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family name
X desu Xです it is/I’m/you’re/they are X,
etc.

ka か question-marker
Hiru ヒル Hill—a family name

yoroshiku よろしく ritual expression when
meeting someone or when
needing a favor

Nihongo 日本語 Japanese
(o)jōzu (お)上手 good at

*O is a prefix that is added to certain nouns to indicate politeness. This

alternative will be shown in parentheses ( ) in front of the noun from here on.
nē ねえ Particle of empathy
mada まだ still, (not) yet

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

Eigo 英語 English
heta 下手 bad at

meishi 名刺 business card

Common Japanese Surnames
1. Satō
2. Suzuki
3. Takahashi
4. Tanaka
5. Watanabe
6. Itō

7. Yamamoto
8. Nakamura
9. Kobayashi
10. Katō
11. Yoshida

12. Yamada
13. Sasaki