Monday, March 9, 2020
First Meetings and Introductions in Japanese
First Meetings and Introductions in Japanese Learn how to meet and introduce yourself in Japanese. Grammar Wa ã ¯ is a particle which is like English prepositions but always comes after nouns. Desu 㠧ã â„¢ is a topic marker and can be translated as is or are. It also acts as an equal sign. Watashi wa Yuki desu. ç § 㠯ゆã 㠧㠙。 -  I am Yuki.Kore wa hon desu. ã “ã‚Å'㠯æÅ" ¬Ã£ §Ã£ ™ã€‚ - This is a book. Japanese often omit the topic when it is obvious to the other person. When introducing yourself, Watashi waÂ ç § ã ¯ can be omitted. It will sound more natural to a Japanese person. In a conversation, WatashiÂ ç § is rarely used. Anata 㠂㠪ã Ÿ) which means you is similarly avoided.Hajimemashite 㠯㠘゠㠾ã â€"ã ¦ is used when meeting a person for the first time. Hajimeru 㠯㠘゠る is the verb which means to begin. Douzo yoroshiku 㠩㠆㠞よ゠ã â€"ã is used when you introduce yourself, and other times when you are asking a favor of someone. Besides family or close friends, Japanese are rarely addressed by their given names. If you go to Japan as a student, people will probably address you by your first name, but if you go there on business, it is better to introduce yourself with your last name. (In this situation, Japanese never introduce themselves with their first name.) Dialogue in Romaji Yuki: Hajimemashite, Yuki desu. Douzo yoroshiku. Maiku: Hajimemashite, Maiku desu. Douzo yoroshiku. Dialogue in Japanese ゆã : 㠯㠘゠㠾ã â€"㠦〠ゆã 㠧㠙。 㠩㠆㠞よ゠ã â€"ã 。 ãÆ'žã‚ ¤Ã£â€š ¯: 㠯㠘゠㠾ã â€"㠦〠ãÆ'žã‚ ¤Ã£â€š ¯Ã£ §Ã£ ™ã€‚ 㠩㠆㠞よ゠ã â€"ã 。 Dialogue in English Yuki: How do you do? I am Yuki. Nice to meet you. Mike: How do you do? I am Mike. Nice to meet you. Cultural Notes Katakana is used for foreign names, places, and words. If you are not Japanese, your name can be written in katakana. When introducing yourself, the bow (ojigi) is preferred to a handshake. Ojigi is an essential part of daily Japanese life. If you live in Japan for a long time, you will begin bowing automatically. You might even bow when you are talking on the phone (like many Japanese do)!
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