How to Introduce yourself in Japanese
Going to live in Japan? Better prepare yourself with a Japanese self-introduction
1.はじめまして (Hajimemashit)
Nice to meet you.It is the first time(meeting)
'However,to make it closer to the equivalent English expression,It is more often translated as 'Nice to meet you'
2. わたしは ジョン です。(watashi wa ジョン desu)
I am Jon.
わたしは(name) です. (watashiwa (name) desu)
I am (name) .
A wa B desu means 'A=B'
wa' marks the topic/subject of the sentence
'desu' means something similar to 'to be ' in English.
3. わたしは にほんじん です。(watashi wa Nihonjin desu)
I am Japanese.
わたしは (contries) です(watashiwa (contries) desu)
I am (contries) .
Jin : <country + Jin>=People/person from that country or area
4.わたしは エンジニア です。(watashi wa enjinia desu)
I am engineer.
わたしは (Job) です。 (watashiwa Job desu)
I am (job)
5.よろしくおねがいします。(Yoroshikuonegaishimasu)
This is simply a “Japanese set phrase” that you need to use in such encounters and first time meetings.
A more casual version of yoroshiku onegaishimasu is yoroshiku.
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