A teacher is asking the class about their majors.

T: スミスさんのせんこうはけいざいがくですか。
S: いいえ、そうじゃありません。こくさいかんけいろんです。
T: じゃ、ブラウンさんのせんこうはなんですか。
B: コンピュータこうがくです。

Vocabulary

1. せんこう major
2. けいざいがく Economics
3. じゃありません [it] is not. [そうじゃありません "It is not correct."]
4. こくさいかんけいろん International Affairs
5. じゃ then
6. なん what [なん precedes です. = なに "what"]
7. コンピュータこうがく Computer Engineering

Additional Vocabulary

1. けいざいがく Economics
2. こくさいかんけいろん International Affairs
3. すうがく Mathematics
4. コンピュータサイエンス Computer Science
5. コンピュータこうがく Computer Engineering
6. いがく Medical Science
7. こうがく Engineering
8. ぶんがく Literature
9. マネジメント Business Management

Translation

T: Is your major Economics, Mr. Smith?
S: No, it's not. It's International Affairs.
T: Then, what is your major, Ms. Brown?
B: It's Computer Engineering.

Cultural Note

1.

Japanese academic majors are generally categorized into two primary fields: ぶんけい (Humanities and Social Sciences) and りけい (STEM and Natural Sciences).

ぶんけい include ぶんがく(Literature), しゃかいがく (Sociology), けいざいがく (Economics), じんるいがく (Anthropology), しんりがく (Psychology), etc. りけい include すうがく (Mathematics), かがく (Chemistry), ぶつりがく (Physics), etc. and engineering majors and other applied sciences. Modern majors, such as Digital Media (デジタルメディア), often overlap both categories or sit outside this traditional binary. If your specific major is not listed above, please consult your instructor for the appropriate classification.

Note: The suffix translates to "the study of" or "science of," similar to the English suffix "-ology."
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