Learn Japanese - Lesson 9: Japanese Pronouns

Special Note

Japanese pronouns are not used nearly as frequently as they are in English. In spoken Japanese, pronouns like "I" or "you" are generally reserved for more formal situations. More commonly, such pronouns are omitted and other people are referred to by their names or titles. For a deeper understanding of Japanese pronouns, we recommend reading Wikipedia's Japanese pronouns page.

New Japanese Vocabulary

Japanese Pronouns

かれ = he

[kare]

かのじょ = she

[kanojo]

わたしたち = we

[watashitachi]

あなたたち = you (plural)

[anatatachi]

かれら = they

[karera]

Japanese Nouns

がくせい = student

[gakusei]

きょうし = teacher

[kyooshi]

いし = doctor (medical)

[ishi]

アーティスト = artist

[aatisuto]

シェフ = chef

[shefu]

はいゆう = actor; actress

[haiyuu]

ミュージシャン = musician

[myuujishan]

Practice

Write the following sentences in Japanese using hiragana/katakana.

1. Is he a doctor?
2. She is beautiful.
3. Are you musicians?
4. He is very strong.
5. They are correct.

Translate the following Japanese sentences to English.

1. わたしたちはがくせいです。かれらはきょうしです。
2. かのじょはあなたのいしですか？
3. かれのシェフはたかいです。
4. かれらはアーティストです。わたしたちははいゆうです。
5. わたしたちはただしいですか？