Unit 01
Greeting a Japanese Friend

Lesson
お名前は何ですか [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?"
__です [__desu]
I'm____.
- ジュリアです [juria desu] I'm Julia.
- らいむです [rai-mu desu] I'm Lime.
- モモです [momo desu] I'm Momo.
Conversation
- A: お名前は何ですか
What is your name? - B: __です [___desu]
I'm ___. - B: お名前は何ですか [o namae wa nan desu ka]
What is your name? - A: らいむです
I'm Lime.
