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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:15 pm


My name is ______. Formal -> Informal
_____と申します。 (ともうします。→ to mou shimasu.)
_____といいます。 (to iimasu.)
_____です。 (desu.)
Note: Do not use 私の名前は___です。 (わたしのなまえは___です。 → Watashi no namae wa _____ desu.) as it's very childish.

I am _____ years old.
____歳です。 (さいです。 → sai desu.) [才 can also be used instead of 歳, the readings are the same.]
Note: To say you are twenty, you use: はたち (hatachi), it's an exception to the usual counter for age.

I am a __ year [junior high school/high school/university] student.
私は___の_年生です。 (わたしは___の_ねんせいです。 → Watashi wa _____ no __ nen sei desu.)
Junior High School: 中学校 (ちゅうがっこう → Chuu Gakkou)
High School: 高校 (こうこう → Koukou)
University: 大学 (だいがく → Daigaku)
私は大学の二年生です。 → I am a second year uni student.

I am studying ________.
________を勉強しています。 (________をべんきょうしています。 → ________ wo benkyou shiteimasu.)
Japanese: 日本語 → にほんご → Nihongo
Maths: 数学 → すうがく → Suugaku
Art: 芸術 → げいじゅつ → Geijutsu
English: 英語 → えいご → Eigo
Music: 音楽 → おんがく → Ongaku
Science: 科学 → かがく → Kagaku
Chinese: 中国語 → ちゅうごくご → Chuugoku Go
French: フランス語 → ふらんすご → Furansu Go
Korean: 韓国語 → かんこくご → Kankoku Go
PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:59 pm


just a heads up, you probobly shouldn't start with kanji in your writing. most people start with hiragana ^^

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:05 pm


Most people who start with hiragana never progress to kanji though, and considering the fact that I know the kanji I'm using it's not really an issue for me.

As long as I post the hiragana and romaji afterwards for the people that don't know, it shouldn't be an issue, right?
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