N は N です
A1Meaning: Identify or describe the topic.
Build it: topic + は + information + です
When to use it: は is written ha but pronounced wa as a particle.
Reading help · よみかた
Watch out: Use は, not を, after わたし.
自己紹介をする
I can state my name, country and role, and ask for the same basic information.
I can state my name, country and role, and ask for the same basic information.
A: はじめまして。リーです。マレーシアからきました。がくせいです。よろしくおねがいします。
B: はじめまして。たなかです。よろしくおねがいします。
Japanese often omits information that is obvious. Instead of repeatedly saying わたしは, a natural introduction may simply be リーです。がくせいです。
おなまえは? asks someone's name in a conversational way. どちらからですか asks where someone is from politely. Avoid attaching あなたは to every question.
Create a four-part introduction: first-meeting greeting, name, country or hometown, and role. Record or say it once with support, then again without reading.
Your message is understandable, uses です consistently, and suits a first meeting. Small pronunciation errors are acceptable if they do not block understanding.
Open the kana only when you need help reading the lesson's core Japanese.
Meaning: Identify or describe the topic.
Build it: topic + は + information + です
When to use it: は is written ha but pronounced wa as a particle.
Watch out: Use は, not を, after わたし.