2. Talking about yourself
I'm a
high school teacher.
Nakata: Meepuru-san, o-shigoto wa nan desu ka
Meepuru: Kookoo no kyooshi desu.
Nakata: Nan no sensei desu ka.
Meepuru: Ongaku no kyooshi desu.
Nakata: Maple-san, what is your occupation?
Maple: I'm a high school teacher.
Nakata: What do you teach?
Maple: I teach music.
"
Kyoshi" means "teacher" and is used
to refer to oneself. "
Sensei" also means
"teacher" but it is used to refer to another person.
It may also be used instead of Mr./Ms. as for example, in "Maple-sensei".
See
the vocabulary list of Gakko
(school).
