演劇の授業
engeki no jugyō
The English phrase 'drama class' is translated into Japanese as 演劇の授業 (engeki no jugyō).
演劇の授業 refers specifically to a school course where students learn about acting and theatrical performance.
Which one should you use?
Use 演劇の授業 when referring to a formal school course. If you are referring to an extracurricular drama club in a school rather than a formal course, use 演劇部.
How do you pronounce it?
engeki no jugyō
Did you know?
- In Japanese media, characters in a 'drama' are often referred to as being in a ドラマ (dorama), which actually refers to television serials rather than the theatrical stage class of 演劇.
- A student in a 演劇の授業 might study 能 (Noh) or 歌舞伎 (Kabuki), as traditional Japanese theater is often integrated into the formal theatrical arts curriculum.
- If you describe someone's personality as 演劇的 (engeki-teki), you are implying they are behaving in an exaggerated or 'theatrical' manner in real life.
Examples in context
- 芝居教室に参加したいんですが、次のクラスはいつですか？I want to join the drama class. When is the next class?
- すごく緊張してるんだ。演劇の授業が初めてだから。I'm really nervous. It's my first drama class.
- 演劇の授業はとても楽しいです。engeki no jugyou wa totemo tanoshii desu.Drama class is very fun.
- 明日は演劇の授業があります。Ashita wa engeki no jugyou ga arimasu.There is a drama class tomorrow.
- 彼女は演劇の授業が大好きです。Kanojo wa engeki no jugyou ga daisuki desu.She loves drama class.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their school schedule.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔くん、次の時間は何？Daito-kun, tsugi no jikan wa nani?Daito, what is your next class?
- 大翔 Hiroto僕は演劇の授業だよ。Boku wa engeki no jugyō dayo.I have drama class.
- 美咲 Misakiいいな。私も行きたい！Ii na. Watashi mo ikitai!Lucky. I want to go too!
- 大翔 Hirotoじゃあ、後で感想を教えるね。Jaa, ato de kansō o oshieru ne.Okay, I'll tell you how it went later.
