Introducing Yourself in Japanese
One of the first things you’ll want to do is be able to introduce yourself to someone.
Here’s what a basic intro looks like:
はじめまして。リンガルイズムです。よろしくおねがいします。
Can’t read it or don’t know what’s going on? Here’s the breakdown:
Basic Structure:
[Your name] + [です・desu]
E.g. Lingualism です。
NOTE: In Japanese, foreign names and words use the ‘katakana’ writing system, which is similar to hiragana.
Using katakana, my blog name becomes: リンガルイズム・ringaru-izumu. Unlike hiragana, katakana often uses 【ー】 to indicate a lengthened sound.
Adding more:
When meeting someone for the very first time only, people say 「はじめまして・hajimemashite」.
NOTE: Don’t say it to someone you’ve already met…they’ll think you’ve forgotten them already =P
Then, they introduce themselves:
eg. はじめまして。 リンガルイズムです。
Closing the introduction:
To end your intro politely, you can add 「よろしくおねがいします・yoroshiku onegaishimasu」。It means “please treat me well”.
よろしく・yoroshiku = well; appropriately etc.
おねがいします・onegaishimasu = please.
Our intro now looks like this:
eg. はじめまして。 リンガルイズムです。よろしくおねがいします。
簡単ね!・かんたん ね!・Kantan ne! = It’s simple! Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments (^_^)/
Posted on July 9, 2013, in Japanese and tagged にほんご, Japanese, Japanese Basics, Japanese phrases, learn Japanese, 日本語. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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