What's your name ?

Japanese translation: onamae ha?

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English term or phrase:What's your name?
Japanese translation:onamae ha?
Entered by: ProZ.com Staff

23:11 Sep 14, 2000
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: What's your name ?
When I am meeting someone for the first time.
matt lapetoda
(shitsureidesuga) onamae ha?
Explanation:
Depending on how old you are and how polite you want to sound, you can skip shitsureidesuga. A popular Japanese text book in Australia for junior high students says only "onamaeha?"
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Mariko Kobayashi
Australia
Local time: 21:05
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Summary of answers provided
na(shitsureidesuga) onamae ha?
Mariko Kobayashi
naOnamae wo oshietekudasai.
Minoru Kuwahara
naonamae wa?
Jatzer


  

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12 mins
(shitsureidesuga) onamae ha?


Explanation:
Depending on how old you are and how polite you want to sound, you can skip shitsureidesuga. A popular Japanese text book in Australia for junior high students says only "onamaeha?"

Mariko Kobayashi
Australia
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in pair: 22
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28 mins
Onamae wo oshietekudasai.


Explanation:
This way could be the very first time phrasing for you to ask somebody to know his/her name.

Minoru Kuwahara
Japan
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in pair: 429
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20 days
onamae wa?


Explanation:
the way that the word is spelt is the way it is said. to break it down, all vowels without a constanant is spoken by itself, so onamae wa would be said: o na ma e wa. 'o' is said as in the 'o' in hot and spot, where as the 'e' is said as in the 'e' in bet and get. I hope this is understandable.


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Jatzer

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