How to ask " What's your name ? " politely in Japanese.

Many textbooks says " Onamae wa nan desuka " as " What's your name ? ".
It's grammatically correct, but actually it's a bit rude.
I will explain why it is bad and introduce other expressions.
Additional imformation : Here's a short summary of " ・・・・・wa ・・・・desuka" expression.

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  • @SecNeotic
    @SecNeotic3 жыл бұрын

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  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @SpectacularLeigh
    @SpectacularLeigh4 жыл бұрын

    このレッスン大変ありがとうございました! I would rather have a long explanation than not understand the meaning of the phrase, so I really appreciate it!

  • @deller6315
    @deller63152 ай бұрын

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  • @steven54shane
    @steven54shane3 жыл бұрын

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  • @ghxulish
    @ghxulish2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the effort put into this video, i enjoyed every second, it will most likely help me during my japanese test (Update) I didn’t use these variants and took her advice, i used the regular one and it landed me an A on the test

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you will take JLTP test, my videos may not be so good for the test. You should get textbooks for JLPT.

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    @cheapdiybyann2 жыл бұрын

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    @user-db3hv8el6m Жыл бұрын

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    @troymay81852 жыл бұрын

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    @Mishe-shoshinsha11 ай бұрын

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  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    10 ай бұрын

    Arigatou😊

  • @KevinVG207
    @KevinVG2074 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure😊

  • @Yo-cn3nc
    @Yo-cn3nc3 жыл бұрын

    Well explained, Thank You a lot!

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure 😊.

  • @afrathnaushad5701
    @afrathnaushad5701 Жыл бұрын

    Well explained madam thank you so much can understand easily

  • @Arevya
    @Arevya Жыл бұрын

    Started learning japanse two weeks ago, and could not understand why the textbook didnt include asking people for their name! Now I understood xD Thank you so much for this, you made it easy :)

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    Жыл бұрын

    We are in really unique culture. Good Luck with your study😊

  • @Arevya

    @Arevya

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese Thank you so much!

  • @shashiaa9439
    @shashiaa94393 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @thomasclassroom7478
    @thomasclassroom7478 Жыл бұрын

    Arigatou🥰

  • @JixedUp
    @JixedUp10 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I’ve just started travelling Japan and I want to be polite, but textbooks aren’t natural and Duolingo never says if a phrase is formal or casual!

  • @duke9815
    @duke98152 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for teaching the correct way and confusing me very much lol.

  • @Doubting_Didymus
    @Doubting_Didymus5 ай бұрын

    どうもありがとうございます

  • @dosttraveller9574
    @dosttraveller95744 жыл бұрын

    先生とてもきれい!

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    4 жыл бұрын

    ありがとうございます〜 🐈🤗

  • @KaTruepa18
    @KaTruepa183 жыл бұрын

    I love this teacher 👩‍🏫 here voice so cute😊

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @KaTruepa18

    @KaTruepa18

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese your truely deepest welcome☺️☺️☺️

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot2 жыл бұрын

    Ona mao wa nam desca is how inwas taught by a Japanese Dr. So I suppose it is Formal.

  • @Diego_Osipovich
    @Diego_Osipovich2 жыл бұрын

    i got confused a little bit with your explanation but i will try to remember the phrases, thank you! chu~~

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for confusing😅 Good Luck with your study.

  • @darshika9342
    @darshika93422 жыл бұрын

    Anata no wa Nan desuka? Watashi wa new subscriber

  • @apriljoyalvar597
    @apriljoyalvar5972 жыл бұрын

    おつかれさまでした。Thank you for teaching us I am currently studying 日本語、and this kinds of video that you are sharing to us are very helpful for us students.

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure😊 Good Luck with your study.

  • @brocki95xxx
    @brocki95xxx2 жыл бұрын

    Just remember the na and don't say Omae wa nan desu ka? That can get you into serious trouble.

  • @sanyasiraoappikonda5736
    @sanyasiraoappikonda573612 күн бұрын

    Dear Reacher good morning Very nice BUT Very small letters not visible prooy Please increase font. Asrao Hyderabad South India

  • @umashasoysa5186
    @umashasoysa51862 жыл бұрын

    よくわかりました。どうもありがとうございます。

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure !

  • @wiktoriacameron7309
    @wiktoriacameron73093 жыл бұрын

    Onamae wa nan desuka is polite but rude Yes And I'm cold but I'm warm

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    😁😁😁

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot2 жыл бұрын

    English is so much easier.

  • @PlanetaPanda
    @PlanetaPanda Жыл бұрын

    I always think that "o namae ha nan desuka " was rare xDD because nan is " what" and for asking a name the question is "Which". But nobody tell "o namae ha doreno desuka" as a type of answer. Why?

  • @flarevolt6158
    @flarevolt6158 Жыл бұрын

    so "o-namae wa?" can be seen as casual but still not rough/rude yes?

  • @elenaekanathapetrova2282
    @elenaekanathapetrova22829 ай бұрын

    🤣 i think a lot of textbooks for beginners are far from real life. in eny lenguages))

  • @Enzo-fp5gz
    @Enzo-fp5gz3 жыл бұрын

    Does "anata no namae wa nani" works too?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    As I said, It's not good to use "nani"for people...

  • @yasemin6709
    @yasemin67093 жыл бұрын

    Is this true that; "kimi no na wa" ? 🤔Moreover, will you please explain how “that’s right” can be said? Arigatō gozaimasu🙈😅🖖🏻

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's right .....Hmmmm It depends on the situation.😅

  • @yasemin6709

    @yasemin6709

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese I’m trying explain myself 😀 I always hear in animes “soda” which means “that’s right” according to the substitle. Is this right?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yasemin6709 Ah, そうだ  そうだね そうだよ そうだよね そうです そうですね そうですよ そうですよね  そう そうそう そうなの そうね そうよ They all are "That's right." The main word is "sou". While talking with elders,"sou desune" is better. Otherwise "soudane, soudayone"sounds good. Just "souda"sounds too strong and rough.

  • @yasemin6709

    @yasemin6709

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese thank you very much ☺️arigato gozaimashita 🌱😀

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yasemin6709 Douitashimashite

  • @francisjaybaillo3027
    @francisjaybaillo30274 жыл бұрын

    Konbanwa...😊How to right speak in hiragana nihongo like this?🙏 Do you know the name our sensei?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you mean how to write "Konbanwa" in Hiragana?😅

  • @TheBuxomHobbit

    @TheBuxomHobbit

    3 жыл бұрын

    こんばんわ。今晩わ。

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBuxomHobbit こんばんは😊

  • @TheBuxomHobbit

    @TheBuxomHobbit

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese my mistake すみません、あうりがとぎざいます。

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBuxomHobbit It's OK! And あうりがとぎざいます→→ありがとうございます😅😅 Good Luck !

  • @deadalpha8346
    @deadalpha83462 жыл бұрын

    Can you also do a extremely rude version, for a comic purpose?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    I"m not sure what comic purpose you have. I don't recommend using rude greeting for others. But we have 名をなのれ (bossy,rude,and old ).Don't use it.

  • @deadalpha8346

    @deadalpha8346

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese oh i meant like you've seen rude characters speaking in Japanese manga and all, i understand there are different ways of saying the same things, that's all Thanks for the response anyway

  • @mariagomide8575
    @mariagomide85752 жыл бұрын

    What about kimi no namae wa?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually,"kimi"is not a polite word for strangers. Not good.

  • @mariagomide8575

    @mariagomide8575

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SeizeJapanese thank you

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mariagomide8575 Np.😊

  • @Dan-ph8zt
    @Dan-ph8zt14 күн бұрын

    Cant you start teaching in tiktok?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    13 күн бұрын

    I am not good at making vertical video.😅

  • @KIYU1991
    @KIYU19914 жыл бұрын

    お名前伺っても宜しいでしょうか?

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's one of very polite expressions. You can use it in business or polite situation.

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    4 жыл бұрын

    However. I'd say お名前を お伺いしても よろしいでしょうか? If you like to use this expression. you should put を after お名前。 and よろしいでしょうかis the politest , but 伺ってもis little bit less polite, so ↑↑↑ お伺いしても should be replaced here.

  • @SeizeJapanese

    @SeizeJapanese

    4 жыл бұрын

    One more thing ,😅 This is the expression that workers use to their customers,so it's toooooo polite in daily situation. In daily conversation, Please use phrases that I introduced in this video.