Conversation Dialogue 5: Asking Someone's Name
 

 

In this dialogue, someone is trying to find out the name of the person he just met.

 
A: すみません。おなまえは？
B: ブラウンです。アメリカからきました。
どうぞよろしく。

 

key voc
1. おなまえ name [お = honorific prefix]
2. は [a topic marker pronounced as /wa/] as for; speaking of
3. から from
4. きました [someone] came.

Key Vocabulary

1. えいご English [language] 6. ロシアご Russian [language]
2. フランスご French [language] 7. かんこくご Korean [language]
3. ドイツご German [language] 8. ちゅうごくご Chinese [language]
4. スペインご Spanish [language] 9. なにご what language?
5. [イタリアご] Italian [language] 10. [アラビアご] Arabic [language]
English
A: Excuse me. Your name is...?
B: I'm Brown. I came from America. Nice to meet you.
bunka
1. Honorific prefix お in おなまえ expresses respect toward the listener without changing its meaning.
2. Frequently, おなまえは？ is used rather than the full question form to avoid sounding too direct.