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Malaysia Marēshia Malaysian Marēshia-jin Malay Marē-go
Myanmar Myanmā Burmese Biruma-jin Burmese Biruma-go
New Zealand Nyūjīrando New Zealander English Eigo

Nyūjīrando-jin
Philippines Firipin Filipino Firipin-jin Tagalog Tagarogu-go

Russia Roshia Russian Roshia-jin Russian Roshia-go
Scotland Sukottorando Scottish Sukottorando-jin English Eigo

Singapore Shingapōru Singaporean Shingapōru- English Eigo
jin

Spain Supein Spanish Supein-jin Spanish Supein-go
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwanese Taiwan-jin Mandarin Chinese
Chūgoku-go

Thailand Tai Thai Tai-jin Thai Tai-go
USA Amerika American Amerika-jin English Eigo

Vietnam Betonamu Vietnamese Betonamu-jin Vietnamese Betonamu-
go
What country Doko no What nationality Nani-jin What language Nani-go
kuni

GRAMMAR NOTE Addressing a Person

In Japanese name order, one’s surname is followed by his/her given name. So, if
a person introduces himself as Kimura Yūki, Kimura is his surname, although

many people switch the order when speaking English.
Refer to yourself with the most common watashi “I”. Boku is only used by
male speakers, and is less formal than watashi.
In Japanese, use the person’s name to refer to or address the person you are
talking to, as seen in the dialogue (Tanaka-san wa? “How about you, Mr.
Tanaka?”). The Japanese pronoun anata “you” is limited to anonymous

addressees, and is inappropriate if you know the person’s name or title.
To decide how to address a person, you need to consider your relationship
with the person and the circumstances. Surname + san is most common, but
sensei “teacher” and other titles are required to address and refer to people in
such positions. Using -san instead of the title can be rude, as is using the
surname alone. The given name, with or without -san, is more informal and is