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I'm Mali.

Mali is an international student from Thailand. Today she meets her tutor Yui at the university for the first time.

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Key phrase
WATASHI WA MARI DESU
Scripts
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はじめまして。私はマリです。
HAJIMEMASHITE. WATASHI WA MARI DESU.
How do you do? I'm Mali.
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はじめまして。ゆいです。
HAJIMEMASHITE. YUI DESU.
How do you do? I'm Yui.
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よろしくお願いします。
YOROSHIKU ONEGAI SHIMASU.
Nice to meet you.
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こちらこそ。
KOCHIRAKOSO.
Nice to meet you, too.
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Grammar tips
[A] WA [B] DESU
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(A is B.)

WA is the particle indicating a topic.
Adding DESU after B forms a predicate.

e.g.) WATASHI WA MARI DESU. (I'm Mali.)



Japanese characters

The Japanese language has three types of script: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji, each with its own specific role.

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The writing system of Japanese
The Japanese language has three types of script, each with its own specific role. When you write WATASHI WA MARI DESU (I'm Mali), the noun for "I," WATASHI, is written in "Kanji."

Sound Words

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Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.

Anna's Tweets
When people greet, they all bow. They hardly shake hands. It's just like in Thailand.