Japanese Lesson 10 (Determiners and People)
Duration: 30 mins
Study reference words and people vocabulary. Use the Japanese examples below to read, listen where recordings are available, and practise recalling a few items without looking. Work at your own pace and return to difficult examples in your next session.
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Determiners include definite and indefinite articles (like the, a or an), demonstratives (this and that), quantifiers (many, some etc.
The following are several sentences which include the determiners mentioned above. That way you will be able to see how the determiner is used in a full sentence. The table contains 3 columns (English, Japanese, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Determiners in Japanese
| Determiners | Japanese | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| The yellow pen is easy to find | その黄色のペンは見つけやすい [Sono kiiro no pen wa mitsuke yasui.] | |
| A yellow pen is easy to find | 黄色のペンは見つけやすい。 [Kiiro no pen wa mitsuke yasui.] | |
| A French teacher is here | フランス人の先生が一人ここにいます。 [Furansu jin no sensei ga hitori koko ni imasu.] | |
| The French teacher is here | そのフランス人の先生がここにいます。 [Sono Furansu jin no sensei ga kokoni imasu.] | |
| Some languages are hard | いくらかの言語は難しい [Ikura ka no gengo wa mutsukasii.] | |
| Many languages are easy | 多くの言語は簡単です [Ookuno genngo wa kantan desu.] | |
| The student speaks Korean | その学生は紺国語を話します。 [Sono gakusei wa Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] | |
| A student speaks Korean | 学生は韓国語を話します。 [Gakusei ha Kankoku go wo hanashi masu.] | |
| Some students speak Korean | いくらかの学生は韓国を話します。 [Ikura ka no gakusei wa Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] | |
| Many students speak Korean | 多くの学生が韓国語を話します。 [Ookuno gakusei ga Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] | |
| This student speaks Korean | こと学生は韓国語を話します。 [Kono gakusei wa Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] | |
| That student speaks Korean | あの学生は韓国語を話します。 [Ano gakusei ha Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] | |
| These students speak Korean | これらの学生は韓国語を話します。 [Korera no gakusei wa Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] | |
| Those students speak Korean | あれらの学生は韓国語を話します。 [Arera no gakusei wa Kankoku go wo hanasi masu.] |
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Vocabulary List about People
Below is a list of 24 words related to people such as family members, siblings ... etc. At the end of the list, there will be examples where those terms are used in a sentence.
People in Japanese
| People | Japanese | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Aunt | 叔母 [oba] | |
| Baby | 赤ん坊 [Akanbou] | |
| Boy | 少年 [shounen] | |
| Brother | 兄弟 [kyoudai] | |
| Child (female) | 子供（女の子） [Kodomo (On-na no ko)] | |
| Child (male) | 子供（男の子） [Kodomo (Otoko-no ko)] | |
| Cousin (female) | いとこ（従姉妹） [Itoko (jyu-shimai)] | |
| Cousin (male) | いとこ（従兄弟） [Itoko (jyu-keitei)] | |
| Daughter | 娘 [musume] | |
| Father | 父親 [chichioya] | |
| Girl | 少女 [shoujo] | |
| Grandfather | 祖父 [sofu] | |
| Grandmother | 祖母 [sobo] | |
| Husband | 夫 [otto] | |
| Man | 男性 [dansei] | |
| Mother | 母親 [hahaoya] | |
| Nephew | 甥 [oi] | |
| Niece | 姪 [mei] | |
| People | 人 [hito] | |
| Sister | 姉妹 [simai] | |
| Son | 息子 [musuko] | |
| Uncle | 叔父 [oji] | |
| Wife | 妻 [tsuma] | |
| Woman | 女性 [josei] |
Daily Conversation in Japanese
Finally, a couple sentences that you might need to use or see very often. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Japanese Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Japanese
| English | Japanese | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| How old is your sister? | あなたのお姉さん（妹さん）は何歳ですか？ [Anata no o-nee san (imooto san) wa nan sai desuka?] | |
| I love my husband | 私は夫を愛しています。 [Watasi wa otto o aisite imasu.] | |
| This is my wife | これが私の妻です。 [Kore ga watasi no tsuma desu.] | |
| What's your brother called? | あなたの兄さん（弟さん）の名前は何ですか？ [Anata no nii-san (otuto-san) no namae wa nan-desuka?] | |
| Where does your father work? | あなたのお父さんはどこで仕事をされていますか？ [Anata no o toosan wa doko de sigoto wo sarete imasuka?] | |
| Your daughter is very cute | なたの娘さんは本当にかわいいです。 [Anatano musume sann wa hontou ni kawaii desu] | |
| What time is it? | 何時ですか？ [nanji desuka?] | |
| It's 10 o'clock | １０じです。 [10-ji desu.] | |
| Give me this! | これをください！ [Kore wo kudasai!] | |
| I love you | 愛しています。 [aishite imasu] | |
| Are you free tomorrow evening? | 明日の晩暇ですか？ [asu no ban hima desu-ka?] | |
| I would like to invite you for dinner | 夕食に招待します。 [yuushoku ni shoutai simasu] |
Congratulations! You finished your 10th lesson in Japanese about determiners, people and jobs. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Japanese Lesson 11. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Japanese homepage.
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