はじめまして — Greetings and self-introduction

Greetings and self-introduction.

Course: Minna no Nihongo

Vocabulary

  • わたし: I
  • あなた: you
  • あのひと (あの人): that person, he , she
  • あのかた (あの方): that person, he , she (あの　かた is the polite equivalent of あの　ひと)
  • ～さん: Mr., Ms. (suffix added to a name for expressing politeness)
  • ～ちゃん: (suffix added to a child's name instead of ～さん)
  • ～じん (～人): Suffix meaning ' a national of'; e.g. アメリカじん, an American
  • せんせい (先生): Teacher, instructor ( not used when referring to one’s own job)
  • きょうし (教師): Teacher, instructor
  • がくせい (学生): Student
  • かいしゃいん (会社員): company employee
  • しゃいん (社員): employee of ～ company (used with a company’s name, e.g IMC のしゃいん)
  • ぎんこういん (銀行員): bank employee
  • いしゃ (医者): [medical] doctor
  • けんきゅうしゃ (研究者): researcher, scholar
  • だいがく (大学): university
  • びょういん (病院): hospital
  • だれ（どなた）: who (どなた is the polite equivalent of だれ)
  • ―さい (－歳): ― years old
  • なんさい(おいくつ） (何歳): how old (おいくつ is the polite equivalent of なんさい)
  • はい: yes
  • いいえ: no
  • 初めまして。: How do you do (lit. I’m meeting you for the first time. Usually used as the first phrase when introducing oneself)
  • ～から来ました。: I'm from ～ (country)

Kanji

  • あの人 あのひと: that person, he , she
  • あの方 あのかた: that person, he , she (あの かた is the polite equivalent of あの ひと)
  • ～人 ～じん: Suffix meaning ' a national of'; e.g. アメリカじん, an American
  • 先生 せんせい: Teacher, instructor ( not used when referring to one’s own job)
  • 教師 きょうし: Teacher, instructor
  • 学生 がくせい: Student
  • 会社員 かいしゃいん: company employee
  • 社員 しゃいん: employee of ～ company (used with a company’s name, e.g IMC のしゃいん)
  • 銀行員 ぎんこういん: bank employee
  • 医者 いしゃ: [medical] doctor
  • 研究者 けんきゅうしゃ: researcher, scholar
  • 大学 だいがく: university
  • 病院 びょういん: hospital
  • －歳 ―さい: ― years old
  • 何歳 なんさい (おいくつ）: how old (おいくつ is the polite equivalent of なんさい)

Practice quizzes

Frequently asked questions

What does 「あなた」 mean in this lesson?
you
What does 「あのひと」 mean in this lesson?
that person, he , she
What does 「あのかた」 mean in this lesson?
that person, he , she (あの かた is the polite equivalent of あの ひと)
What does 「～さん」 mean in this lesson?
Mr., Ms. (suffix added to a name for expressing politeness)
What does 「～ちゃん」 mean in this lesson?
(suffix added to a child's name instead of ～さん)
What does 「～じん」 mean in this lesson?
Suffix meaning ' a national of'; e.g. アメリカじん, an American
What does 「せんせい」 mean in this lesson?
Teacher, instructor ( not used when referring to one’s own job)
What does 「きょうし」 mean in this lesson?
Teacher, instructor
What does 「がくせい」 mean in this lesson?
Student
What does 「かいしゃいん」 mean in this lesson?
company employee
What does 「しゃいん」 mean in this lesson?
employee of ～ company (used with a company’s name, e.g IMC のしゃいん)
What does 「ぎんこういん」 mean in this lesson?
bank employee
What does 「いしゃ」 mean in this lesson?
[medical] doctor
What does 「けんきゅうしゃ」 mean in this lesson?
researcher, scholar
What does 「だいがく」 mean in this lesson?
university
What does 「びょういん」 mean in this lesson?
hospital
What does 「だれ（どなた）」 mean in this lesson?
who (どなた is the polite equivalent of だれ)
What does 「―さい」 mean in this lesson?
― years old
What does 「なんさい(おいくつ）」 mean in this lesson?
how old (おいくつ is the polite equivalent of なんさい)
What does 「はい」 mean in this lesson?
yes
What does 「いいえ」 mean in this lesson?
no
What does 「初めまして。」 mean in this lesson?
How do you do (lit. I’m meeting you for the first time. Usually used as the first phrase when introducing oneself)
What does 「～から来ました。」 mean in this lesson?
I'm from ～ (country)
What does 「どうぞよろしく [お願いします]。」 mean in this lesson?
Pleased to meet you. (lit. Please be nice to me. Usually used at the end of a self-introduction)