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Introducing… YOU!
But wait!
How can you introduce yourself when making new Japanese friends? Well, it’s easier than you think!

Today we’ll learn some basic Japanese self-introductions that will help you make friends. Don’t want to talk about yourself the whole time? Don’t worry, because we’ll also learn how to ask basic questions using desu ka.

We’ll also get our first glimpse of the honorific suffix, -san, which is attached to people’s names. We’ll introduce the Japanese possessive particle no, similar to the possessive ’s in English. There’s a lot of great stuff packed into this concise Newbie Lesson, so don’t miss out on the fun!

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Welcome to our new Beginner Series! Can you introduce yourself in Japanese? Today we’ll look at 2 ways to introduce yourself to a group of people. Both are perfect for polite situations. We’ll look at some humble verbs, used in Japanese to lower the speakers status in relation to the listener. This is called Kenjogo in Japanese and it’s critical to know how to use it to really master Japanese. Today we’ll learn the humble forms for “to speak” and “to do.”

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