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Dialogue

	Hajimemashite.	How do you do?
	Watashi wa Lucy Kent desu.	I am Lucy Kent.

Say it out loud

When you are familiar with these sentences, try putting your name, your friends' names, and your teachers' names in them, and introduce yourself to your friends. (Note: Many words used in English are not always needed in Japanese. The words in brackets [ ] are not in the Japanese, but their meaning is understood in the conversation.)

Hajimemashite.	How do you do?
your name Watashi wa _______ desu.	My name is _______.
Namae wa nan desu ka.	What is [your] name?
Watashi wa Lucy Kent desu.	I am Lucy Kent.

Tomodachi no namae	friend's name
Tomodachi no namae wa nan desu ka.	What is [your] friend's name?
Tomodachi no namae wa Kenta desu.	[My] friend's name is Kenta.
Kenta kun wa tomodachi desu.	Kenta is [my] friend.
Sensei no namae wa nan desu ka.	What is [your] teacher's name?
Sensei no namae wa Tanaka sensei desu.	[My] teacher's name is [Mr./Ms.] Tanaka.
Tanaka san wa sensei desu.	[Mr./Ms.] Tanaka is a teacher.