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201 Responses to “Introduction Part 2 - First Impressions”
Friday at 2:49 pm
Hi all,im learning eith your method and its very awesome,im glad,is the first time that i enter in japanesepod101.com, and i like it,may ask you who is my name in japanese?, im from mexico,and i want to live in japan,but i need a lot to learn first,like the culture ,the lenguage etc…getting back to the name,my first name is Luis ,my middle name is Rene , and my last name,is González López,also i love to know how can i write it. i hope you became the first podcast in the internet. so bye bye and thanks a lot
Friday at 1:47 pm
Hey Luis (paisano) Welcome!
Right now we are three Mexicans here Dr Lalo, me and you lets keep it up so we can support each other ok.
About your name that’s what I would like to know too!
Why don’t we both ask on the comments section together to see what happens?

My name is Sindy Rodriguez Cisneros nice to know you! S_R_C
Monday at 9:50 pm
Hi Luis,
You can find out how to say your name here
http://www.keiichianimeforever.com/culture/japanese/nametranslator.html?name=Luis+Rene+Gonzalez+Lopez
Tuesday at 11:51 am
It’s probably too late to reply, but your names are the following (If you don’t already have a Japanese language pack in your browser, you’ll need it to display the characters correctly):
ルイズ・レネ・ゴンザレスロペス (Ruisu rene gonzarezu ropezu) - Luis
シンディ・ロドリゲス・シスネロス (Shindi Rodorigesu shisunerosu) - Sindy
Non-Japanese names are written in katakana, a special set of characters for foreign words. Regardless of what your name is, it will essentially sound the same in Japanese, albeit with a bit of an accent. The main difference is how it’s written. Once you learn the basic Japanese syllables, it’s simple. Search online for “hiragana” (a set of characters like katakana, only for Japanese words) and “katakana”, and you’ll get some help. Here’s a site with both the character sets, plus a tutorial on how to write them correctly: http://members.aol.com/writejapan/index.htm
The link provided by Karl is a start, but it’s definitely not terribly accurate. Spend a couple of hours learning the kana yourself, and you’ll be much better off.
Monday at 2:44 pm
Hi!
I just did this podcast so was wondering what my name is in Japanese….my name is Lisa Thomas.
Thankyou!
Wednesday at 12:43 am
:???:wats my name in japanese
Wednesday at 12:44 am
im called jake
Wednesday at 3:14 am
lisaさん、
you’re トマス リサ (tomasu risa)
nachoさん、
you’re ジェイク (jeiku)
marky
Wednesday at 4:03 am
i think i have my last name
, but im not sure:???:,
im Graeme Anderson
Wednesday at 4:04 am
:???:
Wednesday at 5:17 am
neverminde i got it
Wednesday at 7:26 am
ah, thankyou Marky,
and thanks for your time!
Wednesday at 12:13 pm
Graemeさん、 i think i’d write it アンダソン グラム
marky
Thursday at 3:29 pm
What about Tony?
I always get confused on which syllables need the extra ‘u’ to make them sound longer!
Thursday at 4:04 pm
tony would be トニー
Friday at 11:49 am
Konnichiwa Yume desu.. yoroshiku.
Friday at 11:50 am
watashi wa Yume desu.. yoroshiku ^_^’ heh
Wednesday at 12:18 am
初めまして。私わ ろりち ばろん です。
宜しく お願い します。
I think there is a printing error in the Kanji Closeup with this lesson. Next to the 願kanji is the practice marks for 山. Next to the kanji for 山is the practice marks for 口. For 山 it’s not such a big deal because that’s easy. However, 願 is a bit more complex.
Saturday at 12:50 pm
I’m noticing looking at the Romaji, compared to the pronounciation, and I noticed something. the “u” at the end of “desu” and “shimasu” is silent. They pronounce the “u” when the break down the word by syllable, but I can’t hear it when the do the whole word. The male voice also appears to have a “th” sound at the end. So how is it really pronouced?
Sunday at 2:51 pm
how do u say my name in Japanese? its Ryan Bradford
Wednesday at 12:51 pm
Hello, can I still subscribe to the month by month at 8$, even after my free subscription is over? oh yeah and how do I say my name in Japanese? Gabriel
Thursday at 3:01 pm
Faldwinさん、the う (u) sound in japanese is very weak. even in the middle of words it is often barely said or dropped altogether. often to raise the politeness level “u” sounds that are normal dropped are clearly said. or when spelling things.
Ryanさん、we have a thread in the forum to explain names! there’s lots of other great stuff back there too!
http://www.japanesepod101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=778
Gabrielさん、yes you can!
if you go here:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/member/member.php
you can find all the details
also, to write your name in japanese, be sure to check out the name thread in the forum:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=778
Thursday at 8:11 pm
Hi!!!
I am portuguese and I am enjoying so much hearing and learning japanese with japanesepod101 lessons that I made a blog where you can read what is said in the lessons with the meaning in portuguese.
Anyone interested in Portuguese, visit the above site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson.
http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/01/11/
Doomo Arigatoo
Mata ne
Friday at 5:05 am
Sunday at 1:25 am
Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Julie(Jurii…? lol) desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
yay. ;D
Saturday at 9:38 am
i think Julie is written like this: ジュリ
Saturday at 10:29 am
Hi!
i really want to know how to say my name
in Japanese
plx
=D
Sunday at 5:24 pm
hi cesar-san!
you should check out this thread in the forum:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=778
Saturday at 6:26 pm
Good lesson =)
Took me a while to get the hang of saying ‘Yoroshiku’.
That ‘i’ in it really threw me off.
Thanks for the great lesson.
Tuesday at 8:59 am
Hay i’ve got the Graeme bit but i can’t seem to find my second name or how to conjegate it.
help!
Tuesday at 9:24 am
What do you mean how to conjugate it?
You conjugate verbs, not names.
So, what do you want to do?
Saturday at 5:08 am
ive just stumbled across this website from my dad.
i have been wanting to learn japanese for a while now since ive been reading and watching manga and anime for around 3 years i always wanted to help sub it.
i was wondering how you say ‘luchi’ in japanese it sounds like lu-chi exactly how its spelt or some people just call me luke so both it good.
thanks and this website it great
Saturday at 5:14 am
well technically my name is spelt like this ‘lucci’ but people always misprounounce it so i prefere to spell it how it is above. i know its something like Rakkushi but i cant say it that good.
Saturday at 8:15 pm
Lucci is spelled ルッチ (rucchi) in Japanese!
Thursday at 1:45 pm
id like to know what my name is in japanese hayley nicole burton
Thursday at 5:23 pm
Hayley = (Heari) ヘアリ (thats spelt in Katakana)
Nicole = (Naikoru) ナイ コル
Burton = (Batan) バ タ ン
well atleast thats how i think it goes heres the website i used so you can check for your self also Jpod should give you a reply as well.
http://www.keiichianimeforever.com/culture/japanese/nametranslator.html?name=Burton
Tuesday at 10:42 pm
Watakushi wa kerushi desu. minasan dozou yoroshiku.
Wednesday at 1:55 pm
Luchi Farrell-san,
Thank you for introducing a useful web site!
I guess that Nicole is pronounced “Nikoru”, and in that case, Nicole is spelled as ニコル. It’s difficult to know the correct pronunciation of foreign names.
Kelci-san,
Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu!!
Tuesday at 9:57 am
i really want to know how to say my name in japanese
Wednesday at 1:29 pm
How would like to know how say my name in Japanese?
My first name is Bio.
I was thinking it might be something like Baiyo or Baiyou, but I am unsure.
Wednesday at 3:37 pm
edwin-san
I guess your name can be written in Japanese as エドウィン デイビッド マンデゥジャーノ ガルシア. But I’m not sure how you pronounce “mandujano.”
bio-san,
If pronunciation of your name in English is similar to “Baiyo,” it would be バイヨ in Japanese.
Wednesday at 4:19 pm
mayumi-san,
Arigatou gozaimasu (hope I spelled that right) and hajimemashite.
I appreciate your help.
Sunday at 12:30 am
Perfect spelling bio-san.
Wednesday at 11:41 am
Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Aurielle desu. I wanted to say thankyou for the website. I want to go to Japan sometime in my life and this website is a huge help. I was wondering how you would pronounce my name and spell it. It sounds like Ah RE elle. thanks again.
Thursday at 9:45 pm
Hajimemashite!!!
Great lessons, I rrealy like it!
& how about my name..?
Friday at 9:54 am
Aurielle san> if it sounds like Ah REelle, アリエレ is this a french name??
Anzor san> アンゾア I believe…but it helps if i know the pronunciation in the original language.
Saturday at 9:07 pm
what is triplett
Saturday at 9:07 pm
its sad cuz iw as born in japan and lived there for 10yrs.
Wednesday at 11:55 pm
whats my name in japanese
Thursday at 4:31 pm
Hassan jeweally-san,
Your name would be ハッサン ジュワリー in Japanese.
Wednesday at 5:59 am
heey great fun lesson ..arigato guzaimas
umm i’m not sure about my name
it’s samar ,, but some one has said to me it prononce n japan (sa ma ru) ..
it’s right !!
Wednesday at 9:19 am
samaru san>
That’s right, your name would be pronounced Samaru (サマル) in Japanese
Saturday at 11:56 pm
hajimemashite! jaltadesu. yoroshikuonegaishimasu!
Monday at 11:10 am
jalta -san
Thank you for putting the greeting in Japanese!!!
Konnichiwa. Naomi desu.Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!!!
Friday at 12:58 am
Zomg! That was amazing, a very, very useful lesson. I love how practical these are!
My name is Alex Brown… Would that be: アレクス ブラウン? (Arekusu Buraun)… I don’t know! That’s my best attempt at figuring it out. =) Obviously it’d be reversed though in the introduction!
:D I love this site!
Friday at 9:24 am
Dualityさん、
)
Thanks for the comment! Your name in katakana is very close! There would also be a small ッ in your name, so: アレックス・ブラウン (Arekkusu Buraun). And when introducing yourself by your full name, it’s actually perfectly okay to keep Western names in Western order (but it’s up to you
Friday at 11:56 am
Thankyou Jessi! That’s great to know.
I love that after just 2 lessons I can already use Japanese in my daily life!
Saturday at 8:22 am
I have a feeling this’ll really come in handy later on!!
Saturday at 4:38 pm
konnichiha peter - san how do u say my name in japanese
Wednesday at 3:16 am
Whats my name in japanses?
Wednesday at 9:20 am
einasia and markkai>
If you tell us how your names are pronounced, we can let you know what your name is in Japanese
Wednesday at 9:51 pm
my name is prounced mark-ka-i, (mark-kai) pretty simple ppl call me markkay when they think the i and a y, which they are wrong
Wednesday at 9:58 pm
Thursday at 9:27 am
Markkaiさん,
Would it be pronounced like Mar-kai, where “ai” rhymes with “eye”? If so, your name would be something like マーカイ (maa-kai). Stone would be ストーン (Suto-n).
Thursday at 11:06 pm
k thanks, my name sounds funny, so its pronouced like ma-ah-kai(does the i say i or e like?) and sue-ton for my last name?, and how i spell my japanese like name in hirgana?
Friday at 9:19 am
マーカイ (maa-kai) rhymes with “eye”.
Like maa-kah-ee, but said fast. I hope that matches the original pronunciation!
Hiragana is actually not used to write non-Japanese names (katakana is always used for that), but here itis anyway: まーかい すとーん
Friday at 11:25 am
so i can use hiragana to spell my japanses name, and katakana for my real name, and last name is last name its kinda said liek suit-on?
Friday at 11:25 am
and sorry if im annyoing you with all these questions, i just need to make sure
Friday at 11:53 am
No problem!
Your name, even when written in Japanese, is always going to be in katakana. Your “Japanese name” is just your name said with a Japanese accent, basically
Markkai Stone ⇒ マーカイ・ストーン (pronounced “maakai suto-n”)
So you don’t need to use hiragana for your name at all. Only katakana. I hope that makes sense.
Your last name is pronounced like “sue-tone”. It’s not that different from the English pronunciation, actually!
Friday at 10:13 pm
my last name pronoucded really diff from the japanses way lol, but still close my last na
me is the is the other word for rock in english( kinda embassring last name lol) so it looks like i got to learn katanana now
im already learning hiragana, katanana looks weird so i deicdided to learn hiragana like 4 days ago, im trying to remember that alphbet
oh well
Thursday at 9:23 am
how do i say my name in japanese? its zehra sadique
Thursday at 10:02 am
Zehraさん,
Is your name pronounced zeh-rah sah-deek? Then it would be written ゼーラ・サディーク (Ze-ra Sadi-ku).
Thursday at 10:08 am
Yes it’s pronounced zeh-rah sah-dik because the last two letters in Sadique is not pronounced, they are silent.
So I’m guessing sah-deek should be right if it’s being pronounced with an “I” rather than an “e”?
Thursday at 10:14 am
Could it be done like this? (I used the Japanese keyboard)
ぜーら さぢーく
Thursday at 10:22 am
Zehraさん,
You typed your name using hiragana, and usually foreign names are written in katakana (what I typed above). So it’s not wrong, but katakana is usually used for foreign names.
If you are just starting out and are not sure what the difference is between them, this link might help:
http://www.genvid.com/diesgaudii/site/kana-kanji/index.html
Thursday at 10:26 am
ohhh sugoi and Arigatou gozaimasu!
Thursday at 9:29 pm
why i got emails from new commets for zehra?
Friday at 3:00 pm
Anyone know how to translate my name , Sharon, into Japanese as well as the pronunciation of course..? Thank you!
Friday at 5:05 pm
vhikariousさん,
Your name would be シャロン (sha-ron) in Japanese. In English, Sharon is usually pronounced like “share-un”, but in Japanese, it would be more like “shah-rohn”.
Saturday at 11:04 am
thanks so much!
Saturday at 11:27 am
Hi everyone!
I wanted to ask how I would pronounce my name, since I’ve found / heard of several different ways, while searching online. My first name is “Jamie” and my last name is “O’Connor”… Also, my nickname is “Jae”.
Thanks so much in advance!
Monday at 9:20 am
Jamieさん,
Welcome!
Your name would be ジェイミ・オコナー (Jeimi Okonaa). Your nickname would be just ジェイ (Jei)
Tuesday at 12:21 am
So my name is Jennifer Delgado. I’m guessing my name would be
Degado Jenifa = でがど じぇにふぁ
Is this right?
Tuesday at 11:25 am
Jenniferさん
はじめまして!
Your name would be:
デルガド・ジェニファー
De ru ga do Je ni fuaa
Tuesday at 9:56 pm
Arigato. I’m not very far into the writing so I appreciate it. I’m just starting to write Hiragana and today is my Third day of writing. I’m doing about 2-3 characters a day. So bear with me if I still don’t know how to read.
Saturday at 11:55 am
Hey my name is Joseph Miller anyone know how to say mines, lol its very common so i thought might have been easy to find but i cant find anything . Help Plz XD
Monday at 10:21 am
Joseph Millerさん,
Your name in Japanese would be:
ジョセフ・ミラー
Jo se fu Mi raa
Monday at 2:17 am
Hi, can you tell me how to say my name? My name is Mahir, I am not from US, UK.
Monday at 9:17 am
Mahir Sakovićさん,
Is your name pronounced Ma-heer? If so, then it would be something like:
Ma hii a
マヒーア
Hope that helps
Wednesday at 4:01 am
M like in “meet”
A like in “auto”
H like in “hollow”
I like ea in “eat”
R like in “friend”
Sorry for the truble
Wednesday at 9:22 am
Mahirさん,
Thanks for that information! In that case, I believe the name I posted above still stands as correct:
Ma hii a
マヒーア
Tuesday at 5:35 am
Hi, how to write LUCHI in japanese?
Thank You
Wednesday at 8:34 am
Wednesday at 9:06 am
Hi,
My name is Jan. I am just learing Japanese. I am actually half Japanese but my mother never taught me the language and am trying to learn now that I am a grandmother lol. How do I say my name in Japanese?
Thank you,
Jan
Wednesday at 9:18 am
Janさん,
That’s great that you are starting to learn Japanese! Your name would be ジャン (Jan) in Japanese - pronounced almost the same, but with an “ah” vowel sound instead. I hope this helps!
Wednesday at 9:50 am
Thank you, Jessi,
Would it sound like Jon? And if so, how would John be pronounced as my husband’s name is John.
Wednesday at 9:51 am
Jessi,
I am sorry, I forgot to sign my name to previous post!
Thank you,
Jan
Thursday at 10:06 pm
Hello,
My name is Jordy and my last name is Schol could somebody help me translate it
!
Love the japenesepod101 it’s really helping me
Keep up the good work!
Thank you
Jordy Schol
Friday at 8:11 am
just want to ask why the japanese symbol for “ha” in “ha”jimimashite is the same as the symbol for “wa” in watashi “wa” on the picture…..
Friday at 9:30 am
Janさん,
Yes, ジャン ends up sounding like how “Jon” is pronounced in English. In Japanese, Jon becomes ジョン (the vowel is more of an “oh” sound).
Jordyさん,
Your name would become ジョーディ・ショール (Jo-di Sho-ru)
Abyさん,
Good question! The “wa” in “watashi wa” is known as a particle that marks the topic of a sentence. It is pronounced “wa” but it is always written using hiragana “ha” (は). Just something you have to remember
Saturday at 8:50 pm
Hajimemashite!!!
Watashi wa Nyree desu.
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!
i would please like to know how my name is pronounced in japanese if its possible
most ppl have trouble with it as it is
its pronounced
N like in “no”
Y as “eye”
R like in “rot”
EE like in “see”
So all together it sounds kinda like N+eye-ree (if that helps:???:)
Sunday at 9:02 pm
Nyree-san,
Welcome to JapanesePod101.com! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!
Your name would be written as “Nairii” in romaji.
Saturday at 12:51 pm
HI !
my name is yahya ,
can somebody tell me what may name is in Japanese ?
Monday at 9:22 am
yahyaさん,
Your name would be ヤーヤ (Yaaya) in Japanese
Thursday at 11:01 am
This is a very great tool! xD
I want to know whats my name “Jamie” in Japanese?
Thursday at 11:02 am
my Name in japanese please? its “Jamie”
Thursday at 12:15 pm
Jamieさん,
Your name is ジェイミー (Jeimii) in Japanese
Thursday at 11:26 pm
how can you say crystal alvarez in japanese?
Friday at 9:12 am
crystalさん,
Your name would be クリスタル・アルバレズ (Kurisutaru Arubarezu) in Japanese
Tuesday at 8:11 am
What’s my name in Japanese? I’m Cynthia Clampitt.
Tuesday at 9:44 am
Cynthia Clampittさん,
Welcome!
Your name would be シンシア・クランピット (Shinshia Kuranpitto) in Japanese
Wednesday at 5:41 am
どうも
Thank you, Jessi.
Cynthia
Wednesday at 11:22 am
こんにちは!
I think my name is ジェフリー・ウォンさん in Japanese.
I may have a cluster of little Japanese phrases in my head.
But I’m sure Japanesepod101.com will help me sweep up my mind on Japanese,
Not only I’m studying Japanese GCSE, Japanesepod101.com would be my backup.
though I’m a little unsure of the lifetime account and 7-day free trail thing, haha.
Besides, one day I hope to settle in Tokyo and get a outgoing mind-caring job.
私は日本の永遠愛!
Friday at 8:00 pm
Any translation for my name? (:
Thursday at 3:42 am
Hey
? Thanks for the videos
It’s realy nice to
what is the kanjis for my name Frederik
learn Japanese so fast and easy with Japanesepod101.com ^^
- Frederik
Thursday at 3:44 am
(:
Wednesday at 4:02 am
ok! how to pronoun eman (my first name) Iqbal(my last name) in japanese????
thank u japanesepod101! ur really helpin me !
Wednesday at 9:44 am
Harmonieさん,
Your first name would be ハーモニー (Haamonii)
Frederik Andersenさん,
Foreign names are written using katakana, so your name would be:
フレドリック・アンダーソン (Furedorikku Andaason)
Emanさん,
Your first name would be エマン (Eman). If you let me know how your last name is pronounced, I can tell you that too
Friday at 10:06 am
What would Nathaniel Kinnett or Nathan Kinnett become? Just romaji is fine.
Saturday at 3:51 am
Hey there!


Thank you very much for this great website!
I was wondering..how would my name be in japanese?
I’m Kathleen Grünwald (I’m from germany)
You can translate “Grünwald” as “Greenwood”
Would be great to get an answer
Tyvm,
Kathleen
Sunday at 6:31 am
my name Tron Luu half viet half japanese what’s my name in japanese
Monday at 9:34 am
Yokogoamuiさん,
Nathan Kinnett would be ネイサン・キネット (Neisan Kinetto)
Kitさん,
Kathleen Grünwald would be キャサリン・グリーンウッド (Kyasarin Guriinuddo) (using the name Greenwood)
Tronさん,
Tron Luu would be トロン・ルー (Toron Ruu)
Thursday at 2:04 am
Hi! Nice to meet you.
May I have my name in Japanese? O-negai shimasu. It is Ejessica Castillo.
Please be nice to me.
Thank you.
Thursday at 2:24 am
I apologize as I should include the pronounciation of my name.
My name is pronounced: E Jessica Cast EE Oh.
I am sorry for not including it before. Thank you for your help. (I also submitted this on the msgboard as I was unsure where to ask.) Sorry.
Monday at 9:47 am
How would you say my name alex in japanese?
Tuesday at 9:34 am
Your name would be アレックス (Arekkusu)
Tuesday at 9:44 am
Thanks Jessi.
Tuesday at 10:34 am
I have heard that instead of,” Watashi wa, _____ desu.” you could use,” Watashi no namae wa___ desu.”
What are the major differences (informal vs. formal, etc.)?
Arigatou!!
Tuesday at 3:58 pm
Hi,
what would my name, Gabriel, be in Japanese?
Wednesday at 1:33 pm
Hunter-san
“Watashi wa— desu” is “I’m —.”
“Watashi no namae wa —desu” is “My name is—”.
There isn’t any difference in meaning(if your telling your name).
And both are formal expressions.
gernonymous-san
Your name would be ガブリエル(Gaburieru)
Friday at 3:22 am
Monday at 12:29 pm
こんにちわ!Hi! These lessons are great!
I’m wondering how I say my name in Japanese.
My name is Ivanisse (e-va-ne-s)
Thursday at 9:47 am
Hello, I wanted to know how I would say my name in Japanese.
It’s Thaddeus Coleman.
Thank you in advance.
Thursday at 9:52 am
Thaddeusさん,
Your name would be:
タデウス・コールマン (Tadeusu Kooruman)
I hope this helps
Thursday at 9:55 am
Yeah, thank you.
Also, would Kooruman be pronounced: Koo-ru-man or Ko-o-ru-man
Thursday at 10:32 am
Thaddeusさん,
It would be the first one (I wrote it as “koo” but just know that it is pronounced “koh”)
Koh-ru-man
Thursday at 4:01 pm
Thanks again. That really helps.
Friday at 12:52 am
How do you say my name in japanese:
Hilari
Tuesday at 2:48 pm
Konnichiwa , watashi wa Riz desu. I know how to say my name in japanese.
Arigato gozaimasu japanese pod101 .
regards,
riz
Thursday at 4:41 am
I know , I think my カタカナ name , phonetic in my language 「クロアチア語」 sound like I use , ゾラン
Happy for me , my name is simple I think for Japanese people to read, and wonder.
My katakana name is exact sound like in my native language, with no corrections in Japanese. Even my nick name is possible easy and correct write in Japanese.
( My nick name is Zoki or for English people I use Zoky , pronunciation in my language same. And in katakana I think so look like ゾーキー )
わたしはのなめえゾランです。わたしはクロアチア人です。
ゾラン
Saturday at 2:38 am
Hajime mashite,
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
I was wondering what my name sounds like when said in Japanese. How it is spelled would also be appreciated. If it is acceptable, just Zach Miller would be fine as well.
Sumimasen.
P.S.-I realize I used the Romanized spelling. I have not started learning Kanji or Kana yet. I also don’t know how do use the Kanji or Kana on a keyboard. How do you do that?
Monday at 2:00 am
How do I say my name in Japanese? Or pronounce. It’s (first name)Scott (Last name)Attwood
Monday at 2:06 am
Thank you by the way!! I love Japanese!
Monday at 9:26 am
Here are the requested names!
Hilari = ヒラリー (Hirarii)
Riz = リズ (Rizu)
Zachary Miller = ザカリー・ミラー (Zakarii Miraa)
Scott Attwood = スコット・アットウッド (Sukotto Attouddo)
Wednesday at 9:20 am
hi i would like to ask what’s my name in japanese
Thursday at 3:26 am
hi i would like to ask what’s my name in japanese
my name is arwa hafiz masoud
Thursday at 9:15 am
Arwaさん,
Your first name would be アルワ (Aruwa) in Japanese
Thursday at 10:15 pm
thank you soooooo much but can you also tell me my middle and last name ‘’hafiz masoud'’ sorry for the trouble
Friday at 9:15 am
Arwaさん,
Hafiz Masoud would be ハフィズ マソード (Hafizu Maso-do)
Friday at 2:50 pm
Thanks a lot for showing me my name in Japanese!
Friday at 9:08 pm
arigatou gozaimasu sensei
Saturday at 1:41 am
Domo
Could you please help me with my name in Japanese?
Benedict, Keith
Domo arigato
Monday at 10:07 am
Keithさん,
Your name would be キース・ベネディクト (Kiisu Benedikuto) in Japanese
Tuesday at 4:50 am
Thank-you very much, once question if I may.
I understand that Kiisu is キース
and that Benedikuto is ベネディクト
When I introduce myself as in:
Watashi was Benedikuto kiisu desu.
It is last name first, first name last.
When the name is written in kana form is it also written this way normally? so the above would introduction would become:
私はベネディクトキースデス.
Please correct me on above, thank-you
Tuesday at 9:51 am
Hello Keith,
It’s actually standard for non-Japanese to give their name in the Western order when introducing oneself: first name followed by last name. So you could introduce yourself like this:
私はキースベネディクトです。:)
Wednesday at 6:53 am
arigatou gozaimasu
Sunday at 7:45 pm
I was wondering how you would say my name in Japanese? My name is Tierney, so yeah any help would be good, thanks
Friday at 1:43 am
Hi there!.
Just want to let you guys know that I am sooo loving your site. I leaarned a lot already after those two first lessons.
P.S.
I assume my name should be written as アレクス (or アレックス??)
-thanks-
Friday at 9:27 am
Teirneyさん,
Your name would be ティアニー (Tianii) in Japanese
Alex Syさん,
Thanks for the kind words!!
Your name would be アレックス in Japanese.
Sunday at 12:13 am
i love this site
i can learn japanese early
thanx
aregato gozaimas
Thursday at 4:22 pm
How do you say my name in japanese
Friday at 9:28 am
Cameronさん,
Your name would be カメロン (Kameron) in Japanese
Tuesday at 6:11 pm
Loving this site!! So helpful!
My name is Lorraine Bourget (Bore-jhay)?
I know it’s probably a tough translation…my Japanese friends nicknamed me Lenny because my first name was so hard for them to get used to ;P
Thanks!
Wednesday at 9:28 am
Lorraineさん,
Your name in Japanese would be ロレイン・ボルジェイ (Rorein Borujei)
Hope that helps
Wednesday at 10:17 am
That’s awesome! Thanks alot!
Thursday at 6:15 am
how to say my name in Japanese?
Thanks!
Thursday at 9:36 am
Alvirさん,
Your name would be アルバー (Arubaa) in Japanese
Monday at 10:05 am
i just started and im living
Saturday at 3:06 am
Hi all. This site is really cool
Thanks for so good lessons. I’m from Russia and my name is Shemetova(last name) Ann(first name). How to say it in Japanesse?
Thanks
Sunday at 12:07 pm
Could I say Bahr-san? Or would I say Bahr Harumi? (Harumi isn’t my real name, it’s the Japanese name I want, literally meaning ’spring, beauty’) Do you pronounce it har-oo-mi? Or is it ha-roo-me? Something different from one of those?
I honestly didn’t get much Japanese from this, it just goes so fast.
maybe if I try harder and go through more of them before my trial ends…:???:
maybe….
Sunday at 12:15 pm
Watashi wa Harumi desu. Or watashi no namae wa Harumi desu. What would happen if I took of the desu? Would it seem rude or un-polite? I know my chosen Japanese name in Japanese, (I kinda cannot write it though
) but what about my real name? Tala? I have heard Google change it to Tara though… (the 1st A is long)
Sunday at 12:30 pm
I hope what I learned from karate sticks. :ninja: :heart: I
Wednesday at 4:11 am
初めまして、私は王さんです、宜しく お願いします。
Thursday at 11:16 am
Hajimemashite! Watashi wa Aoi desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu! ^^
Tuesday at 6:30 am
Hajime mashite! Watashi wa Björkman Tero desu. Watashi wa Finrandojin. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
I would like to know how to say my name in Japanese ^^.
Friday at 10:18 am
Annさん,
I’m a little unsure of the pronunciation of your name, but I believe it would be something like アン・シェメトバ (An Shemetoba).
gorillaztin71harumiさん,
You’re right, Tala would be タラ (Tara) in Japanese ^^
Howlborneさん,
Your name would be ビョークマン・テロ (Byo-kuman Tero) in Japanese
Wednesday at 11:10 pm
Yoroshiku onenga ishimasu
right ..
Wednesday at 6:58 am
how do you spell my name in japanese the is davonte
Monday at 6:55 am
how do you say my name is japanese???
its brenda XD
Tuesday at 10:57 am
davonte-san,
I think it would be ダボンテ (dah-bon-teh - is that the right pronunciation in English?).
brenda-san
Your name in katakana is ブレンダ
Saturday at 4:00 pm
How do i pronounce my name in japanese? It’s Alexandria Sanders.
Thursday at 12:54 am
My name is Heather Ingram(in the First name then Last name format) so what is that in Japanese? … I should insert a “Yoroshiku onegai shimasu” here right?
Sunday at 2:46 am
Ohaiyou Gozaimasu! (I hope I said that right
)
I’d like to know my name in Japanese, my English name is Amber Jeter. I’d like to know the Romanaji as well as Katakana. Arigatou gozaimasu! *ojigi*
Thursday at 4:38 am
Hello, My name is Jean but in Japanese it’s Shian. I go by Silver because of my nickname. Thank you so much for making this website!
Monday at 2:47 am
Hmm, I was born in japan but know hardly a thing of the language because I moved at a young age….
It’s too confusing and this doesn’t help! -.-
Monday at 9:09 am
Hi Rei,
I’d like to recommend our Absolute Beginner audio series if you are just starting out with Japanese
This series breaks things down and makes it very easy!
http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php?cat=48
Please give it a try
Sunday at 5:13 pm
Hi, i’m just wondering how you would pronounce my name in Japanese. It’s Katarina
Thanks
Monday at 3:41 pm
Katarina-san,
Your name would be カタリーナ,Katariina or カテリーナ,Kateriina, depending on the pronunciation.
I hope this helps.
Saturday at 3:08 pm
How would I say my name in Japanese? It’s Kathryn Johnson in English, but I go by Katy most of the time.
Tuesday at 9:38 am
Hi Katy,
Your full name would be キャサリン・ジョンソン (Kyasarin Jonson), and Katy would be ケイティ (Keiti)
Tuesday at 5:39 pm
Hello!
I started Today whit this superb learning tool!, and just one cuestion is bothering me after this lesson and its as follows:
If the character in hiragana for “wa” is わ why in the example the particle “wa”, afeter “watashi”, is writen whit “ha” はinstead?
Wednesday at 9:46 am
Soromon-san,
Welcome to JapanesePod101.com!
It is because wa written as は is a particle which indicates that the noun it follows is the topic/subject of the sentence.
Otherwise we write wa as わ.
Friday at 1:45 pm
Konnichiwa!!! I know that I asked before but I wasn’t able to locate the reply but what is my name in Japanese and how would it be pronounced?
Monday at 11:59 am
Avery-san
Your name is spelled as エイヴリー・ジョンソン.
As you said, your previous question is on Lesson3 of this series.
http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/17/introduction-part-3-on-cloud-nine/#comment-611599
Tuesday at 12:50 pm
hello…my name is wawin
douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Thursday at 5:19 pm
Hi! I’m wondering how my name is pronounced in Japanese? It’s Karoline
Also, I’m going to Japan this may with my mother on holiday and I wondered what lesson works the best for learning as much as possible before I leave? Also, what would my mother’s name be in japanese when she in norwegian is named Solveig?
Arigatou!~
Friday at 2:48 pm
Karoline-san,
Survival Phrase Season2
http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php?cat=30
and Absolute Beginner would be helpful.
http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php?cat=Absolute+Beginner
Your name is spelled as キャロライン and pronounced as Kya-ro-ra-i-n.
Your mother’s would be サルヴェイ, Sa-ru-be-i.
I hope these are close to the sounds.
Friday at 4:33 pm
Thank you so much, this will definitly help me! I love this page, everyone is so dedicated. Keep up the good work!
Sunday at 10:42 am
Kon’nichiwa
watashiwa Mark desu,
douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
I was also wondering how to spell and pronounce my first and last name, Mark Bartolo.
Monday at 1:38 pm
Mark-san,
Your name is spelled as マーク・バルトロ, and pronounced ad Maaku Barutoro.
I hope this helps.
Monday at 4:44 pm
Motoko-san,
どうもありがとうございます!
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