L03-03-Dialogue 1

	Dialogue 1: はじめまして (Introduction)

Mr. Tamura and Ms. Kondo have met for the first time. They are using a formal speech style.

1.	はじめまして	How do you do?
2.	たむら	Tamura [family name]
3.	です	am/is/are [polite copula]
4.	こんどう	Kondo [family name]
5.	どうぞよろしく	Nice to meet you.　[Lit. "I request your best regard."]
6.	こちらこそ	Same here. [Lit. "It's this side."]

1.	Japanese say their family name first followed by their given name (e.g., "Ono Yoko"). Commonly, there is no middle name. When they give their name to Westerners, they usually follow the English pattern: given name + family name (e.g., "Yoko Ono").
2.	Although there are exceptions, women's names are more likely to have two to three syllables while men's names are more likely to have three to four syllables. Traditional women's names end with "ko" at the end, but there are many names that don't follow this tradition.
3.	よろしく (or its longer version よろしくおねがいします) is frequently used when you meet someone for the first time, or if you meet someone you work with at the beginning of the work day, as a way of saying "Thank you in advance for your future kindness to me." This will set up a good relationship with others and make it easier to deal with any possible problems you might encounter later.