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せんせい

sensei = teacher

In class, Celery bonks a statue going Hmm, and a second Celery flies at a squawking Eagle while the Teacher stares in horror.

In class, CELERY bonks a statue going HMM, and a second CELERY flies at a squawking EAGLE while the TEACHER stares in horror.

How to remember せんせい

Each sound in sensei has a picture. Put them together and you get the scene above.

せ
se → Celeryん
n → Hmmせ
se → Celeryい
i → Eagle

In a sentence

せんせいはきものをぬいます。
Sensei wa kimono wo nuimasu.
The teacher sews a kimono.
せんせいはとてもいいです。
Sensei wa totemo ii desu.
The teacher is very good.

Also in lesson 18

さん san · threeやま yama · mountainやさい yasai · vegetableなさけない nasakenai · pathetic, shameful

Learn sensei in lesson 18, free.

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