Page 3 Previous page Today's lesson: Situation Dialogue Say It Out Loud Vocabulary Grammar Exercise Hajimemashite How do you do? watashi I; me namae name sensei teacher tomodachi friend(s) -chan suffix, attached to given name -san suffix, attached to given or family name -kun suffix, attached to given or family name nani what wa particle; marks a topic no particle; shows possession ka particle; comes at end of sentence to make it a question. desu am; are; is; it is Kenta boy's name Sayaka girl's name Tanaka family name (comes first in Japanese)   : Topic marker. When is used as a topic marker, it is pronounced "wa." marks whatever comes before it as the subject, or topic, of the sentence. : Particle. acts like 's in English--whatever comes after it belongs in some way to whatever comes before it. tomodachi no namae friend's name watashi no sensei my teacher nihongo no sensei a teacher of Japanese : Suffix attached to given name. Used informally with names of good friends or young children. : Suffix attached to given or family name. Used in more polite situations. After a teacher's name is used instead. : Suffix attached to given or family name of a boy. Somewhat informal. : What . Depending on the sound that comes after it, is sometimes pronounced as . : Appears after nouns and adjectives at the end of a sentence. Used like the verb "to be," or "it is." : Appears at the end of a sentence. Turns the sentence into a question.