Watashi no daigaku

Watashi wa gakuse desu.
→ Watashi wa gakusei desu.

Greensboro, North Carolina de benkyoshimasu.
→ North Carolina no Greensboro de benkyou shiteimasu.
*In Japanese, we say bigger things first, for example, in English "Greensboro, North Carolina, USA," but in Japanese "USA (America), North Carolina no Greensboro."
*suru/shimasu = when you are going to do something soon or in the future
*shiteiru/shiteimasu = when you are already doing something
*の(no) = of

Watashi no daigaku konomimasu.
→ Watashi wa jibun no daigaku ga sukidesu.
*じぶんの (jibun no) = my
(You can also say "watashi no" for "my," but you have "watashi" right in front of "wa" and would have to say "watashi" twice in that case (which is not a mistake at all, but) so I thought it would sound better or smooth to say "jibun no" there.)
*suki sounds better for "like" I think.


Watashi no daigaku gakuse ga takusan imasu.
→ Watashi no daigaku niwa(ha) gakusei ga takusan imasu.
*には (niwa/ha) = at

Watashi no kyoju ii shinsetsuna desu.
→ Watashi no kyojyu (or sensei) wa, ii hito de, shinsetsu desu.
*We say "~ (someone's name) wa ii hito da/desu" for "~ is nice."
*shinsetsu = adjective predicate
*shinsetsuna is always followed by a noun. For example, "shinsetsuna hito" = "kind person."


Watashi wa kiezai benkyoshimasu.
→ Watashi wa keizai o(wo) benkyoushiteimasu.
*suru/shimasu = when you are going to do something soon or in the future
*shiteiru/shiteimasu = when you are already doing something

Kiezaiwa omoshiroi desu, dakedo kiezai tsumaranai tokidoki desu.
→ Keizai wa omoshiroi desu, dakedo tokidoki tsumaranai desu.
*tokidoki comes before verbs/adjectives.



1) What is the Japanese equivalent of "it"?
it = それ (sore)

2) How would one say "diverse" in Japanese?
たよう(な) (tayou (na)), さまざま(な) (samazama (na))
*without な = adjective predicate

3) How would you say "I am a junior" (as in freshman, sophomore, JUNIOR, senior)
わたしはだいがく3ねんせいです (watashi wa daigaku 3nensei desu)
freshman = 1nensei
sophomore = 2nensei
senior = 4nensei
sorry, ↑ may be unnecessary.

4) What is the Japanese verb that means "attend"?
attend
= さんかする (sanka suru) or いく (iku) *when you attend a meeting, event, etc.
= しゅっせきする (shusseki suru) *when you attend a class

Watashi no daigaku

Watashi wa gakusei desu. North Carolina shuu ni aru Greensboro to iutokoro de benkyoushiteimasu. Watashi wa jibun no daigaku ga ki ni ittemasu (is natural). Watashi no daigaku niwa gakusei ga takusan imasu. <strike>Watashi no </strike>Kyojutachi wa minna shinsetsu<strike>na</strike> de tasukarimasu. Watashi wa keizaigaku wo benkyoushiteimasu ("senkou shiteimasu" is natural). Keizaigakuwa omoshiroi desuga, <strike>dakedo kiezai</strike> tamani tsumaranai tokimo arimasu (is natural).
senkou suru = major  (Because I guess you major Economics.)
sometimes ~ = tokidoki ~ = tamani ~ tokimo aru

"My university

I am a student. I study in Greensboro, North Carolina. I like my university. My university has many students. My professors are nice and helpful. I study economics. Economics is interesting, but it is sometimes boring."


Quick questions:

1) What is the Japanese equivalent of "it"?  =sore
2) How would one say "diverse" in Japanese?  =samazama na
3) How would you say "I am a junior" (as in freshman, sophomore, JUNIOR, senior)
= Watashi wa daigaku 3(san) nensei desu.
4) What is the Japanese verb that means "attend"?  = syusseki suru

Tottemo jouzu desune!! = Your Japanese is very good!!