http://learnjapanese-online.net Learn the Japanese Language Quick and Easy with Rocket Japanese Sat, 29 May 2010 02:20:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://learnjapanese-online.net/free-japanese-lesson/learn-japanese-online-meeting-someone-new.html http://learnjapanese-online.net/free-japanese-lesson/learn-japanese-online-meeting-someone-new.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:06:23 +0000 admin http://learnjapanese-online.net/?p=53 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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