Learn to Introduce Yourself in Japanese!

In this article, you're going to learn how to introduce yourself in Japanese.
There are three sentences to do this and it's super easy.
Okey, here's the three lines :

• はじめまして。 Hajimemashite. = Nice to meet you.

This expression means "nice to meet you", (はじめまして。 Hajimemashite) literally means "for the first time". This phrase is often the first thing said when introducing oneself, and appropriate for all politeness level.

• わたしは--your name--です。Watashi wa--your name--desu. = I am --your name--

Japanese language has one tricky point : the verb comes at the end of the sentence.
So, わたし Watashi = I.
は Wa =  particle used to indicate the topic in a sentence.
です Desu = at the end of the sentence expresses politeness in Japanese. It can often be translated as the verb TO BE.
So, if your name is Robin you put わたしはロビンです。Watashi wa Robin desu.

• よろしくおねがいします。Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. = it’s a pleasure to meet you.

Yoroshiku means "good". By using this expression you're asking your interlocutor to be nice to you so that your relationship will get on well. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu is not only used in introducing yourself but when you are asking someone a favor.

We can say the exact same thing with these two words よろしく--your name--です。This is not for business meetings or formal situation but informal situations only :

• --your name--です。--your name--desu. Example : ロビンです。Robin desu. 

This means the same as Watashi wa Robin desu.

• よろしく Yoroshiku = it means exactly the same thing as Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Now there's no excuse for you not to be able to introduce yourself in Japanese!