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Module 1.1 – Self-Introduction

Self-Introduction and a list of occupations

This section is about how to introduce yourself in simple Japanese. Please watch the video below.

Stating your Name

わたしwatashi wa [your name] ですdesu。(= I am [your name].)

or

わたしwatashi no なまえnamae wa [your name] ですdesu。 (= My name is [your name].)

Stating your Occupation

わたし は [your job] です

List of Occupations

EnglishJapaneseHiraganaRooma_ji
accountant会計士かいけいしkaikeishi
actor役者やくしゃyakusha
architect建築家けんちくかkenchikuka
bakerパン屋ぱんやpan_ya
bank employee銀行員ぎんこういんginkouin
butcher肉屋にくやniku_ya
chefシェフしぇふshehu
company employee会社員かいしゃいんkaisha_in
counsellor/psychologistカウンセラーかうんせらーkaunseraa
designerデザイナーでざいなーdezainaa
doctor医師/医者いし/いしゃishi/isha
driver運転手うんてんしゅuntenshu
engineerエンジニアえんじにあenjinia
factory worker工員こういんkouin
farmer (family business)農家のうかnouka
firefighter消防士しょうぼうしshouboushi
house-wife主婦しゅふshuhu
international student留学生りゅうがくせいryuugakusei
lawyer弁護士べんごしbengoshi
midwife助産師じょさんしjosanshi
nurse看護師かんごしkangoshi
nutritionist栄養士えいようしeiyoushi
office worker事務員じむいんjimuin
police officer警察官けい(さつ)かんkei(satsu)kan
self-employed自営業者じえいぎょうしゃjiei_gyousha
shop assistant店員てんいんten_in
student (secondary)生徒せいとseito
student (tertiary)学生がくせいgakusei
teacher (talking about yourself)教師きょうしkyoushi
teacher (talking about someone else)先生せんせいsensei
translator翻訳士ほんやくしhonyakushi
waiterウェイターうぇいたーweitaa
waitressウェイトレスうぇいとれすweitoresu

Stating your Age

わたし は [number] さい saiですdesu

Learn the numbers below.

NumberRoomajiHiraganaKanji
0zeroれい/ぜろ
1ichiいち
2ni
3sanさん
4yon/shiよん/
5go
6rokuろく
7nana/shichiなな/しち
8hachiはち
9kyuu/kuきゅう/
10juuじゅう
11juu_ichiじゅういち十一
24ni_juu_yonにじゅうよん二十四
35san_juu_goさんじゅうご三十五
46yon_juu_rokuよんじゅうろく四十六
57go_juu_nanaごじゅうなな五十七
68roku_juu_hachiろくじゅうはち六十八
73nana_juu_sanななじゅうさん七十三
82hachi_juu_niはちじゅうに八十二
100hyakuひゃく

Nice to Meet you.

In the order of politeness.

  1. どうぞdouzo よろしくyoroshiku おねがいonegai しますshimasu
  2. よろしくyoroshiku おねがいonegai しますshimasu
  3. どうぞdouzo よろしくyoroshiku
  4. よろしくyoroshiku

Suggested Activities

  • Make up your own self-introduction sentences.
  • Learn numbers up to 100
  • Do Exercises 4 to 6 of Module 1 of the Moodle Course.
Course: JLPT N5