Introductions

beginner Japanese vocabulary

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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hi!!!

i wanna speak japanese fluently someday..
this website is useful for all begginers like me to establish us in japanese language..
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Thanks a lot!

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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thanks!

thanks a lot to this page.

very cool!

great site u guys... I really thank you for teach me!! =)

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Thanks

Thanks for having this special page, I learn a lot here

Leo

can you please make a page

can you please make a page that will help us learn step by step?

can you please make a page

can you please make a page that will help us learn step by step?

Thank you

i am so glad there is a site like TJP it can be a help for me who want to learn japanese language. thank you for providing the audio, i have difficulty with pronounciation.

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Thanks! Much appreciated.

Thanks! Much appreciated. :)

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It works in firefox

Well done btw. You got this to work in firefox, now I don't have to switch to IE (even though I don't really use this page any more)

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