Monday, March 22, 2010

Introduce Yourself - 名前

Simple introduction for meeting people for the first time.

Dialogue in Romaji
Namiko: Hajimemashite, Namiko desu.

Douzo yoroshiku.
Paul: Hajimemashite, Paul desu.

Douzo yoroshiku.
Dialogue in Japanese
奈美子: はじめまして、奈美子です。

どうぞよろしく。
ポール: はじめまして、ポールです。

どうぞよろしく。
Wa (は) is a particle which is like English prepositions, but always comes after nouns. Desu(です) is a topic marker and can be translated as "is" or "are".  It also acts as an equal sign.

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