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1. First Meeting

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はじめまして
Nice to meet you.
はじめまして
Nice to meet you.
私は田中です
I'm Tanaka.
名前は？
Your name?
山田です
I'm Yamada.
学生です
I'm a student.
よろしくお願いします
Pleased to meet you.
山田です？
Yamada?
学生です？
A student?
学生です
Yes, a student.
私は先生です
I'm a teacher.
山田です
I'm Yamada.
学生です
I'm a student.
よろしくお願いします
Pleased to meet you.
先生です？
A teacher?
先生です
A teacher.
田中です
I'm Tanaka.
よろしくお願いします
Pleased to meet you.
よろしくお願いします、田中先生
Pleased to meet you, Professor Tanaka.
New in this track
はじめまして nice to meet you
よろしくお願いします pleased to meet you
私 I / me
名前 name
学生 student
先生 teacher
Grammar
です is / am / are
は as for... / speaking of...

Cultural Notes

はじめまして is a one-time greeting

You only say はじめまして the very first time you meet someone. After that first meeting, you switch to other greetings. If you say it to someone you have already met, it sounds like you forgot them — which can be awkward.

先生 goes beyond the classroom

In Japan, 先生 is not just for school teachers. Doctors, lawyers, politicians, and anyone respected for their expertise gets called 先生. You will hear it in hospitals, offices, and even in conversation about famous authors.

Names come before よろしくお願いします

When Japanese people introduce themselves, they almost always say their family name first, then add です, and finish with よろしくお願いします. The family name matters more than the first name in formal settings — most coworkers and classmates call each other by family name.