Today’s post is to introduce one of my newest video about how to introduce yourself in simple Japanese. Please watch the video below. (If not showing below, please click the link.)
Let’s learn to say your occupation
Here is the list of occupations I was talking about in the video.
| English | Japanese | Hiragana | Rooma_ji | |
| 1 | accountant | 会計士 | かいけいし | kaikeishi |
| 2 | actor | 役者 | やくしゃ | yakusha |
| 3 | architect | 建築家 | けんちくか | kenchikuka |
| 4 | baker | パン屋 | ぱんや | pan_ya |
| 5 | bank employee | 銀行員 | ぎんこういん | ginkouin |
| 6 | butcher | 肉屋 | にくや | niku_ya |
| 7 | chef | シェフ | しぇふ | shehu |
| 8 | company employee | 会社員 | かいしゃいん | kaisha_in |
| 9 | counsellor/psychologist | カウンセラー | かうんせらー | kaunsera- |
| 10 | designer | デザイナー | でざいなー | dezaina- |
| 11 | doctor | 医師/医者 | いし/いしゃ | ishi/isha |
| 12 | driver | 運転手 | うんてんしゅ | untenshu |
| 13 | engineer | エンジニア | えんじにあ | enjinia |
| 14 | factory worker | 工員 | こういん | kouin |
| 15 | farmer (family business) | 農家 | のうか | nouka |
| 16 | firefighter | 消防士 | しょうぼうし | shouboushi |
| 17 | house-wife | 主婦 | しゅふ | shuhu |
| 18 | lawyer | 弁護士 | べんごし | bengoshi |
| 19 | midwife | 助産師 | じょさんし | josanshi |
| 20 | nurse | 看護師 | かんごし | kangoshi |
| 21 | nutritionist | 栄養士 | えいようし | eiyoushi |
| 22 | office worker | 事務員 | じむいん | jimuin |
| 23 | police officer | 警察官 | けい（さつ）かん | kei(satsu)kan |
| 24 | self-employed | 自営業者 | じえいぎょうしゃ | jiei_gyousha |
| 25 | shop assistant | 店員 | てんいん | ten_in |
| 26 | student (tertiary) | 学生 | がくせい | gakusei |
| 27 | teacher | 教師 | きょうし | kyoushi |
| 28 | translator | 翻訳士 | ほんやくし | honyakushi |
| 29 | waiter | ウェイター | うぇいたー | weita- |
| 30 | waitress | ウェイトレス | うぇいとれす | weitoresu |
You can play a game to learn these words.
Let’s practise saying your age.
Learn the numbers below and add “-さい“
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.
