Introducing Yourself
How do you do? / Nice to meet you. Hajimemashite.
Pleased to meet you. / It's a pleasure. Douzo yoroshiku (onegaishimasu).
I'm Tanaka. Tanaka desu.
My name is Tanaka. Namae wa Tanaka desu.
Example:
Smith: Miss Blue, this is Mr. Thode.
Thode: How do you do. I'm Mike Thode. Pleased to meet you.
Blue: I'm Levon Blue. Nice to meet you.
Sumisu: Buruu-san, kochira wa Toudo-san desu.
Toudo: Hajimemashite. Toudo Maiku desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
Buruu: Buruu Ribon desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
| Japanese | Nihon-jin | Canadian | Kanada-jin |
| French | Furansu-jin | American | America-jin |
| Chinese | Chugoku-jin | German | Doitsu-jin |
| Italian | Itaria-jin | Korean | Kankoku-jin |
| student | gakusei | company employee | kaisha-in |
| university student | daigakusei | secretary | hisho |
| teacher | sensei | section manager | kachou |
| head of department | buchou | lawyer | bengoshi |
| economist | economisuto | doctor | isha |
| dentist | haisha |