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Expression of "I" Hi there! I'm curious about hom many ways to say "I" japanese language have. Is there more than わたし and ぼく? And if anyone can tell me in which way should I use it, I will be very grateful :)

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As a woman, you should be fine with わたし in most cases, but if you're curious, there's quite a lot of them actually. わたし - the most common and versatile, not always suitable for males though; ぼく - used by males, especially juvenile ones; おれ - males use it in informal situations when speaking to friends; わたくし - more polite version of わたし あたし - informal, cute version of わたし, only for females; わし - samurai used it, these days it only appears in manga and TV; おのれ - another archaic word; うち - literally means "inside", but it is often used as "I/we/my family", (AFAIK, especially by women); and so on... http://nihonshock.com/2009/11/the-many-ways-to-say-i/
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My best advice is to stick with WATASHI as long as you can. It my opinion, it is the only one you need, especially in a professional environment. However, here is another that hasn't been mentioned yet, just for kicks. われ - Old-fashioned way of expressing "I" (oneself). src: http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E6%88%91

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