Introductions

These words and phrases are often used when first meeting someone.

はじめまして。

hajimemashite
Nice to meet you.

Listen to the audio and try to mimic the pronunciation

どうぞよろしくおねがいします。

douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Nice to meet you
[Note: often said after hajimemashite and literally means something like "look kindly on me (for the future)"]

日本語が少し話せます。

nihongo ga sukoshi hanasemasu.
I can speak a little Japanese.

英語が分かりますか？

eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
Do you understand English?

私はアメリカから来ました。

watashi wa amerika kara kimashita.
I am from America.

私は＿＿です。

watashi wa ___ desu.
I am ___.

私の名前は＿＿です。

watashi no namae wa __ desu.
My name is ___.

私は＿＿と申します。

watashi wa __ to moushimasu.
My name is ___. (polite)

お名前は？

onamae wa?
What is your name?

こちらは___さんです。

kochira wa ____ san desu.
This is Mr. (or Ms.) ____.

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Great Help!

Submitted by MMdyii on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 20:42.

I'm a newbie here, and this post really helped me get a jumpstart .. Please keep up the good work ... =)

question

Submitted by samben on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 09:40.

i asked this before but here it seems more obvious,"nihongo ga sukoshi hanasemasu" the "ga" sounds like "na" again, is it "na" or a nasal "ga". thank you

Great and simple lessons!

Submitted by dfirefox83 on Sun, 06/12/2011 - 13:01.

I have recently been hired to a DFS store in my area and of course, I needed to brush up on my basic conversational Japanese for the job. This site, I found on a Google search, is a great and simplistic approach to learning some basic everyday conversational phrases when dealing with Japanese customers. Kudos for the efforts as well as keeping up with the lessons! Ganbatte kudasai!

hi!!!

Submitted by butchtiki on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 16:55.

i wanna speak japanese fluently someday..
this website is useful for all begginers like me to establish us in japanese language..
:)

Thanks a lot!

Submitted by Layelle on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 13:17.

This is so helpful! But I was wondering...is there any way to slow down the audio for beginners? I get a little tounge tied on some of them because they go so fast.

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