Introduce yourself in a short profile for a class or group.
The idea
Start with your name and origin: から来ました says where you came from. Use に住んでいます for your current home and で勉強しています for where you study. 趣味は followed by a verb in dictionary form plus ことです names an activity as a hobby. End with どうぞよろしくお願いします.
Examples
- 私はマリアです。I am Maria.
- スペインから来ました。I came from Spain.
- 今、東京に住んでいます。I live in Tokyo now.
- 大学で日本語を勉強しています。I study Japanese at university.
- 趣味は写真を撮ることです。My hobby is taking photographs.
- 週末はよく公園を散歩します。I often walk in the park on weekends.
- どうぞよろしくお願いします。I look forward to meeting you.
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Watch out
に marks where you live, while で marks the place of an activity. Do not attach さん to your own name; share only details appropriate to your audience.
Try it yourself
スペイン＿来ました。（から／まで）
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から
から marks the place you came from.
東京＿住んでいます。（に／を）
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に
に marks the place where you live.
趣味は写真を撮る＿です。（こと／ところ）
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こと
こと turns 撮る into an activity that can be named as a hobby.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
スペイン＿来ました。（から／まで）
東京＿住んでいます。（に／を）
趣味は写真を撮る＿です。（こと／ところ）
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a profile of four or five sentences about yourself, including an interest. Keep the endings polite and check the particles.