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  • Hello, my name is Konomi. We're going to be learning some useful Japanese phrases and

  • the Japanese culture that can be read from these words. Konnichiwa, watashi no namae

  • wa Konomi desu. Kore kara issho ni yoku tsukawareru nihongo to sore kara yomitoreru nihon no bunka

  • ni tsuite manande ikimashou. So today, we're going to learn how to introduce ourselves.

  • Let's start off with "Hello, my name is". "Konnichiwa, watashi no namae wa Konomi desu."

  • I just said "hello, my name is Konomi." If you're meeting somebody for the first time,

  • you would say "hajime mashite," nice to meet you. "Yoroshiku onegaishimasu", I hope to

  • build a good relationship with you." Now, you wouldn't say this in English, but it's

  • a very common Japanese greeting. For instance, if I move into a new town and it's my first

  • day of school, I would say to my new classmates "hajime mashite. Watashi no namae wa Konomi

  • desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu." Or, if I get a new job, I would say to my new coworkers

  • "yoroshiku onegaishimasu." So let's try this again! "Hajime mashite. Watashi no namae wa

  • Konomi desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu." "Hajime mashite. Watashi no namae wa (your name) desu.

  • Yoroshiku onegaishimasu." So try out these phrases next time you meet someone. Jikai

  • mo otanoshimi. Matane!

Hello, my name is Konomi. We're going to be learning some useful Japanese phrases and

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