years old 🎂
2.なんさい– how old 🧮
3.おいくつ– how old (polite) 🙇‍♂️🧮

👍👎Yes/No

1.はい– yes 👍
2.いいえ– no 👎

💬Useful Phrases

1.しつれいですが– Excuse me, but 🙇‍♂️
2.おなまえは？– May I have your name? 📝
3.はじめまして。– How do you do? (first meeting) 🤝
4.どうぞ よろしく– Pleased to meet you (end of self-intro) 🙏
5.こちらは ～さんです。– This is Mr./Ms. ~. 👉🧑‍💼
6.～から きました。– I came (come) from ~. 🗺️

🌏Countries & Fictitious Names

1.アメリカ– U.S.A. 🇺🇸
2.イギリス– U.K. 🇬🇧
3.インド– India 🇮🇳
4.インドネシア– Indonesia 🇮🇩
5.かんこく– South Korea 🇰🇷
6.タイ– Thailand 🇹🇭
7.ちゅうごく– China 🇨🇳
8.ドイツ– Germany 🇩🇪
9.にほん– Japan 🇯🇵
10.フランス– France 🇫🇷
11.ブラジル– Brazil 🇧🇷
12.さくらだいがく– fictitious university 🏫
13.IMC– fictitious company 🏢
14.パワーでんき– fictitious company 💡
15.ブラジルエアー– fictitious company ✈️
16.AKC– fictitious institute 🏢
17.こうべびょういん– fictitious hospital 🏥

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