Japanese slang ~basic~

How to say “I” in Japanese

In your textbook…

“ 私”

But I’ve almost never said “ 私” .

We say…

For boys For girls Strange

俺 ( おれ ) うち <= house 我輩

僕 ( ぼく ) わ ( あ ) たし 拙者

わし {name} まろ

How to say “You” in Japanese

In your textbook

“ あなた”

But I’ve almost never said “ あなた” .

we say …

{name} 、おまえ、きさま、てめえ、あんた、きみ

How to say “he & she” in Japanese

In your textbook

“ かれ” & “ かのじょ”

We sometimes use these words but we use

あいつ

やつ <= also means “thing”

Not good way to say “what?”

When you hear something that you don’t like from your friends or somebody. You can say…

ん？ え？ は？ あ？

Casual way to say “ こんにちは”

If you say “ こんにちは” to your friends, it’s really strange because it is too polite.

You can say

おっす

よう

Now, my favorite one

まじで

What does it mean?

Basically “ まじで” means like “are you serious?”

But you can say it, whenever you wantまじで

Quiz

Translate a correct Japanese sentence to a wrong sentence.

Quiz

そうたろう : あなたは何人ですか？

オスカル : わたしはメキシコ人です。

そうたろう : are you serious? あなたは日本人と思いました。

Answer

あなたは何人ですか？

=> おまえ何人？

Answer

わたしはメキシコ人です

=> おれメキシコ人

Answer

are you serious? あなたは日本人と思いました。

=> まじで？　おまえ日本人と思った

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