Secret to Easy Self Introduction In Japanese

So my name is Mako Oh you don't need to say it so complicated Makō here Okay then Well is it really okay to be that simple Today I'd like to share a simple way to introduce yourself in Japanese Well my name is Mako If you feel the same way this is the right video for you Today I’d like to share a simple way to introduce yourself in Japanese The purpose of a self-introduction includes four elements: name age occupation and nationality Now let me introduce the name My name is Mako My name is Mako I am Mako But actually there's no need to memorize such interesting words Instead you can use "desu " This is the key word for today's lesson For example I'm Mako I'm Mako It's very simple Why do we use "desu" Let me explain It translates to the English word "to be " In this case it is "am " In Japanese we use "watashi " You don't need to use "I" to say your name You can simply use your name and " is " For example I am Mako For example James I am James Done It's very simple But be careful Saying "desu" causes the final sound to drop off It sounds like "desu " Saying "desu" causes the final sound to drop off I'm Mako It's very simple Now let's talk about how to introduce your age If you already know how to count numbers in Japanese it's very easy Please follow this template Age is and age is very simple For example this year I am 23 years old If I were to say it in Japanese I am 23 years old Now let's play a game I'll say my age in Japanese— how old I am and so on—and you can guess what I said In the comment section you can write your answer Are you ready No 1 I am 42 years old No 2 I am 55 years old No 3 19 years old So please don't write that in the exam So let's move on to the next topic which is occupation With occupation you can indicate what you're working toward or even what you're studying The form we'll be using is the same as before and this is the form For example as I am a teacher I can say "I am a teacher " So now I’ll share a list of job titles with you and I’ll go through each one individually So the last topic is nationality It's like American Japanese Korean and this is a form you can follow: country name 人 and です And "人" stands for nationality For example if you're from America such as the United States you can say アメリカ人です So アメリカ人 means American and です is a copula so I am American Now let's practice If you're from Italy how would you say "I am Italian" I am Italian However some countries like Korea China Germany and Turkey have different names in English For instance Korea is Hàn Guó China is Zhōngguó Germany Turkey and even Japan are all referred to by their native names So please keep that in mind Great job everyone Now let's collect all the information and each of you share your own introduction I'll start with mine and then you can write your own introduction But before we begin let's start off by saying hello at the beginning This is a bonus point but let's say you have to introduce yourself in front of an entire class in Japan And you can slightly bow when giving your self-introduction That will make it feel more authentically Japanese So let's do a self-introduction Hello This is Mako I am 23 years old I am a teacher I am Japanese Nice to meet you Wow That's incredible Oh so よろしく means nice to meet you If you can remember that you can use it at the end of your sentence So have you given your self-introduction yet Anyway I hope you enjoyed my video I’m always sharing this kind of simple Japanese lesson on YouTube If you enjoy this type of video please subscribe to my YouTube channel Like this video and leave a comment if you had fun watching it Thanks everyone—see you in the next one