はじめまして！

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はじめまして！
Hajimemashite!

Nice to meet you!

「はじめまして」is one of the first phrases I learned when I first started learning Japanese 4 years ago. It's an interesting phrase- literally translating to "This is the first time (meeting you)", which sounds a bit odd- imagine introducing yourself in English and starting off with "This is our first time meeting"! However, this is the normal introduction in Japanese- and means something along the lines of "Nice to meet you".

 はじめまして、皆さん！僕は日本語は母国語じゃないけど、日本語が大好きです。だから、ペラペラになりたいんです。間違いがあったら、コメントで直して下さい！でも、僕はかんたんな日本語を教えたいので、このブログに投稿するつもりです。

 Hajimemashite, minasan! Boku wa umaretsuki janai kedo, nihongo ga daisuki desu. Dakara, perapera ni naritaindesu. Machigai ga attara, komento ni naoshite kudasai! Demo, boku wa kantan na nihongo wo oshetai no de, kono burogu ni toukousuru tsumori desu.

Nice to meet you, everyone! I'm not a native Japanese speaker, but I really like Japanese. So, I want to become fluent. If there are any mistakes, please fix them in the comments! But, I'd like to teach easy Japanese, so I plan to post on this blog.

よろしくお願いします！

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!


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