Friday, April 8, 2011

Introduction in Japanese


Japanese Version-1

Yoshida:Hajimemashite. Yoshida Ken to moshimasu. Watashiwa nihonjin desu.
Odagiri:Hajimemashite. Watashi no name wa Odagiri Satoko desu. Watashi mo nihonjin desu. Yoshida san wan nan sai desu ka.
Yoshida:watashi wa ni jyu ni sai desu. Odagiri san nani o shimasu ka.
Odagiri:Watashi wa chikaku no kissaten de arubaitou o shimasu. Yoshida san wa gakusei desu ka.
Yoshida:Hai gakusei desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
Odagiri:Douzo yoroshiku.

English Version-1

Yoshida:How do you do? I am called Yoshida Ken. I am a Japanese national.
Odagiri:How do you do? My name is Odagiri Satoko. I am also a Japanese national. Mr. Yoshida what is your age?
Yoshida:My age is 22 years. Miss Odagiri what do you do?
Odagiri:I do a part time job in the nearby Coffee shop. Mr. Yoshida are you a student?
Yoshida: Yes I am a student. Nice to meet you.
Yamada:Nice to meet you.

Japanese Version-2

Tanaka:Konnichiwa.
Kimura:Konnichiwa.
Tanaka:Kimura-san, kochira wa watashi no tomodachi desu.
Yamada Hiroko-san desu.
Yamada:Hajimemashite. Yamada Hiroko desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
Kimura:Kimura Ichirou desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
Yamada:Gakusei desu ka.
Kimura:Hai, gakusei desu.
Yamada:Go-senmon wa.
Kimura:Keizai desu. Anata mo gakusei desu ka.
Yamada:Iie, hisho desu.

Kimura:

Sou desu ka.

English Version-2

Tanaka:Hello.
Kimura: Hello.
Tanaka:Mr. Kimura, this is my friend. This is Hiroko Yamada.
Yamada:How do you do? I'm Hiroko Yamada. Nice to meet you.
Kimura: I'm Ichirou Kimura. Nice to meet you.
Yamada:Are you a student?
Kimura:Yes, I am.
Yamada: What is your specialization?
Kimura:Economics. Are you a student, too?
Yamada: No, I'm a secretary.
Kimura:I see.

Note: The Japanese people always mention the family name first while using full names. For example, with the name Kimura Ichirou, Ichirou is the given name and Kimura is the family name. The Japanese people do not have middle names. Everyone knows that people in Western countries put the given name first, so you can introduce yourself without reversing your name. Outside their families or circle of closest friends, Japanese adults are rarely addressed by their given names, even by neighbors or co-workers. Another significant point to remember is that after the name, the Japanese always use a suffix "san" which means Mr. or Mrs. or Miss. San is always used after the name. This is a rule, which everybody needs to follow. Another suffix "kun" is also used after the name but only for males. "Kun" also means "Mr." however always keep in mind that san is used for every one and Kun is used only for men



1 comments:

Angela said...

Hi, I'm italian. Can I ask you to look at my personal presentation in japanese?
Thank you and good job with this blog!

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