Basic Greetings




'konnichiwa'------------Hello
'hajimemashite'---------Nice to meet you!
(notic:"hajimemashite"This phrase is only useful for meeting someone for the first time! )
'watashi no namae wa MARK desu'-------my name is MARK

Now you can communicate with Japanese,
when you first meet them!


********** How to pronounce Japanese words? **************
They are pronounced just as they look when written!
Generally we don't have special tones or strong stresses on them.
It's very easy to pronounce! Have a try!


Let's practice here!

you::'konnichiwa'
Japanese::'konnichiwa!'
you:: 'hajimemashite'
Japanese::'hajimemashite!'
you:: 'watashi no namae wa Mark desu'
Japanese:: 'watashi no namae wa Keiko desu!(^-^)'



Grammar Lesson!


Verbs have to be put on at the end of sentences.
Look at the above sentence again!
watashi no namae wa MARK desu.
"desu" means " is " in english.
see? Verbs have to be put on at the end of sentences!




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