How to Say ‘I'm a university student’ in Japanese
大学生です
daigaku sei desu
[dye-GAH-koo say dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Add 大 "big" in front of 学生 and you get a university student. Likewise, 高校生 is a high school student.
Phrase Breakdown
大学
daigaku
[dye-GAH-koo]
university; college
Same word as だいがく; kanji is common in written Japanese.
大学で日本語を勉強しています。
I study Japanese at university.
生
sei
[say]
student
Suffix meaning a student or person of a certain group; added to school types.
高校生の弟がいます。
I have a younger brother in high school.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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