How to Say “My Name Is” in Japanese
Common ways to say ‘my name is’ in Japanese
1.
私の名前は____です
Watashi no namae wa ___ desu
My name is ____
The pronoun watashi (私 / わたし) means ‘I’.
No (の) is the possessive particle. Paired with watashi it implies ‘my’.
Namae (名前 / なまえ) means ‘name’.
The particle ha (は) means ‘is’. Remember that when ha is used as a particle it is pronounced as wa!
You can remember desu (です) as a polite term with which you can end a sentence.
2.
私は____です
Watashi wa ___ desu
I am ___
3.
____ と言います
____ to iimasu
My name is ___
4.
____ と申します
____ to moushimasu
My name is ___
5.
____ と呼んでください
____ to yonde kudasai
Call me ___
Example:
私の名前はダニエルです。ダニーと呼んでください。
わたしのなまえはだにえるです。だにーとよんでください。
Watashi no namae wa Danieru desu. Danny to yonde kudasai.
My name is Daniel. Please, call me Danny.
Example sentences:
私の名前は佐藤です。
Watashi no namae wa Sato desu.
My name is Sato
私のは佐藤です .
Watashi wa Sato desu.
I am Sato
私の名前はマイクです。
Watashi no namae wa Mike desu.
My name is Mike
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