Learn essential Japanese vocabulary for nationalities
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| アメリカ人 (Amerika-jin) |
| 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin) |
| 日本人 (Nihon-jin) |
| What do these words mean? |
| Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you learn Japanese vocabulary for nationalities. |
| But first, can you guess which nationality has the highest average life expectancy? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| アメリカ人 (Amerika-jin) |
| American |
| アメリカ人 (Amerika-jin) |
| Oh, say, can you see? |
| Rina listened to a new singer and talks to Susan. |
| 彼女は上手に歌います。(Kanojo wa jōzu ni utaimasu.) |
| 彼女はアメリカ人のアクセントがあります。 (Kanojo wa Amerika-jin no akusento ga arimasu.) |
| 私は彼女の声が好きです。(Watashi wa kanojo no koe ga suki desu.) |
| 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin) |
| Chinese |
| 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin) |
| 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin) |
| Ni hao |
| Oscar is discussing the background of a new friend with Tom. |
| 彼女、出身はどこですか。 (Kanojo, shusshin wa doko desu ka.) |
| 彼女は中国人です。(Kanojo wa Chūgoku-jin desu.) |
| 日本人 (Nihon-jin) |
| Japanese |
| 日本人 (Nihon-jin) |
| Nihon-jin, Nippon-jin both are fine. |
| Both means Japanese. |
| Kaname discusses a colleague with Yoko. |
| あの人があなたの新しい同僚ですか。 (Ano hito ga anata no atarashii dōryō desu ka.) |
| はい。彼は日本人です。(Hai. Kare wa Nihon-jin desu.) |
| 韓国人 (Kankoku-jin) |
| Korean |
| 韓国人 (Kankoku-jin) |
| Most of the nationalities in Japanese sound similar to English |
| But some countries like Korea, China. |
| Korea,韓国 (Kankoku) |
| China,中国 (Chūgoku) sounds quite different. |
| Jack asks Steve about the new colleague. |
| 新しい同僚はどこ出身ですか。 (Atarashii dōryō wa doko shusshin desu ka.) |
| 彼は韓国人です。 (Kare wa Kankoku-jin desu.) |
| ドイツ人 (Doitsu-jin) |
| German |
| ドイツ人 (Doitsu-jin) |
| Prost! |
| Ich bin... |
| Ich heiße Risa. |
| Susan asks Oscar aIch heiße Risa.bout the new member in the photography club. |
| 新しいメンバーはどこ出身か知っていますか。 |
| (Atarashii menbā wa doko shusshin ka shitte imasu ka.) |
| 彼はドイツ人です。 (Kare wa Doitsu-jin desu.) |
| フランス人 (Furansu-jin) |
| French |
| フランス人 (Furansu-jin) |
| Bonjour, mademoiselle. |
| Susan asks Tom about the performer at the cultural festival. |
| あのアーティストがどこ出身か知っていますか。 (Ano ātisuto ga doko shusshin ka shitte imasu ka.) |
| 彼女はフランス人です。 (Kanojo wa Furansu-jin desu.) |
| イギリス人 (Igirisu-jin) |
| British |
| イギリス人 (Igirisu-jin) |
| Oh, it's been raining whole week. |
| Son, excuse me, can I have water please? Tap water? |
| This is how you stop the bus in London. |
| Susan asks Lina about the mutual friend. |
| 彼の国籍はなんですか。 (Kare no kokuseki wa nan desu ka.) |
| 彼はイギリス人です (Kare wa Igirisu-jin desu.) |
| カナダ人 (Kanada-jin) |
| Canadian |
| カナダ人 (Kanada-jin) |
| I know some people who've been to Canada and they told me |
| people are nice there. |
| Hello Canada! |
| Susan asks Lina about the mutual friend. |
| 彼女の国籍はなんですか。 (Kanojo no kokuseki wa nan desu ka.) |
| 彼女はカナダ人です。 (Kanojo wa Kanada-jin desu.) |
| インド人 (Indo-jin) |
| Indian |
| インド人 (Indo-jin) |
| I love Indian food, especially Southern Indian food. |
| Steve and Jack chat about a new restaurant. |
| あの新しいレストランに行ってみましたか。 (Ano atarashii resutoran ni itte mimashita ka.) |
| はい、料理は美味しかったです。(Hai, ryōri wa oishikatta desu.) |
| シェフはインド人です。 (Shefu wa Indo-jin desu.) |
| オーストラリア人 (Ōsutoraria-jin) |
| Australian |
| オーストラリア人 (Ōsutoraria-jin) |
| There are many unique animals in Australia like famous one kangaroo, |
| wombat, wallaby, kookaburra. |
| When I went to Australia, I saw many guys were wearing shorts. |
| Even though if you think about there's many quite aggressive animals, |
| I think they're pretty tough. |
| Hitoshi and Aya talk about a new customer. |
| あの新しいお客さんを知っていますか。 (Ano atarashii o-kyaku-san o shitte imasu ka.) |
| 彼女は引っ越してきたばかりです。 (Kanojo wa hikkoshite kita bakari desu.) |
| オーストラリア人です。 (Ōsutoraria-jin desu.) |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Japanese. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say American? |
| アメリカ人 (Amerika-jin) |
| アメリカ人 (Amerika-jin) |
| How about Chinese? |
| 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin) |
| 中国人 (Chūgoku-jin) |
| And how to say Japanese? |
| 日本人 (Nihon-jin) |
| 日本人 (Nihon-jin) |
| What about Korean? |
| 韓国人 (Kankoku-jin) |
| 韓国人 (Kankoku-jin) |
| Do you remember how to say German? |
| ドイツ人 (Doitsu-jin) |
| ドイツ人 (Doitsu-jin) |
| Let's try French! |
| フランス人 (Furansu-jin) |
| フランス人 (Furansu-jin) |
| What about British? |
| イギリス人 (Igirisu-jin) |
| イギリス人 (Igirisu-jin) |
| Now let's see if you remember how to say Canadian! |
| カナダ人 (Kanada-jin) |
| カナダ人 (Kanada-jin) |
| Another one! |
| What about Indian? |
| インド人 (Indo-jin) |
| インド人 (Indo-jin) |
| And finally, do you remember how to say Australian? |
| オーストラリア人 (Ōsutoraria-jin) |
| オーストラリア人 (Ōsutoraria-jin) |
| So, which nationality has the highest average life expectancy? |
| It's the Japanese. Japan is famous for its high life expectancy. People in Japan live longer, |
| thanks to their healthy diet, good health care, and active lifestyle. |
| In some places in Japan, like Okinawa, many people live over 100 years! |
| Thanks for watching! |
| Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! |
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