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.

Nationality

Japanese Nihon-jin Canadian Kanada-jin
French Furansu-jin American America-jin
Chinese Chugoku-jin German Doitsu-jin
Italian Itaria-jin Korean Kankoku-jin

I'm Japanese. (Watashi wa) nihon-jin desu.

Professions

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

I'm a student. (Watashi wa) gakusei desu.


email me at: amsharp@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca
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