When introducing yourself in Japanese, you might want to talk about where you’re from and which languages you speak. Japanese names of countries and languages are quite different from English, so make sure to memorize at least those that are most important to you.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Countries & Languages

How to Describe Where You’re From

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America

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Americaアメリカあめりかamerika
American languageアメリカ英語あめりかえいごamerika eigo
in American (English)アメリカ英語であめりかえいごでamerika eigo de
from Americaアメリカからあめりかからamerika kara
American (Person from America)アメリカ人あめりかじんamerika jin
American (Adjective relating to America, e.g. American food)アメリカのあめりかのamerika no

Austria

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Austriaオーストリアおーすとりあohsutoria
Austrian languageオーストリアの言語おーすとりあごohsutoria go
in Austrianオーストリア語でおーすとりあごでohsutoria go de
from Austriaオーストリアからおーすとりあからohsutoria kara
Austrian (Person from Austria)オーストリア人おーすとりあじんohsutoria jin
Austrian (Adjective relating to Austria, e.g. Austrian food)オーストリアのおーすとりあのohsutoria no

England

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Englandイギリスいぎりすigirisu
English languageイギリス英語いぎりすえいごigirisu eigo
in English英語でえいごでeigo de
from Englandイギリスからいぎりすからigirisu kara
English (Person from England) / Englishmanイギリス人いぎりすじんigirisu jin
English (Adjective relating to England, e.g. English food)イギリスのいぎりすのigirisu no

France

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Franceフランスふらんすfuransu
French languageフランス語ふらんすごfuransu go
in Frenchフランス語でふらんすごでfuransu go de
from Franceフランスからふらんすからfuransu kara
French (Person from France) / Frenchmanフランス人ふらんすじんfuransu jin
French (Adjective relating to France, e.g. French food)フランスのふらんすのfuransu no

Germany

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Germanyドイツどいつdoitsu
German languageドイツ語どいつごdoitsu go
in Germanドイツ語でどいつごでdoitsu go de
from Germanyドイツからどいつからdoitsu kara
German (Person from Germany)ドイツ人どいつじんdoitsu jin
German (Adjective relating to Germany, e.g. German food)ドイツのどいつのdoitsu no

Italy

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Italyイタリアいたりあitaria
Italian languageイタリア語いたりあごitaria go
in Italianイタリア語でいたりあごでitaria go de
from Italyイタリアからいたりあからitaria kara
Italian (Person from Italy)イタリア人いたりあじんitaria jin
Italian (Adjective relating to Italy, e.g. Italian food)イタリアのいたりあのitaria no

Poland

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Polandポーランドぽーらんどpoorando
Polish languageポーランド語ぽーらんどごpoorando go
in Polishポーランド語でぽーらんどごでpoorando go de
from Polandポーランドからぽーらんどからpoorando kara
Polish (Person from Poland)ポーランド人ぽーらんどじんpoorando jin
Polish (Adjective relating to Poland, e.g. Polish food)ポーランドのぽーらんどのporando no

Russia

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Russiaロシアろしあroshia
Russian languageロシア語ろしあごroshia go
in Russianロシア語でろしあごでroshia go de
from Russiaロシアからろしあからroshia kara
Russian (Person from Russia)ロシア人ろしあじんroshia jin
Russian (Adjective relating to Russia, e.g. Russian food)ロシアのろしあのroshia no

Spain

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Spainスペインすぺいんsupein
Spanish languageスペイン語すぺいんごsupein go
in Spanishスペイン語ですぺいんごでsupein go de
from Spainスペインからすぺいんからsupein kara
Spanish (Person from Spain) / Spaniardスペイン人すぺいんじんsupein jin
Spanish (Adjective relating to Spain, e.g. Spanish food)スペインのすぺいんのsupein no

Switzerland

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
Switzerlandスイスすいすsuisu
Swiss languageスイス語すいすごsuisu go
in Swissスイス語ですいすごでsuisu go de
from Switzerlandスイスからすいすからsuisu kara
Swiss (Person from Switzerland)スイス人すいすじんsuisu jin
Swiss (Adjective relating to Switzerland, e.g. Swiss food)スイスのすいすのsuisu no

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