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This document contains an exercise from Lesson 1 of Minna no Nihongo. It asks the student, Mary Grace Arzaga-Masdo, to complete several tasks: 1) Write the Japanese equivalents of English words related to occupations, nationalities, and other basic terms; 2) Write sample sentences using vocabulary from the lesson; and 3) Translate English sentences into Japanese using the new vocabulary. The exercise provides practice with fundamental conversational phrases and vocabulary for introducing oneself and others.

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Lesson 1 Exercise Answer

This document contains an exercise from Lesson 1 of Minna no Nihongo. It asks the student, Mary Grace Arzaga-Masdo, to complete several tasks: 1) Write the Japanese equivalents of English words related to occupations, nationalities, and other basic terms; 2) Write sample sentences using vocabulary from the lesson; and 3) Translate English sentences into Japanese using the new vocabulary. The exercise provides practice with fundamental conversational phrases and vocabulary for introducing oneself and others.

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Lesson 1 Exercise

Name: Mary Grace Arzaga-Masdo__

A. Write the Nihongo equivalent of the following words. Please base your answers on Minna no Nihongo
Lesson 1 vocabulary

English Nihongo English Nihongo

suffix meaning a
I national or a citizen
watashi of a country jin
teacher/instructor
you anata (referring to others) Sensei
teacher/instructor
Mr./ Ms. San (referring to own job) Kyoushi

student gakusei university daigaku

bank employee ginkouin company employee kaishain

researcher/scholar kenkyuusha doctor isha

hospital byouin engineer enjinia

Electricity/light denki who donata

__ years old Sai how old Nan sai

yes Hai no iie

How do you do? hajimemashite Pleased to meet you. douzoyoroshikuonegaishimasu

who donata where itsu

Korea kankoku what nan

Germany doitsu Thailand tai

Brazil burajiru United Kingdom igirisu


B. Write two sentences using the patterns and the vocabulary learned.

1. (noun 1) wa (noun 2) desu. Example: Corpuz-san wa gakusei desu. (Mr. Corpuz is a student)

a. Merlinda-san wa ginkouin desu.

b. Rozel-san wa sensei desu.

2. (noun 1) wa (noun 2) dewa arimasen. Example: Maria-san wa Firippinjin dewa arimasen. (Maria is
not a Filipina)

a. Jose-san wa isha dewa arimasen.

b. Merlinda-san wa sensei dewa arimasen.

3. (noun 1) wa (noun 2) desu ka. Example: Corpuz-san wa gakusei desu ka. (Is Mr. Corpuz a student?)

a. Jose-san wa enjinia desu ka.

b. Audrey-san wa kankokujin desu ka.

4. (noun1) mo (noun 2) desu. Example: Garcia-san mo gakusei desu. (Ms. Garcia is also a student)

a. Elvin-san mo sensei desu.

b. Janina-san mo kenkyuusha desu.

5. (noun1) no (noun 2) desu. Example: Watashi no kaban desu. (My bag)

a. Watashi no enpitsu desu.

b. Watashi no mizu desu.

C. Write the Nihongo equivalent of each sentence.

1. I am a student.

Watashi wa gakusei desu.

2. I am a teacher.

Watashi wa kyoushi desu.

3. She is a teacher.

Kanojo wa sensei desu.

4. He is a company employee.

Kare wa kaishain desu.

5. She is a bank employee.

Kanojo wa ginkouin desu.


6. I am 30 years old.

Watashi wa sanjuu sai desu.

7. What is your name?-

onamae wa nan desu ka.

8. This is Ms. Cruz.

Kochira wa cruz-san desu.

9. I am from the Philippines.

Watashi wa Firinpin kara kimashita.

10. Mr. Garcia is an engineer.

Garcia-san wa enjinia desu.

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