Unit 01

Greeting a Japanese Friend

日本人の友達に挨拶
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"
  • [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.