varyตามlevel of formality , gender and context
Personal pronouns
私 Watashi = I , formal
僕 boku/ฉัน – male , informal
俺 ore/กู – male , very informal
あたしatashi/ ฉัน – femal , informal
second person – you
あなた Anata – you , formal
君 kimi ,informal – ระดับ เท่ากันหรือต่ำกว่า
お前 omae – informal ,rude
あんたanta- informal ,rude
Third person
彼 Kare – he
彼女 kanojo – she
彼ら karera – they (male)
彼女たち kanojotachi – they(female)
Demonstrative pronouns
Interorgative pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
This, These (Near the speaker)
- これ (kore): This (thing).
- この (kono): This (before a noun).
- ここ (koko): Here.
That, Those (Near the listener)
- それ (sore): That (thing).
- その (sono): That (before a noun).
- そこ (soko): There.
That, Those (Far from both speaker and listener)
- あれ (are): That (thing).
- あの (ano): That (before a noun).
- あそこ (asoko): Over there.
Interrogative Pronouns
- 誰 (だれ, dare): Who.
- 何 (なに/なん, nani/nan): What.
- どこ (doko): Where.
- いつ (itsu): When.
- どれ (dore): Which (one).
- どの (dono): Which (before a noun).
Reflexive Pronouns
- 自分 (じぶん, jibun): Oneself (can be used for any person depending on context).
- 自身 (じしん, jishin): Oneself (used to emphasize the subject).
Understanding the appropriate usage of these pronouns can help in navigating social contexts and levels of formality in Japanese conversations.