新しい 本です。
むすこに 日本から 買って来て もらいました。
けっこう おもいです。
My son came back from Japan last night with these books which I asked him to get.
They are quite heavy! Thank you, Daniel.
My Bookshelf
わたしの 本だな です。
日本語の きょうかしょが たくさん あります。
I have a lot of textbooks for from the beginners to the advanced students.
We discuss and choose the most suitable textbook for you when you start a new course and when step up the next level.
I – Watashi, Boku, Ore?
あたらしい ウエブサイトを つくりました。どうぞ よろしく おねがいします。
さいしょの ポストは えいごの「I」と にほんごの 「わたし」について です。
I – WATASHI and others
There are several equivalents of ‘I’ in Japanese. WATASHI is the most common word and found in most Japanese textbooks. WATASHI is used by both female speakers of all ages and adult male speakers in general.
On the other hand, ORE is used by male speakers in quite informal situations. You can’t use this in a formal situation or to your superior. This is impolite.
We have another word used by male speakers only and that is BOKU. BOKU is used by especially young male speakers in any situation.
You might hear a female speaker say ATASHI. This is less formal than WATASHI.
Similarly, WATAKUSHI is very formal and used by both female and adult male speakers.
We have more equivalent words for ‘I’ in Japanese. Some of them you can find in the historical books, films and animations; these are WASHI, SESSHA, WARAWA, SOREGASHI, and so on.
However they are not used in modern conversational Japanese any more.