Unit 01

Greeting a Japanese Friend

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Greeting a Japanese Friend

Lesson

ćŠåå‰ćÆä½•ć§ć™ć‹ [o namae wa nan desu ka]
What is your name?

  • お- [o-] makes it respectful
  • 名前 [namae] means "name"
  • は [wa] makes the name the topic of your question
  • 何ですか [nan desu ka] means "What is it?"
  • Literally means "Your name, what is it?"

__恧恙 [__desu]
I'm____.

  • ć‚øćƒ„ćƒŖć‚¢ć§ć™ [juria desu] I'm Julia.
  • 悉恄悀恧恙 [rai-mu desu] I'm Lime.
  • ćƒ¢ćƒ¢ć§ć™ [momo desu] I'm Momo.

Conversation

  • A: ćŠåå‰ćÆä½•ć§ć™ć‹
    What is your name?
  • B: __恧恙 [___desu]
    I'm ___.
  • B: ćŠåå‰ćÆä½•ć§ć™ć‹ [o namae wa nan desu ka]
    What is your name?
  • A: 悉恄悀恧恙
    I'm Lime.