Waku Waku Japanese - Lesson 1: Meeting People

Waku Waku Japanese - Lesson 1: Meeting People

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In this first lesson of Waku Waku Japanese, Konomi teaches how to introduce yourself in Japanese.

Hajime mashite
Watashi no namae wa _________ desu
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu

Hello, nice to meet you
My name is ________
I hope to build a good relationship with you

Other words and phrases discussed in this lesson:

konnichi wa - hello (general greeting)
namae - name
watashi - I
watashi no namae - my name
hajime mashite - nice to meet you
yoroshiku onegaishimasu - I hope to build a good relationship with you

So use these phrases to help introduce yourself and meet new people in Japanese!

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Jikai mo tanoshimi ni, mata ne!

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[nextworld5]

Just wondering do you get money from this?

[JapanSocietyNYC]

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[katta1206]

i have learned to write like this: watashi wa ____ desu ? xD

i'm confused now xD .

[JapanSocietyNYC]

@katta1206 "わたしは＿＿＿＿＿です。” Good luck!

[tokiohotelANDalltime]

can i say watashi wa stella desu? o: coz i learned that loong time ago and im use to it..and now im getting confused..>-<

[JapanSocietyNYC]

@tokiohotelANDalltime Sure! 

[JapanSocietyNYC]

@AlexasarusRex (1) It's このみ in hiragana, and 木の実 in kanji. It's a kanji for "kinomi" but you read it "konomi". (2) Yes! It's correct if you want to say "Good morning. My name is Alex". It would be normal if you're talking in front of a lot of people, like teaching a class. If you're meeting someone in person, it would be more natural to say

はじめまして、私の名前はアレックスです。"My name is Alex. Nice to meet you" even if it's in the morning.

[FauntleroyLL]

well done

[eiazeventeen]

@BobLeKatt Thnx! =)

[PETETHENOOB]

You should slow Down for first timers so they can understand more easily because this is actually really fast for first lesson

[walkthroughgirl]

konichiwas pronounced wrong.

[Draron1]

@kanadajindesu2 When introducing yourself, it's customary to say your last name first then your first name. People will then refer to you by your last name(In your example, "Smith-san"). Unless they are really close to you, they won't call you by your first name.

[diamencik1]

With "Today" U R making such gorgeous gesture and I hate when You Are not doing this :)

[MrAmericanidiot1995]

nextworld5 ill second that lol

[MrAmericanidiot1995]

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