Wednesday, 27 April 2011

jiko-shookai (self-introduction)

WATASHI NO NAMAE WA MAIKU DESU.
*My name is Mike.

WATASHI WA RINA DESU.
* I'm Rina.

MARIA DESU.
* (I'm) Maria.

Here is an example on how you introduce yourself when meet new people for a first time

DOOMO. HAJIME MASHITE. WATASHI NO NAMAE WA RYO NISHIKIDO DESU. YOKOHAMA KARA KIMASHITA. DOOZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU.
Hi. How do you do? My name is Ryo Nishikido. I came from Yokohama. Pleased to meet you. 

note:

* DOOMO - hi
* HAJIME MASHITE - how do you do? 
(literally means, I am meeting you for the first time)
* ~ KARA KIMASHITA - i came from ~
* DOOZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU - pleased to meet you. 
(literally means, please be nice to me.)

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