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Need Help with this greeting, just a simple question - 02-10-2012, 05:55 AM

Alrighty, we have an oral quiz tomorrow and basically we have to introduce ourselves in front of the entire class like its our 1st time. I have the format and pronunciations but I was wondering if I have to keep adding "desu" after every phrase.

Example
Hajimemashite, Roku desu. Watashi wa Amerikajin desu. Daigaku __ desu. Watashi wa (age desu. senkoo wa (major) desu....Dozo Yoroshiko Onegaishimas.

Do I have to add desu so many times?

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02-10-2012, 08:14 AM

Hi,

It looks fine to me but as you pinted out, some peaple may think there are too much 'desu' or sentenses are too simple.
You can change as follows;

Watashi wa Amerikajin desu. => Watashi wa America kara kimashita.
You can say like this if you speak outside of US.

Daigaku __ desu. => __ Daigaku ni kayotte imasu.

Watashi wa (age desu. senkoo wa (major) desu. =>
Watashi wa (age desu. __ (major) o senko shite imasu.

Yoroshiko => typo? Yoroshiku

Good luck!
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02-10-2012, 08:18 AM

Hi,

It looks fine to me but as you pinted out, some peaple may think there are too much 'desu' or sentenses are too simple.
You can change as follows;

Watashi wa Amerikajin desu. => Watashi wa America kara kimashita.
You can say like this if you speak outside of US.

Daigaku __ desu. => __ Daigaku ni kayotte imasu.

Watashi wa (age desu. senkoo wa (major) desu. =>
Watashi wa (age desu. __ (major) o senko shite imasu.

Yoroshiko => typo? Yoroshiku

Good luck!
PINKY47



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Alrighty, we have an oral quiz tomorrow and basically we have to introduce ourselves in front of the entire class like its our 1st time. I have the format and pronunciations but I was wondering if I have to keep adding "desu" after every phrase.

Example
Hajimemashite, Roku desu. Watashi wa Amerikajin desu. Daigaku __ desu. Watashi wa (age desu. senkoo wa (major) desu....Dozo Yoroshiko Onegaishimas.

Do I have to add desu so many times?
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