Self Introduction in Japanese

• Subject wa(?) name/ noun desu(??)   

            I                 am                Avishek Dutta.        

        subject              verb                  name

       Watashi wa  Avishek Dutta desu.

                                                                               I = watashi

    Desu = am, is, are

    Deshita = was, were

    Dewa arimasen/ ja arimasen/ dewa nai/ ja nai = am not, is not, are not

    Dewa arimasen deshita/ ja arimasen deshita/ dewa nakatta/ ja nakatta =  

    was not, were not   

Noun no(?)= of Noun

  University               of                   Tokyo.           University= daigaku

                      Possessive marker       Noun  

  Tookyoo no daigaku.            

More examples:      a)  Mathematics teacher= suugaku no kyooshi       

                                    mathematics= suugaku        teacher= kyooshi/sensee

1.                    b) engineering student= koogaku no gakusee   

                                     engineering= koogaku         student= gakusee     

1.                    c) Japanese friend (lit. a friend of Japanese nationality)=

                                    Nihonjin no tomodachi

                                   Japanese(people)= nihonjin          friend= tomodachi

                               d) My= watashi no; His= kare no; Her= kanojo no; Your= anata no

Mother tongue/ Native language= Bokokugo

Self-introduction (Jikoshookai)   

Japanese self-introduction begins with an expression “ Hajimemashite Minasan” meaning “Hello, everyone” and ends with an expression “ Doozo yoroshiku onegai shimasu” meaning “Nice to meet you”. In between these two expression an individual can add many sentences about himself/herself.     

Alternative expressions for Hajimemashite Minasan

• Ohayoo gozaimasu Minasan= Good morning everyone
• Kon-nichiwa Minasan= Good afternoon everyone
• Kon(m)banwa Minasan= Good evening everyone       

Try it yourself (Self introduce yourself using the four sentences below):

Be sure to add begining and ending expression

• I am (your name).
• I am a (your profession/ designation).
• I am (your nationality).
• My native language is (your mother tongue).