1
Q
job
A
(o)shigoto
2
Q
medical doctor
A
isha (Note: Wehn addressing a medical doctor, one uses the doctor’s last name, followed by “sensei”. E.g., Oda Sensei. In this case, “isha” is not used.
3
Q
medical doctor (polite form of “isha”)
A
oishasan. (Note: Often used to refer to doctors outside one’s own family.)
4
Q
hospital
A
byooin
5
Q
lawyer
A
bengoshi
6
Q
company employee
A
kaishain
7
Q
housewife
A
shufu
8
Q
engineer
A
enjinia
9
Q
now
A
ima
10
Q
before
A
mae
11
Q
- government worker
A
- koomuin
12
Q
- accountant
A
- kaikeishi
13
Q
- secretary
A
- hisho
14
Q
- pilot
A
- pairotto
15
Q
- flight attendant (female)
A
- suchuwaadesu
16
Q
- real estate salesperson
A
- fudoosanya
17
Q
- company president
A
- shachoo
18
Q
- nurse
A
- kangofu
19
Q
See Grammar on page 68.
A
Study!
20
Q
was
A
deshita.
21
Q
wasn’t/was not
A
de wa arimasen deshita.
ja arimasen deshita.
22
Q
My father wa a company employee before.
A
Chichi wa mae kaishain deshita.
23
Q
My mother was a teacher before.
A
Haha wa mae sensei deshita.
24
Q
I was not a student of this school before.
A
Watashi wa mae kono gakkoo no seito de wa arimasen deshita.
25
What is your father's occupation?
Otoosan no oshigoto wa nan desu ka?
26
Where does he work?
Oshigoto wa doko desu ka?
27
What grade is your older brother?
Oniisan wa nannensei desu ka?
28
What (=Where) is you older brother's school?
Oniisan no gakkoo wa doko desu ka?
29
My mother is an analyst at the Hawaii State Capitol.
Haha no oshigoto wa Hawaii State Legislature no analyst desu.
30
My grandmother is a teacher at Moanalua Elementary School.
Obaasan wa Moanalua Shoogakkoo no sensei desu.
31
pickled plum
umeboshi
32
seasoned dry seaweed
nori
