Review the vocabulary that is useful when talking about your occupation
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| Let's review the key vocabulary. |
| きょうし. "Teacher (when a teacher is talking about his or her own occupation)." きょうし. きょうし. |
| Note: せんせい is also commonly used to mean "teacher," but when you talk about your own occupation, きょうし is commonly used. |
| エンジニア. "Engineer." エンジニア. エンジニア. |
| かんごし. "Nurse." かんごし. かんごし. |
| いしゃ. "Doctor." いしゃ. いしゃ. |
| バリスタ. "Barista." バリスタ. バリスタ. |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "investor?" |
| とうしか. |
| とうしか. |
| And how Ken says, |
| "I'm an investor." |
| とうしかです。 |
| とうしかです。 |
| Do you remember how to say "student?" |
| がくせい. |
| がくせい. |
| And how Ken says, |
| "I'm not a student." |
| がくせいでは ありません。 |
| がくせいでは ありません。 |
| Do you remember how to say, |
| "No." |
| いいえ. |
| いいえ. |
| Do you remember how Ken says, |
| "No, I'm not a student. I'm an investor." |
| いいえ、がくせいでは ありません。とうしかです。 (Iie, gakusei de wa arimasen. Tōshika desu.) |
| いいえ、がくせいでは ありません。とうしかです。 (Iie, gakusei de wa arimasen. Tōshika desu.) |
| Do you remember how Mark addresses Mr. Kobayashi? |
| こばやしさん. |
| こばやしさん. |
| Do you remember how to say the question-marking particle? |
| か. |
| か. |
| And how Mark asks, |
| "Mr. Kobayashi, are you a student?" |
| こばやしさんは がくせいですか。 (Kobayashi-san wa gakusei desu ka.) |
| こばやしさんは がくせいですか。 (Kobayashi-san wa gakusei desu ka.) |
| Do you remember how to say "engineer?" |
| エンジニア. |
| エンジニア. |
| And how to say "doctor?" |
| いしゃ. |
| いしゃ. |
| Do you remember the word commonly used for "teacher" when talking about one's own occupation? |
| きょうし. |
| きょうし. |
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