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dlb_blair asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

Can you translate this Japanese statement?

Does anyone speak Japanese? I am working on my elementary Japanese homework and came across a sentence I am supposed to personalize, but I do not know what it means. It is pronounced "maekawamichikodesu." Can anyone translate this? The online translators I've tried haven't worked. Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Maekawa Michiko is a name. Which is probably why online translators didn't work.

    So, as you probably should know, "Maekawa Michiko desu." means "I am Michiko Maekawa."

    Now all you have to do is put your name in place of Ms. Maekawa's ^.^

    If my name is Bobby Johnson for example, I would say:

    "Bobii Jonson desu."

    I am Bobby Johnson.

    Cheers!

    Source(s): me
  • ZC
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Hello!

    I'd like to just add a tiny bit on to what the first answer says.

    Maekawa Michiko desu - I am Michiko Maekawa

    Remember, your last name goes first! So if you are to personalise it, this is how to do it. Let's imagine your name is Jack Jones.

    To personalise it, you would not say "Jack Jones desu", you would say "Jones Jack desu". Put your last name first! This is the way it is done in Japanese!

    Hope this helps you,

    Beau

    Source(s): Study Japanese
  • 1 decade ago

    maekawamichikodesu.

    maekawa michiko sesu.

    --->

    I am Michiko Maekawa.

  • 1 decade ago

    try this...

    example:

    missA: excuse me, may i know your name?

    (sumimasen, anatano namae wa nan desuka?)

    michiko: I am maekawa michiko

    (maekawa michiko desu)

    missA: i see, thank you maekawa

    (asoka, domo arigato maekawa san)

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