Japanese Lesson: Pronouns

Learn basic, but extremely useful Japanese pronouns. While pronouns are not used as much in Japanese as they are in English, these basic pronouns are useful and easy to memorize. For more on this and to find a list of over two dozen other pronouns please visit TheJapanesePage.com. There you can learn pronouns samurai use! While there are many other pronouns, the ones covered in today's video would be appropriate any time.

To see more Japanese pronouns, please go here:
http://thejapanesepage.com/grammar/pronouns

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• japanese
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• watashi
• anata
• thejapanshop

[nekrosproj3kt]

I'm having a problem with "Ganbatte" vs "Ganbare masu", "Watashi" vs "Atashi", and if talking to a teacher, which comes first, "Sensei Smith" vs "Smith Sensei"

[thejapanshop]

@nekrosproj3kt "ganbatte" is telling others "do your best!"; "ganbarimasu" is "I'll do my best"; "watashi" is the most used and safest first person pronoun; "atashi" is used by women, but if you are a woman, just use "watashi" for now. Lastly, "Smith sensei" would be correct.

[AwayD]

very helpful, thanks!

I have a little question, would 'anata desu ka?' mean 'who are you?'?

[thejapanshop]

@AwayD No. To say, "Who are you?" try, "anata wa dare desu ka?" or more politely: "donata desu ka?"

[LORDHOKAGE90]

if i were to say "the red apple"

do i say "akai ringo" or "akai no ringo"?

[thejapanshop]

@LORDHOKAGE90 "akai ringo" -- just attach -i adjectives to nouns. atarashii kuruma (a new car)

[AltarianPrincess]

so would "they" and "their" be (kare/kanojo)tachi and (kare/kanojo)tachi no??

[FateWulluf]

My japanese teacher said anata is only to be used with someone you HAAATE or love. Because you is implied

[macktheknife888]

Man, Why you have to play music in the back ground as though the Titanic was sinking or something, Get rid of it.

[HikariOffical]

@ISureWhyNot LOL

[ISureWhyNot]

@zonip67 Dude u replied to urself -_-

[AndreyoDJ]

try to use youtube subtitle transcript and see what they write for "watashi"... it write "wet pussy" Lol...

[JoseCamacho94]

short, sweet and very informative!

[zonip67]

@zonip67 Why avoid the fact that you said, and I quote: "This isn't trolling ANYMORE"?

The keyboard button 'g' does not even borders to the button 's'. You must be mentally challenged.

That was not what I was implying.

If you are so lazy, do not even bother to "assume" (lie), then.

/Ha. Very funny.

Last time I checked, only males have jizz.

You are just a troll sucking time out of other people because you have nothing better to do. You little saddo.

[zonip67]

@HetaliaFxL "Anymore".

Yes, the Japanese language is "say". xDD

And I never "stuck up" for the Japanese, I was simply telling you how it is.

I never called anime "stupid", you pathetic liar. Do you really must lie to win an argument? Wow.

And btw, you are a boy

[zonip67]

@HetaliaFxL Stop playing dumb. It says in your profile that you are a troll, or at least enjoy trolling. Me? Keep wanting to argue with you? You were the one to start this argument over a simple opinion that I have every right to express.

[zonip67]

@HetaliaFxL Could not take it when I exposed you as a troll? Haha, like every cowardly troll you run away looking for new targets to troll. How sad.