These are just the Japanese dialogues for podcast #02 “How to do a self introduction in Japanese. How to do a basic self introduction in Japanese Today’s podcast will teach you how to do a self introduction in Japanese. This is extremely useful for students who are about to start a new Japanese course at university, college or even high school. Don’t worry, although there are many ways you could do this, we’ve made you an easy template with 5 simple steps for you to use to make your own. Just change the words in blue to fit your own information. Step 1: Say your name はじめまして、ジェニファーと申します。 Hajimemashite, Jennifer to moushimasu Nice to meet you. I’m Jennifer. Step 2: Say where you’re from アメリカのカリフォルニア州から来ました。 Amerika no kariforunia shuu kara kimashita I come from California in the US Step 3: Say what your hobbies and interests are 趣味はタンゴダンスです。そして、食いしん坊です。 Shumi wa tangodansu desu. soshite kuishinbou desu My hobby is dancing tango. Also I love food. Step 4: Say you’ll do your best to study Japanese これから日本語を一所懸命勉強したいと思います。 Korekara nihongo wo isshokenmei benkyou shitai to omoimasu I want to do my best to study Japanese. Step 5: Use a natural Japanese phrase express good will and end the introduction 宜しくお願い致します。* yoroshiku onegai itashimasu I look forward to (studying) with you *This literally means “I count on your good favour in the future” but it can mean anything from “nice to meet you” to “I look forward to working/studying with you” If you listen to the podcast you can hear more examples of self introductions.