Ambitions

Talking about the future 🎯

This module teaches the Japanese words for **ambitions, dreams and jobs**. Every word comes with three things: the **Japanese characters**, the **romaji** in brackets to help you say it, and the **English meaning**. The romaji is your pronunciation guide - a long vowel is written out, as in **shourai**. You will recognise the words here, not type them. (A native speaker should review the characters before launch.)

Dreams and plans 📖

Start with the words for what lies ahead:

Match each Japanese word to its English meaning 🔗

Which word? 🌙

Which Japanese word means 'dream'?

• 夢 (yume)
• 将来 (shourai)
• 仕事 (shigoto)
• 大学 (daigaku)

Jobs and professions 💼

Now some words for real jobs people might dream of doing: - 医者 (isha) = **doctor** - 先生 (sensei) = **teacher** - エンジニア (enjinia) = **engineer** - 会社員 (kaishain) = **office worker** Say each word aloud using the romaji, and link the characters to the meaning.

Match each job to its English meaning 🧑‍🏫

Spot the jobs ✅

Select the TWO words that are names of jobs (professions).

• 医者 (isha)
• 先生 (sensei)
• 夢 (yume)
• 将来 (shourai)

A hope and a job ⚖️

Two words are easy to mix up: what you hope for, and the work you actually do.

Where do you study? 🎓

Which Japanese word means 'university'?

• 大学 (daigaku)
• 医者 (isha)
• 仕事 (shigoto)
• 夢 (yume)

Fill in the Japanese ✏️

In Japanese, a dream is _____, a job is _____, a doctor is _____, a teacher is _____, and university is _____.

A path to a career 🪜

An interactive activity.

Choose the right word 🧭

An interactive activity.

Your turn: your ambition ✍️

An interactive activity.

The grade-9 habit 🌟

To master this vocabulary, link every word to **all three** of its forms: the **Japanese characters**, the **romaji** so you can say it, and the **English meaning**. Keep the ideas that are easy to confuse clearly apart - a **夢 (yume)**, a dream, versus a real **仕事 (shigoto)**, a job - and remember that a long vowel in romaji is spelled out, as in **将来 (shourai)**. Saying each word aloud and testing yourself both ways is what builds real recall.