Learn Japanese Online: Meeting Someone New
We are often asked by our students learning Japanese how to introduce oneself to someone new. The interaction is normally very formal and filled with a few bows. Below is a typical Japanese conversation between two people meeting for the first time:
| Japanese (In Kanji, Hiragana, and Romaji) |
English Meaning | |
| Person 1: | こんにちは。始めまして。 こんにちは。はじめまして。 Konnichi wa. Hajimemashite. |
Hello. Nice to meet you. |
| Person 2: | 始めまして。お元気ですか。 はじめまして。おげんきですか。 Hajimemashite. O-genki desu ka? |
Nice to meet you. How are you? |
| Person 1: | はい、元気です。 はい、げんきです。 Hai, genki desu. |
I am fine. |
| Person 1: | 私は______と申します。あなたのお名前は？ わたしは______ともうします。あなたのおなまえは？ Watashi wa ______ to moushimasu. Anata no o-namae wa? |
My name is ______. What is your name? |
| Person 2: | 私は______と言います。宜しくお願いします。 わたしは______といいます。よろしくおねがいします。 Watashi wa ______ to iimasu. Yoroshiku o-negai shimasu. |
My name is ______. Pleased to make your acquaintance. |
| Person 1: | 宜しくお願いします。 よろしくおねがいします。 Yoroshiku o-negai shimasu. |
Pleased to make your acquaintance. |
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